Islands are often tagged as metaphors for the heart. But Tasmania’s isolation is all the more reason to rejoice: here, the island’s remoteness has become its biggest asset, gifting the land with an unmatched uniqueness, from the wilderness to the art to the culinary scene. At Hobart, the Tasmanian capital, catch a ferry to the Musuem of Old & New Art, a truly world-class art institution that’ll leave you gasping. For golfers, of course, the island’s highlight would be the well-entrenched, snoozy holiday town of Bridport, home to the world-class, and world-famous, golf courses of Barnbougle Dunes and Lost Farm.