"Beautiful beaches, cosmopolitan cities, rainforests and the Great Barrier Reef are just a few reasons why so many fall under the spell of Australia's east coast." - Regis St. Louis, Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage, and you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book… 8 authors 94 maps 1 Big Banana 18,000 km of coastline Inspirational photos Clear, easy-to-use maps At-a-glance practical info Your Reef Trip planning feature Comprehensive planning tools In-depth background
Lonely Planet East Coast Australia 4 (Travel Guide)
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Regis has always been captivated by rugged wilderness and big journeys, which made his 9000km road trip around Western Australia one of his all time favourites. Memorable moments from his travels include stargazing beside remote billabongs in the Kimberley, watching dramatic sunsets along the Coral Coast and introducing his daughter to emus, galahs and other Australian wildlife. When not out travelling the world for Lonely Planet, he splits his time between New York City and Sydney, but seems increasingly drawn to the big skies out west.
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Lonely Planet loses its way
Oct 13 2012
By MW100
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Although this book contains worthwhile information, two deficiencies prevent me from rating it higher. Somewhere along the line Loney Planet seems to have lost their way. Originally producing guides for the backpacker set, in an apparent effort to broaden its market the budget traveler seems to have nearly been forgotten. There's far too much emphasis on $500 rooms and $300 dinners. While current exchange rates Australia is now an expensive place to travel, there are mid-priced and budget offering which LP mostly ignores.
The second problem: the index is inexcusably incomplete. That's not a problem when planning the trip and you're reading about a region. For that purpose, this book is decent. But it becomes frustrating to use when actually traveling because the town you're in (and mentioned in the book) is often absent from the index. In particular, places mentioned in the little blue boxes scattered around the book seem missing entirely.
The second problem: the index is inexcusably incomplete. That's not a problem when planning the trip and you're reading about a region. For that purpose, this book is decent. But it becomes frustrating to use when actually traveling because the town you're in (and mentioned in the book) is often absent from the index. In particular, places mentioned in the little blue boxes scattered around the book seem missing entirely.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Helpful read for planning your trip
Jun 11 2012
By Jenny
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I bought this book right before taking a trip up the East Coast of Australia. The book is helpful but I think it should be used in conjunction with TripAdvisor. They only list a few choices for accommodation and restaurants and I found that TripAdvisor was able to provide many more choices. It is helpful for maps and great to give you a bit of history and the areas you are driving through.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Lots of information
July 13 2012
By Johanna Means
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I like Lonely Planet because of the amount of information provided, as well as the organization. However, if you are a visual person, which I am, this tends to be a boring book to go through. I wish Lonely Planet would add more photos or make things more colorful. It sounds silly, but some of us need that.
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