- Paperback: 576 pages
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 Nov 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0751346721
- ISBN-13: 978-0751346725
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,554,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Eyewitness Travel Guides" provide travellers with illustrated guidebooks where every significant location, building, museum and gallery, as well as major shops, hotels and restaurants, are shown. In addition, "Eyewitness Travel Guides" contain specially commissioned 3-D aerial maps and diagrams.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
The Guide covers the whole of Australia and provides historical and cultural information as background to each area. The major cities are covered in detail with information on sights, shopping and entertainment together with selected hotels, restaurants and cafes for all tastes and budgets.
Included in all sections are easy to follow maps and views with photographs and clear descriptions of all major attractions.
The Guide is comprehensive enough for the tourist who remains in one area for an extended visit and it contains summary sections which are ideal for the short stay traveller.
I am going to Australia in May for a three-week vacation and the book has provided me with all the information necessary for my visit to five areas and I now have a clear idea of my itinerary.
Reading the Guide has been interesting, informative and enjoyable.
Included in all sections are easy to follow maps and views with photographs and clear descriptions of all major attractions.
The Guide is comprehensive enough for the tourist who remains in one area for an extended visit and it contains summary sections which are ideal for the short stay traveller.
I am going to Australia in May for a three-week vacation and the book has provided me with all the information necessary for my visit to five areas and I now have a clear idea of my itinerary.
Reading the Guide has been interesting, informative and enjoyable.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
First, my copy matches the ISBN listed here and the recommended price, however there are differences (Amazon errors?) .. it's not really a hardcover, it's more glossy card. My copy has 576 pages, not 624.
This book is packed with colour photos, most of which are useful but some are too small and others useless - e.g. "Apples on display in Adelaide's Central Market", hmmm I think we all know what apples look like.
There's a pretty good brief history of Oz at the front of the book which goes into just enough detail.
There are lots of maps, road and street, though it's debatable if you'd want to carry this book around the streets with you because it's not light.
What I think this book lacks is enthusiasm and recommendations. Everything's presented in a matter of fact style. No attempt is made to guide you to the "must see" sights, you're just given a huge number of places/attraction descriptions, often hundreds of miles from one to the next and it's up to you to guess which are worth going to see. Because of that, this book isn't an easy read, it's a bit like wading through an encyclopedia - everything's there, but it's disjoint.
If I was driving around Oz over 2+ months, this book would be perfect companion to a road atlas. For a short trip to see the major sights and attractions, I'd opt for something smaller, lighter and cheaper such as the "AA Spiral Guide Australia".
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