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Australia: The Rough Guide (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

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  • Paperback: 1088 pages
  • Publisher: Rough Guides Ltd; 4th Revised edition edition (26 Aug 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1858284619
  • ISBN-13: 978-1858284613
  • Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 13 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,093,458 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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The Rough Guide to Australia is one of the most impressive additions to the already prestigious Rough Guide series, and weighing in at over a thousand pages, it's also one of the most physically imposing. But anything short of this would hardly be appropriate to this most breathtaking of continents, and it has to be said that the team of contributors have covered the country in the most thorough and masterly of fashions. The maps are always a speciality of this series, but the prospect of exploring even the remotest corners of Australia is rendered more than achievable by the cartography on offer here.

What the guide sets out to do, however, has something in common with all the series: to inspire us to visit the country by some of the most tempting photography (along with the text) -- and the latter is a particular asset here. Of course, there is so much to explore in Australia that it is difficult to know where to begin. But such sections as that on the Gold Coast Hinterland will inspire the more fit explorer to tackle the rugged (and less readily accessible) walking tracks and hiking trails, taking in the beech forests and waterfalls.

But the guide will also have you wishing to experience Marine Mountain, a volcanic plateau near the Gold Coast which still has pockets of rainforest, and once was the haunt of the Wangeriburra Aborigines.

As all of this implies, the experience that Australia has to offer is a million miles away from more restricted horizons. If your taste is for nightlife, that's also comprehensively covered here, and (once again), the received opinion that Australia is a philistine country is thoroughly trounced by the detailed coverage of the highly impressive venues for the arts. Let’s face it, this is quite likely to be the only guide to Australia that you will ever need. --Barry Forshaw --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute must have, 20 Jan 2008
By I love tigger (London, England) - See all my reviews
This guide book is the best I've read. The advice was invaluable and I trusted the recommendations, especially when it came to accommodation. It very quickly became my travelling companion and I followed its advice as much as I could. Don't leave home without it!
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69 of 73 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Where would I be without this book?, 8 Oct 2001
By c_storm60@hotmail.com (Camberley, england) - See all my reviews
this book was easy to use, very useful when I was travelling on my gap year and the reason that I managed to make it safely round oz. it guided me to some of the best places to stay and warned me off a few that I tried anyway and then realised the wisdom in their words after I had made my mistake. Buy this book if you are travelling oz, heed its words, take its advice but also don't be afraid to do a little experimenting of your own as I found many a gem of place to stay/ eat and see that were not included in the book - but then you cant expect them to know everything, it is only a rough guide but a very nice one to have by your side when you feel like you are on the other side of the world, it lends a big helping hand in making your travels that bit simpler. Buy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Rough Guide to Australia, 30 Jan 2009
By Pool Boy "David" (Vrysoulles, Cyprus) - See all my reviews
Excellent book. Really helpful during our recent visit to Sydney. Lots of other places now on our schedule!
Well written and informative like most Rough Guides.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rough Guide to Australia
Bought as a gift for my brother, he loved it. Very informative and interesting. He wants to move out to Oz next year and thought this book was great.
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1.0 out of 5 stars The OLD edition, and very lite in places
We recently (April, 2008) travelled on the East Coast of OZ and where very disappointed by this book. Read more
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The rough guide map is great. I am looking to travel in Oz next year and needed a planning map. All the other maps concentrate on each state, or area. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars A brief outline...
This book gives a brief insight into many areas but, tries to do too much and fails miserably. The content is generally ok but in some cases outdated. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars the best travel companion you could wish for!
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Published on 18 Oct 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars an exceptional read
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