Lonely Planet Australia (Country Guide)
by Becca Blond, George Dunford, Justine Vaisutis, Lara Dunston, Lindsay Brown, Terry Carter
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Author: Becca Blond, George Dunford, Justine Vaisutis, Lara Dunston, Lindsay Brown, Terry CarterEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-01
ISBN: 1741043107
Number of pages: 1100
Publisher: Lonely Planet
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Book Review: Great Resource
Summary: 4 Stars
I've traveled to a lot of countries with Lonely Planet guides, and they're always good, but they seem to particularly shine in countries with wide-open spaces, such as Australia. I've got the Mongolia guide, too, and as with Australia, that eye for detail in more remote settings makes a big difference. I've been to Australia several times, and have even written a book about Australia, but even with all I know, I can't keep up to date with new restaurants, changed hours, different owners, or lodging in remote towns, and Lonely Planet is perfect for that -- though it has also often guided me to good places in big cities. It's just a wonderfully detailed resource. I rarely go anywhere remote or exotic without picking up the Lonely Planet book for the destination, and I just got this most recent Australia guide (I have a couple of older ones). I do usually buy more than one guidebook for a destination, at least if I'm going on a longer trip, but if there's an LP guide, that will be one of the ones I get.
I'd say the only slight drawback for the Australia guide is that the type is a little small, especially in the history section and boxed features -- but I don't think they could use larger type unless they broke it into two books, as this volume is already over 1,000 pages. It's probably vastly more information than you need if you're only going for a couple of weeks. But if you've got a lot of time, this is almost as good a resource as having a friend in Australia.
Summary of Lonely Planet Australia (Country Guide)
Discover AustraliaFeel the wind in your hair as you cruise the world's longest road; tips for driving across this magnificent, monster country.
Find out where Lonely Planet's favorite Australians would rather be.
Seek refuge in Cape Tribulation's Wet Tropics where the rainforest greets the sea.
Join the dots; hear about Aboriginal culture from Australia's first people.
In This Guide:
12 intrepid authors, over 70 weeks on-the-road research, 204 maps, one possum in a tent.
Wine regions boxed and packaged, brilliant food in every state, decent coffee every 300kms!
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