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Lonely Planet Australia (Paperback)

by Paul Harding (Author) "Australia was the last great landmass to be discovered by Europeans ..." (more)
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This guide to Australia covers the vast continent in comprehensive detail. It provides details of various types of accommodation, from budget to five star; places to eat; different activities, such as ballooning over the Blue Mountains and surfing in Sydney; and a section on Aboriginal Australia.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Job - Lots to See and Do With Good Photos and Maps, Feb 1 2004
By J. E. Robinson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Australia (Paperback)
I prefer the better graphics of the Eyewitness Travel books. But having said that this book is a solid effort over 1000 pages with lots of local detail, good quality photos and maps.

It contains sections on things to see and do, history and native art. It has a lot of nature photographs. There are lots of things to see in the book including hiking, caving, camping, hostels, shopping, art, water sports, performing arts, nature reserves and parks, and good details and maps on all the major cities. In this market there are three or four similar books. Plus there are other books just on the Outback and the cities.

Australia is a big place and 1000 pages covers everything just at the surface level and just briefly, so I would recommend more than one book and possibly some maps to supplement the other books. Also read Bill Bryson's book "Down Under" for lots of local color and tips. Again Australia is a big place and 1000 pages does not do the country justice.

It is what you would expect from Lonely Planet - and it is a good reference book to plan the trip.

Jack in Toronto

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1.0 out of 5 stars senile ramblings... again, Jan 25 2004
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Australia (Paperback)
I think it's time that the message come through: Lonely Planet is one of the most outdated sources you can you. Simply because, for hotels and how to get there, you can now just scour the Net for the best deals nad reviews. As for food, I usually just eat wherever place that looks good for me- no picking beforehand. So there you have it; take away all these practical components, and this book becomes quite crappy. The quality of the maps are mediocre; however, try something better, like Fodor's, Rough Guide (very user friendly) or DK Eyewitness (which has ex hotel and restaurant listings but lots of great graphics). In short, for me -> Lonely Planet = senile. Its time for the editors to update its format...
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2.0 out of 5 stars I guess I am not a "lonely planet" traveler, Jan 24 2004
By Shorty "jillshari" (Owings Mills, MD USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lonely Planet Australia (Paperback)
Well, I got the last edition of the book when I was researching my honeymoon to Australia. I thought that with a book that encompassed the entire country it could help me narrow down where we wanted to travel.

I found that this book is more geared to the backpackers or very cost-aware traveler. So, for our honeymoon, when we were looking for luxury and to splurge it wasn't the best. But, it may have what you are looking for.

Also, the format of this book is divided into sections of the country and then the various lodging, restaurants etc.... but it has very long descriptions and small print and was too much information for us at the time.

Actually, we did not take this book with us to Australia and we purchased a few other books instead (Fodors, Sydney Citiguide). I truly found that in the era of the internet, I could research most of the trip online and make a lot of the reservations. And as far as having a reference while you are away.... the more site specific the book the more useful I have found. (And my husband sold ours on e-bay before we even left for the trip!)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Complete Guide
This is the crown jewel of the Lonely Planet series. It's no wonder since Lonely Planet is based in Australia. Read more
Published on Oct 12 2003 by T. Hooper

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this mistake riddled thing
This edition is a very poor effort by the Lonely Planet series. Year after year they get a lot of information completely wrong and no one seems to update it with the correct... Read more
Published on May 17 2003 by James N Simpson

5.0 out of 5 stars very thorough book
This book had excellent maps to use while in the country. It was also very useful when planning because it had phone numbers for everything so I was able to book in advance. Read more
Published on April 10 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars The world of OZ -- from the source
The new 11th edition (May 2002)of this Lonely Planet Guide is excellent. I grew up in Australia and travel back frequently. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mission Beach
Having recently returned from Australia I must heartily recommend this title for the excellent advice on all the areas I visited.

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