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Ways to beat the
winter blues Don’t sit at home pining for brighter days. This winter, embrace these cold-weather delights, writes Andrew Bain.
Not so many years ago, Tasmania all but hibernated through winter. Darkness set in, the blinds came down, and everybody yearned for summer. Today, the ways to embrace the Tasmanian winter are myriad.
Dig for truffle treasure In winter, the truffle dogs are on the scent, and the truffles are ready to be dug at Australia’s first truffle farm. Guided by the dogs, you kneel and begin to pull at the soil, digging for rare black truffles. A Winter Warmer tour at The Truffle Farm, near Deloraine, takes you on a 90-minute hunt, unearthing these treasures of the earth with your own hands. Warm up after the hunt with a truffle tasting, a baked truffle brie and some red wine around the farm’s fire pit. 46
JOURNEYS // JUN / JUL 2022
