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Insight Guide Australia is a comprehensive full-colour guide to the culture, history and people of this ancient and spectacular land. Our inspirational Best Of Australia section illustrates the countrys highlights, from the iconic Sydney Harbour and Melbournes vibrant music scene to majestic Uluru and beautiful Kakadu National Park - making sure you dont miss anything. Our unrivalled coverage of history, natural environment and culture provides an essential introduction to Australias heritage and contemporary life, to complement the in-depth coverage of the arts, sporting activities and modern culture. The informative text, written by regional experts, is a pleasure to read and accompanied by stunning photography. The lavish magazine-style features offer a unique insight into Aboriginal art, surf culture, the Great Barrier Reef, and Australias amazing endemic flora and fauna. All major sights are cross-referenced with the maps, and the travel tips section provides a wealth of practical information on how to plan your trip.
Introduction
- The Best of Australia
- Down Under
- An Ancient Landscape
History
- Decisive Dates
- Dreamtime and Discovery
- From Gold Rush to World War
Features
- The Urban Aussie
- Life in the Bush
- A Multicultural Society
- Aborigines Today
- The Arts
- Modern Australian Cuisine
- Australian Wines
- Where Sport is Supreme
- One-of-a-Kind Wildlife
Insights
PHOTO FEATURES
- Aboriginal Art
- Surf Culture
- Dangerous Wildlife
- The Rainforest
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Uluru and Kata Tjuta
- The Wildflowers of Western Australia
- Freycinet National Park
MINI FEATURES
- Bush Tucker Meets the Locavore Movement
- Harbour-hopping
- Whales and Dolphins
- Two Pacific Gems
- Festival Frenzy
- Fraser Island
- The World’s Oldest Rainforests
- Visiting the Reef
- The Gulag Peninsula
- The Overland Track
- An insider’s view- Insight Guides are written by authors who live and work in the destination
- Hundreds of vivid colour photographs throughout the guides allow the reader to become immersed in the culture and feel of a place
- Full-colour mapping throughout the book and inside the front and back covers
- In-depth essays on a destination’s history, people and culture
- Magazine-style photo features throughout the book offer stimulating visual portrayals of key aspects of the destination such as festivals, food, archaeology and wildlife
- Discerning recommendations for hotels, bars and restaurants
