Australia : True Stories of Life Down Under (Travelers' Tales)

Essential Reading on Australia
If you are planning a trip to Australia or wish you could, this book should top your reading list. It's not a travel guide, it collects 39 articles or book excerpts from diverse sources that get to the heart of Australia.
You hear first-hand accounts of back packers, travel writers (Paul Theroux, Bruce Chatwin), Australians, adventurers, vacationers, and just ordinary people. Such a wide selection lets you see Australia from many angles ... Order from UK | US | Canada
| Rough Guide to Australia (Rough Guide Travel Guides) by Margo Daly, David Leffman, Anne Dehne, Chris Scott

the best travel companion you could wish for!
By far the best guide to australia i have read. As an aid to planning it was faultless. The hotel /hostel listings and descriptions were spot on, as were the things to do sections. Excellent! Order from UK | US | Canada
| Island at the End of the World: The Turbulent History of Easter Island by Steven Roger Fischer

Famed for its breathtaking isolation, Easter Island was a verdant South-Sea idyll when a small canoeful of Polynesians arrived in c. ad 700. Centuries later the island's statues were famous throughout the world. This book presents, for the first time in the English language, the history of Easter Island told by a writer who is intimately familiar with the island, its people and their extraordinary story. When voyaging in the South Pacific became far less widespread around 1500, Easter Islande... Order from UK | US | Canada
| Sydney (Miniguides S.) by Margo Daly

As essential to being in Sydney as the Australian Dollar!
I went to Australia alone last summer armed only with A Lonely Plant guide to Oz and this book as I was spending most of my time in Sydney. Absolutely invaluable, tips on where to go to get the best deals, saver tickets for public transport, easy to read and understand maps; I booked my accomodation using this book and it was everything it was described to be (and better for actually being there!) Order from UK | US | Canada
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