عنوان

Australia 2007 /

0470040769

9780470040768

b720854

Australia 2007 /

[Book]

by Marc Llewellyn & Lee Mylne.

Hoboken, NJ :

Wiley Publishing,

©2007.

vii, 689 pages :

illustrations, maps (some color) ;

21 cm.

Frommer's

Includes index.

Without Folded-out map of Sydney at back.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What's New in Australia -- 1. The Best of Australia / Marc Llewellyn and Lee Mylne -- 1. The Top Travel Experiences -- 2. The Best Outdoor Adventures -- 3. The Best Places to View Wildlife -- 4. The Best Places to Experience the Outback -- 5. The Best Beaches -- 6. The Best Diving & Snorkeling Sites -- 7. The Best Places to Bushwalk (Hike) -- 8. The Best Places to Learn about Aboriginal Culture -- 9. The Best of Small-Town Australia -- 10. The Best Museums -- 11. The Best Luxury Accommodations -- 12. The Best Moderately Priced Accommodations -- 13. The Best Alternative Accommodations -- 14. The Best Bed & Breakfasts & Guesthouses -- 15. The Best Restaurants -- 16. The Best Reasonably Priced Restaurants -- 2. Planning Your Trip to Australia / Lee Mylne -- 1. The Regions in Brief -- 2. Visitor Information -- 3. Entry Reguirements & Customs -- Australia: Pre-Departure Checklist -- 4. Money -- The Australian Dollar, the U.S. Dollar & the British Pound -- 5. When to Go -- Australia Calendar of Events -- 6. Travel Insurance -- 7. Health & Safety -- 8. Specialized Travel Resources -- 9. Planning Your Trip Online -- Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource -- 10. The 21st-century Traveler -- Online Traveler's Toolbox -- 11. Getting There -- Getting through the Airport -- 12. Packages for the Independent Traveler -- Ask Before You Go -- 13. Escorted General-Interest Tours -- 14. The Active Traveler -- Tips for Digital Travel Photography -- 15. Getting Around Australia -- 16. Tips on Accommodations -- 17. Tips on Dining -- Witchetty Grubs, Lilli-Pillies & Other Good Eats -- 18. Recommended Books & Films -- Fast Facts: Australia -- 3. Suggested Itineraries / Marc Llewellyn and Lee Mylne -- 1. Australia in 1 Week -- 2. Australia in 2 Weeks -- 3. Australia for Families (Starting in Sydney) -- 4. An Inland Odyssey: Driving from Sydney to Melbourne -- 5. A Few Days in Margaret River, WA -- 4. Sydney / Marc Llewellyn -- 1. Orientation -- Neighborhoods in Brief -- 2. Getting Around -- Fast Facts: Sydney -- 3. Where to Stay -- 4. Where to Dine -- What to Know about BYO -- 5. What to See & Do in Sydney -- Great Deals on Sightseeing -- 6. Harbor Cruises & Organized Tours -- 7. Staying Active -- 8. Spectator Sports -- 9. Shopping -- 10. Sydney After Dark -- 5. New South Wales / Marc Llewellyn -- 1. The Blue Mountains -- 2. The Hunter Valley: Wine Tasting & More -- Bunking Down in a Caravan, Man -- Staying at a Hunter Cattle Station -- 3. Port Stephens: Dolphin- & Whale-Watching -- 4. North of Sydney along the Pacific Highway: Australia's Holiday Coast -- 5. South of Sydney along the Princes Highway -- 6. The Snowy Mountains: Australia's Ski Country -- 7. Outback New South Wales -- 6. Brisbane / Lee Mylne -- 1. Orientation -- Neighborhoods in Brief -- 2. Getting Around -- Fast Facts: Brisbane -- 3. Where to Stay -- 4. Where to Dine -- 5. Exploring Brisbane -- 6. Organized Tours -- 7. Enjoying the Great Outdoors -- Brisbane's Bridge Climb -- 8. The Shopping Scene -- 9. Brisbane After Dark -- Brisbane's Historic Pubs -- 10. Brisbane's Moreton Bay & Islands -- 7. Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef / Lee Mylne -- 1. Exploring the Great Barrier Reef -- 2. Cairns -- 3. Port Douglas, Daintree & the Cape Tribulation Area -- 4. The North Coast: Mission Beach, Townsville & the Islands -- 5. The Whitsunday Coast & Islands -- Come Sail with Me -- 6. The Capricorn Coast & the Southern Reef Islands -- Up Close & Personal with a Turtle -- 7. Fraser Island: Ecoadventures & Four-Wheel-Drive Fun -- 8. The Sunshine Coast -- 9. The Gold Coast -- 10. The Gold Coast Hinterland: Back to Nature -- 8. The Red Centre / Marc Llewellyn -- 1. Exploring the Red Centre -- 2. Alice Springs -- 3. Road Trips from Alice Springs -- Road Trips to the East & West Macs -- 4. Kings Canyon -- 5. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Ayers Rock/The Olgas) -- Dinner in the Desert -- 9. The Top End / Lee Mylne -- 1. Exploring the Top End -- 2. Darwin -- Cheap Eats & More! -- 3. Kakadu National Park -- Never Smile at a You-Know-What! -- A Side Trip to a Tiwi Island -- 4. Katherine -- 10. Perth & Western Australia / Lee Mylne -- Tiptoeing through the Wildflowers -- 1. Perth -- Neighborhoods in Brief -- Take a Free Ride -- Fast Facts: Perth -- 2. Side Trips from Perth -- 3. Margaret River & the Southwest: Wine Tasting in the Forests -- Taking a Dip with Flipper -- 4. The Goldfields -- 5. The Midwest & the Northwest: Where the Outback Meets the Sea -- 6. The Kimberley: A Far-Flung Wilderness -- 11. Adelaide & South Australia / Marc Llewellyn -- 1. Adelaide -- The Adelaide & WOMADelaide Festivals -- Fast Facts: Adelaide -- 2. Side Trips from Adelaide -- So Much Wine, So Little Time -- 3. Kangaroo Island -- Culling Koalas-A National Dilemma -- 4. Outback South Australia -- A Fabulous Four-Wheel-Drive Adventure -- 5. The Coorong -- 12. Melbourne / Lee Mylne -- 1. Orientation -- Neighborhoods in Brief -- 2. Getting Around -- Fast Facts: Melbourne -- 3. Where to Stay -- 4. Where to Dine -- 5. Seeing the Sights -- 6. Enjoying the Great Outdoors or Catching an Aussie Rules Football Match -- 7. Shopping -- 8. Melbourne After Dark -- 9. Side Trips from Melbourne -- 13. Victoria / Lee Mylne -- 1. Ballarat: Gold-Rush City -- 2. The Great Ocean Road: One of the World's Most Scenic Drives -- 3. The Murray River -- Ned Kelly Country -- 4. The High Country -- 5. The Northwest: Grampians National Park -- 14. Canberra / Marc Llewellyn -- 1. Orientation -- 2. Getting Around -- Fast Facts: Canberra -- 3. Where to Stay -- 4. Where to Dine -- 5. Seeing the Sights -- 6. Outdoor Pursuits -- 7. Canberra After Dark -- 15. Tasmania / Marc Llewellyn -- 1. Exploring Tasmania -- 2. Hobart -- 3. Port Arthur: Discovering Tasmania's Convict Heritage -- 4. Freycinet National Park -- 5. Launceston -- 6. Cradle Mountain & Lake St. Clair National Park -- Hiking the Overland Track -- 7. The West Coast -- Appendix. Australia in Depth / Marc Llewellyn -- 1. Australia's Natural World -- 2. The People Down Under -- 3. Australian History 101 -- Dateline -- Accommodations Index -- Restaurant Index.

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