Australia (Footprint Handbooks) - Softcover

Swaffer, Andrew; O'Brien, Katrina; Donald, Darroch

9781904777137: Australia (Footprint Handbooks)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904777139 ISBN 13: 9781904777137

Publisher: Footprint Handbooks, 2004

Outlandish, outback and out there. The best sights. Red Uluru, White trunks of ghost gums and Blue mountains. Gold Coast and green rainforest. Aboriginal art. Succulent steaks and superb wines. Get off the beaten track. Cute Koalas, peculiar platypus and Tasmanian devils. Where to eat, sleep and drink. Gay Mardi Gras in Sydney. Snow fields and surf beaches. Full colour maps. Shimmering sails of Sydney Opera House. Great Barrier reef, swim with dolphins or watch whales. Botany Bay, Bondi, Brisbane, Bungle Bungles. Sleep outside in a comfy swag with only the stars and a billy on the fire for company...

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Review:

"The Observer: "Who should pack them - readers who want to escape the crowd."

About the Author:

ANDREW SWAFFER Despite numerous big adventures to places such as New Zealand, Southeast Asia, India, Nepal and the US, Andrew Swaffer has always been drawn back to Oz and now lives in Western Australia working full-time on Australian projects for Footprint. KATRINA O'BRIEN Katrina O'Brien's nomadic spirit has taken her to Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Holland, France, Greece and Italy. Katrina studied at the University of Western Australia in Perth where she took an Arts degree in English Literature (including Australian literature). DARROCH DONALD This Scotsman has two major passions in life: wildlife and travel. Author of Footprint's New Zealand Handbook.

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