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Synopsis
Frommer's. The best trips start here.Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.
- From Adelaide to the Melbourne Zoo, our authors show you Australia in all its amazing diversity.
- Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.
- Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.
- Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
Find great deals and book your trip at Frommers.com
Synopsis
Australia is the top destination chosen by global independent travelers; Sydney topped Condé Nast Traveler s 2005 Readers Choice Awards.
Synopsis
Frommer's. The best trips start here.Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.
- From Adelaide to the Melbourne Zoo, our authors show you Australia in all its amazing diversity.
- Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.
- Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.
- Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
Find great deals and book your trip at Frommers.comand download a free companion podcast about Australia!
About the Author
Ron Crittallwas on a long slow loop around the world when he arrived in Perth for a possible two-year stay. 35 years on he knows there’s nowhere better to live. A travel writer for 15 years, he loves traveling round, and writing about, the vast expanse of Western Australia. He is the author of
Walking Perth.
Sydney resident Marc Llewellynis one of Australia’s premier travel writers and the winner of several writing awards. He is the President of the Australian Society of Travel Writers. He’s written two travelogues, Riders to the Midnight Sun, which tells of his journey from the Ukrainian Black Sea to the Russian Arctic on a cheap bicycle. His latest manuscript, with the working title Islands of the Winds,tells the story of a year working as a peasant farmer and shrimp fisherman on an island off Sicily. He is the co-author of the forthcoming first edition of Australia For Dummies.
Lee Mylneis Melbourne based but writes for a range of consumer and travel trade publications around Australia. Born and raised in New Zealand, she has worked in newspapers, magazines, and radio and traveled widely before she started to make a living out of it. She has lived in Australia since 1986 and is a Life Member and past president of the Australian Society of Travel Writers. Her other books include Frommer’s Portable Australia’s Great Barrier Reefand the forthcoming first edition of Australia For Dummies.
Table of Contents
List of Maps.
What’s New in Australia.
1. The Best of Australia (Marc Llewellyn & Lee Mylne).
2. Planning Your Trip to Australia (Lee Mylne).
3. Suggested Itineraries (Marc Llewellyn & Lee Mylne).
4. Sydney (Marc Llewellyn).
5. New South Wales (Marc Llewellyn).
6. Brisbane (Lee Mylne).
7. Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef (Lee Mylne).
8. The Red Centre (Marc Llewellyn).
9. The Top End (Lee Mylne).
10. Perth & Western Australia (Lee Mylne).
11. Adelaide & South Australia (Marc Llewellyn).
12. Melbourne (Lee Mylne).
13. Victoria (Lee Mylne).
14. Canberra (Marc Llewellyn).
15. Tasmania (Marc Llewellyn).
Appendix A: Australia in Depth (Marc Llewellyn).
Index.