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Australia (Lonely Planet Country Guide) by: Tony Wheeler List Price: £15.99 Price: £2.99 You Save: £13.00 (81%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 919.4047 EAN: 9781740590655 ISBN: 1740590651 Label: Lonely Planet Publications Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 944 Publication Date: May 31, 2002 Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications Studio: Lonely Planet Publications Sales Rank: 140420 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - This is the way to travelThis book is the de-facto book. I travelled Oz and Tas on it, as do most other travellers. If you want a guide book, go get one, this will tell you everything in a concise way - as this is what a traveller needs. There are many other books out there, rough guides etc, but trust me everyone who is anyone uses lonly planet. They are far from perfect, but it has everything u need in it, prices, phone numbers, how to get around, itineries etc. For the reviwer who said it doesnt have iteneries, did most definatly does - near beginning. but you do have to cross reference each point to other points in the book, there isnt space to repeat stuff!! You would do well getting this book way before travelling, ... Read More: Rating:  - DisappointingThe book gives information on the places you can visit around australia but the layout is uninspiring, the print small and due to the number of places it covers for every budget, alot of it i found wasn't relevant. On the other side the general information covered about visiting australia is very basic and tends to only touch on subjects. you would learn more spending 10 minutes on the internet. This book is of no help in planning an intinery around australia unless you can force yourself to read through the whole thing. 1092 pages of small print. On the plus side the lonely planet guide would be useful to take on your trip to read before you arrived to each destination but due to its weight it isn't ... Read More: Rating: - Starting PointNo single guide to an entire continent could ever be comprehensive, but the Lonely Planet guide has a good stab at it. The guide is well presented and well organised, being divided up by state. City and Town sections are presented in the standard Lonely Planet way, with an introduction, maps, lists of places to sleep, shop, eat, drink etc. For me the standout feature is that the guide supplies a web address (where there is one) for every listed establishment, museum, tour company etc. This provides a great starting point to find out if what they suggest might really be for you or not, and to plan your trip. Crucially all of the information that I have relied on is up to date. Having also looked at the Lonely Planet East ... Read More: Rating: - New Direction for Lonely PlanetThis new ed. marks a change in style for Lonely Planet and a new direction for their guides. Crammed with a new colour photo section, more detailed maps and a fantastic 'itineraries' section, this guide is by far the best book about Australia on the market. It has extended entires on places to stay/eat/socialise and more on what to do- including tours/sports/culture/festivals etc. It also includes much more detail on travel specifics, like rail/bus/boat times, and gives advice on the best ways/times to go- essential for anyone planning to backpack or do their own thing. Even the most remote areas have some coverage and though there's a lot to fit in one book, this guide does it with style! The book is easy to read and the information is accessable ... Read More: Rating: - So much to do...This book proved a useful ally while travelling around Australia (From Northern Victoria, up to Alice Springs, Ayers Rock and Kings Canyon, across the Northern Territory to Cairns, down the east coast to Sydney and finally to Melbourne). It consistently recommended reliable hostel accommodation, cheap places to dine out and insightful information about all of the areas visited. If there is one criticism, it would be the concept of the book itself- that is an attempt to condense all the useful information about a country the size of North America in to one volume. The enormity of this task means that the book treats some subjects a little briefly, although it is a small criticism, as this single volume did seem to contain information on even ... Read More: |
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