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Cruise Holidays Australasia — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:15:05 +0000

[...] Title : Sydney (Lonely Planet City Map S.) Author : Rating : 5 Stars out of 5. Summary : Sydney – Lonely Planet City Map This map is a must if you're trying to negate your way around Sydney. We started of with this map at the beginning, lost it in the middle and were extremely grateful to find it again towards the end of our trip. The maps that you are given in hotels or buy in shops over there are for some reason useless! They only highlight the larger roads which aren't too bad if you're driving around, but on foot is pain when you have to retrace your blunder in the heat. As in any city that is new to you, the one way streets are difficult to tackle. This map illustrates all they one way streets clearly, has the City Rail and ferry map, and is plastic coated and light enough to fold into your bag. Title : Down Under Author : Bill Bryson Rating : 5 Stars out of 5. Summary : Hilarious Portrait of Oz and its People As an Aussie living overseas, this book was a fabulous read for me. It was my first Bryson read, and I think his best. It really captures a lot of the eccentricities and uniqueness of the country and the Australian character- and provides some great laughs in the process! I enjoyed the way he didn't necessarily always do typically touristy things, but rather set out to experience and capture the local life. Sometimes the view of an outsider can be the best way to see the uniqueness of your own country and people. Bryson really does this. So many things he mentions that seem amusingly distinct to Australians are things that never would have entered my head because I see them as usual! One example is how he mentions the Aussie habit of finding a name then naming everything after it (eg: MacQuarie- MacQuarie Street, Lake MacQuarie, the town of Port MacQuarie, Lady MacQuarie's Chair, and so on). It's absolutely true! Perhaps the best part is the people he meets- some real characters! This makes the book really personal, as you get a feel for the personality of the Aussie people. I gave the book to my European boyfriend, whose dream now is to go to Queensland- not because it's so beautiful, but because he thinks they sound like a bunch of crazy people with a great, relaxed outlook on life. If you're an Aussie living overseas, read this book for a true piece of home. If you're not an Aussie, read this book for a true feel about the country and its people. Bryson hit the nail on the head with this one! Title : Living and Working in Australia: A City by City Guide Author : Roberta Duman Rating : 5 Stars out of 5. Summary : Can't do without it… this is really useful and a must have for anyone planning a trip out down under for a substantial length of time – it includes all the small things you would never think about but you should know about – truly indispensable.. Title : Sydney (Eyewitness Travel Guides S.) Author : Rating : 5 Stars out of 5. Summary : An excellent guide. Don't visit Sydney without it I've just returned from a stay in Sydney (April 2006). I took this little book with me. It was a tremendous help. It is very colourful and nicely arranged. The places that any tourist will definitely want to visit are explained using full colour maps and 3D illustrations that you really can't go wrong with. My only criticism of it is that it doesn't give many prices. Some places are expensive to enter, so knowing the price beforehand, even if it is out of date, gives an indication of its value for money. That said, it is hard to fault this book. Title : The Fatal Shore: History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia, 1787-1868 (Harvill Panther S.) Author : Robert Hughes Rating : 4 Stars out of 5. Summary : A history of The Convict Stain From Captain cook's discovery of Botany Bay and The First Fleet's cargo of convicts this is comprehensive history of the transpotation system and the earliest days in the fledgling Australia. Factual and detailed the author desribes the gradual genocide of the primitive Aboriginal race, the precarious settlement of Sydney, the floggings and horrors inflicted within the harshest prisons on Tasmania and Norfolk Island. A tale of Britain's attempt to sweep an entire unwanted section of the communtity 'under the carpet'- which stopped only when they started getting rich on the proceeds of the newly discovered Australian goldfields. Wealth which could never quite remove 'The Stain' of a convict origin. Title : Living and Working in Australia (Living Working S.) Author : David Hampshire Rating : 5 Stars out of 5. Summary : Spot On! I haven't even gotten to Australia yet and this book has been incredibly useful to me. 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Agent Australia Travel — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:21:07 +0000

[...] The fact that on page 51 of this book it claims that Australia won the second test at Edgbaston shows that somebody didn't do their job. This is terribly wrong as millions of people in this country and around the world will testify. How this has gone unnoticed by the publisher is staggering and should surely result in the proof reader facing the sack and reprints being rushed out to sooth the dismay of their shocked customers. On the other hand, given the constant mocking of the England team, maybe Gideon Haigh wanted to stir things up by putting this score, because as a closet Aussie fan this is a result that would have surely warmed his heart.Though Gideon Haigh claims to support England this really is the grudging Aussie point of view at the end of the day. Don't buy this book if you want beautiful images of the Ashes because there are many other books with far superior images. But if you want to read intelligent articles about the Ashes from a man who knows his stuff then this book is for you. Gideon Haigh may be the most annoying writer on the planet, because of his awkward style, but at least he has something intelligent to tell us. Other Related Resources: 1: http://blog.ngo-monitor.org/un/us-australia-netherlands-boycott-durban-ii-uk-and-switzerland-will-attend/2: http://spotshealth.com/the-unboundedly-energetic-and-industrious-herder-australian-shepherd3: http://www.northcoastnews.com/2009/04/24/concerned-citizens-not-sold-on-water-deal4: http://www.angelasargeant.com/blog/?p=2875: http://www.rachelmacdonald.org/blog/archives/2008/03/14/australia-2/ [...]

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