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| Australia (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE) | 
 enlarge | Author: Dk Publishing
Publisher: DK Travel
Category: Book
List Price: $30.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (21 reviews)
Sales Rank: 17729
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Turtleback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 616
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0756615690
Dewey Decimal Number: 919.4047
EAN: 9780756615697
ASIN: 0756615690
Publication Date: August 21, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great guide July 18, 2005
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a well written and nicely laid out and easy to use guide for Australia. I've used many of the different name-brand travel guides out there over the years, and the DK guides are fairly new to me, but I've been impressed with the ones I've seen.
One nice thing they do is there's a "useability page" where the different features of the guide are described on a two- page spread. This makes it easy to learn the special features of the guide and also to use it. This is a good idea and more guide publishers should do it.
The DK guides are always beautifully designed, with great photos and good use of space, text, and graphics on the page. They don't seem to cram too much or too little information onto a page.
The different regions of Australia are covered in alphabetical order, with color coded tabs at the top of the page so you can skip to the next one if you want without having to look in the index.
I was looking especially for information on Hobart and Tasmania, which most people seem to miss on their first trip to Oz, but I am planning on going there, and the section on that was very helpful.
No one book on a country as big and diverse as Australia can cover everything, but this guide is a great place to at least start your research and learn about the most important places and sights you want to see and visit.
The guide concludes with accommodations, restaurant recommentions, and advice for the traveller sections, including safety considerations (Australia is very crime free but the environment can be harsh and unforgiving), medical care, banking, driving, etc. Overall this is another fine guide book from DK.
The best Guide to Australia that I've come across June 29, 2004
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have been reading many books about Australia in General and Sydney in particular. This one is undoubtedly the best, with detailed photographs and sketches that make it easy to visualise the places. I do recommend that you buy a second guide to supplement this one - just to get another point of view. (or pick up the tourism depatrment guides at the airports)
A must if you are traveling to Australia on your own June 19, 2004
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
As a result of spending a summer in Australia, I own numerous travel guides about the country, and this one is one of the best. If you, like me, need color pictures in your travel guides, then you won't want to miss out on this guide. The photography is extensive and wonderful. The book is divided into multiple sections, each covering a specific region of Australia. There is a brief overview of each region, and then the book lists multiple attractions in that region, with a brief description of each one. At least half of the attractions listed have photographs, and buildings such as museums and government buildings usually have photographs of the interior and the artwork inside. Each attraction also lists the telephone number, opening and closing hours, and the rail/bus/subway stop that you will need to use. At the beginning of the book, there is a brief history of Australia, and information on traveling around the country, money, food, etc. is at the end. The book does list some hotels and restaurants, but does not really cater to the budget traveler (buy Let's Go for this). The book also does not have extensive maps, so don't count on finding those in here either. I always buy multiple guides when I travel, so this was not a problem for me, but I can see how it would be for some people. Even though the price is a bit more than some other guides, I would not miss out on buying this book, or any other Eyewitness Guides. I consider them an absolute necessity for travel, and one of the best series out there.
 Eyewitness Guide to Australia July 12, 2002
16 out of 22 found this review helpful
I purchased this book on the recommendation of our travel agent. It is very disappointing. There is no information about any wildlife parks, such as the Koala Park near Sydney and others. I found much more information on the Internet. The companion book (the map book) may be more helpful - the map part - but it is very large and difficult to refold. I expect books for tourists to have information about areas to tour - and in Australia I think that wildlife parks must be mentioned. It is possible that the Internet will take over for travel books if writers don't provide information that tourists need.
EXCELLENT January 9, 2002
As a student traveling abroad for the 1st time with a delegation, this book has proved esential. Although I had other travel guides with me, this book was in constant use. The superb maps and pictures of my destination proved themselves as our group didn't get lost once. This guide is packed with information and i recomend it to anyone of any age. After my trip I continue reading this guide for more information, and I hope to go there again soon. 2 enthusiastic thumbs up
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