Australia Twice Traversed: The Romance of Exploration
by Ernest Giles
Sydney and Excursions (Berlitz Pocket Travel Guides) (Berlitz Pocket Guides)
With over 40 million copies sold worldwide, Berlitz Pocket Guides have long been renowned for their ease of use and portability by booksellers and travelers alike. Redesigned and updated, Pocket Guides continue to provide a world of information for travel at any budget -- and still fit into a pocket.
In the tradition of Under the Tuscan Sun and A Year in Provence, here is Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson’s ode to his personal paradise–his adopted home, New Zealand. After living in California, why did Masson settle– out of all the places on earth–in such a faraway land? It turns out that while visiting a beautiful sandy beach just fifteen minutes from bustling Auckland, Masson and his family were utterly seduced by the exotic locale. There was little deliberation. This place, surrounded by lush fore...
"Voyages to the South Seas" is an epic narrative encompassing a remarkable period of French and Australian history - when Australia was France's Mars and marsupials were her aliens. Tracing the often tragic voyages of Bougainville, Laperouse, D'Entrecasteaux, Baudin, Freycinet, d'Urville and others to Australia from 1768-1828, "Voyages to the South Seas" documents the changing society that launched these ambitious endeavours and the scientific discoveries they brought back. Australia may have be...
A travellers' guide in the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLERS series which includes detailed maps, interesting driving and walking tours of sights of special interest, and information on accommodation, eating out and entertainment.
Victoria, Australia (Lonely Planet Diving and Snorkeling Guides)
by Tony Wheeler
The crunchiest, juiciest series of restaurant guides ever, Lonely Planet Out to Eat begins with Melbourne, then travels on to Sydney and San Francisco. The series takes its food seriously, but offers a fresh approach, with independent, unstuffy opinion on hundreds of hand-picked restaurants, bars and cafes in each city.
