Drive down a road in Australia & you might discover one of the best surfing beaches in the world, a meteorite crater, a fibreglass trout, an ancient rainforest, a rock art painting from one of the oldest cultures on Earth, or a local with a lot of stories to share. Whatever adventure you`re looking for, Explore Australia has everything you need to plan your next holiday on this diverse & surprising island continent. Published every year since 1980, Explore Australia is the most comprehensive guide to Australia`s regions & towns. It`s designed for people travelling Australia by car, & is organised by states, which are then split up into cities, regions & towns, each detailing what you should see in the area. The guide also reveals interesting armchair travel facts, like famous bushranger hideouts, where you can still fossick for gold, how towns were discovered by Europeans explorers, as well as information on Australia`s first peoples. Explore Australia (35th edition) has had a thorough revamp, giving it a personality overhaul
- to make it more engaging & inviting, to appeal to both a younger & more diverse group of travellers, along with the already converted. The book draws on the nostalgic appeal of the road trip & harks back to the very best in the earlier editions, both in design & content. This latest edition taps in to travel being an adventure
- its aim being to inspire travellers to hit the road to see all that is awe-inspiring, fun, exhilarating, even quirky, about travelling in Australia. The new design of the internal pages is fresh & inviting, with a focus on ease of use
- information is provided in a friendly & engaging way that is clear & accessible. We`ve made the book`s contents a bit more of a curated journey, focusing largely on getting out of the city & hitting the country & outback roads. State opener: Each state opener is introduced with a striking photo, & some key points about what that state has to offer. City: The 4-pages of city coverage features a classic design that highlights some of that city`s top attractions, together with a strong selection of inspirational images. Day trip offerings are included for those who have time to head out of the city to, for example, the Bellarine Peninsula or the Yarra Valley in Victoria, or to take a short flight across to the Tiwi Islands from Darwin, with suggestions of some cool things to do while you`re there. Regions: The state regions have been reinstated & renamed to make their coverage clearer
- for example, Victoria`s South-West Coast is now called ` Great Ocean Road & the Otways`. We list all the new regions, but in the text we focus specifically on top touring/holiday regions, like the Blue Mountains in NSW, Cape York in Queensland or the Kimberley in WA, & have provided fresh new maps to accompany them. Towns: The towns have been completely re-written to give them a more friendly & personal tone
- once again, more of a curated guide. We no longer have the icons in the text, describing these elements in the text instead. & we`ve cut the meal & accommodation sections
- as they were a bit tokenistic & went out of date so quickly. We have reintroduced breakout boxes that feature interesting aspects within each state, such as South Australia`s world class wine regions or the Top End`s fearsome crocodiles. Get out & discover the real Australia with Explore Australia.





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Explore Australia 2013 Travel Guide & Atlas is a mighty 681-page, 4-cm thick volume combining a comprehensive 499-page guide section with a road atlas of the county, both arranged by state & designed to show the best the country has to offer. The guide part of the book provides for each state:
- A general description of the state with a fact file & ideas for gifts or mementoes to bring home.- A guide to the capital city with descriptions of places of interest both in the town centre & in the inner & outer suburbs, plus recommendations of accommodation, places to eat, shopping, etc. The section

Includes:: a map of the city with its outer suburbs, a street plan of the city centre, plus separate street plans of various recommended areas.- An A-Z list of local towns, each with contact details for tourist information, descriptions of sights & recommendations for accommodation, etc. Throughout the guide publishers


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Explore Australia by Caravan & Motorhome is a thick, A4 format 457-page guide providing a comprehensive list of facilities available across the whole country covering over 40, 000 kms of routes & over 700 recommended caravan parks. The guide is arranged by groups of recommended routes, starting with a massive 14, 000km-long Around Australia on Highway One trip. Other chapters cover Great Inland Highways South/ North & East/ West, plus Tasmania. Each route is presented in sections, accompanied by road maps highlighting locations of recommended parks, with brief descriptions of main sights, fact files on local towns including their GPS waypoints & colour photos. State capitals & main cities also have a street plan showing places of interest & a map of the wider environs. Extensive caravan park A-Z directory shows each entry with the authors ...

From the rugged escarpments of Purnululu to the silent forest of the Daintree, the peaceful beaches of Croajingolong to the majestic awe of the Grampians, this beautifully illustrated & mapped guide captures our unique natural heritage & provides all the information you need to decide which parks to visit, how to get there & what to see & do when you arrive. Now with illustrations of Australian fauna by artist Guy Troughton & Australian flora by David Mackay, this book is a beautiful keepsake as well as being a practical guide. ...

Packed with over 200 beautiful colour photographs, Explore Australia's Outback is a stunning illustrated guide to Australia's ...

Barcelona is a bustling, vibrant city with plenty to do & see, from a tour of the iconic Nou Camp, to a stroll down Las Ramblas, to relaxing on one of its famous beaches. Insight Guide Explore Barcelona is the ideal pocket companion for your trip: a full-colour guide containing 12 easy-to-follow routes around this fascinating city. Inside Explore Barcelona:· Discover the lively nightlife & bustling daytime of this proud, Catalan city.· Insight`s trademark cultural coverage sets the routes in context, with introductions to Barcelona`s cuisine, entertainment options, wealth of activities on offer & key historical dates.· Our recommended places to eat & drink are highlighted in each route, with even more suggestions in the directory section, which also contains a wealth of useful practical informationincluding a range of carefully selected accommodation to suit all budgets.· Pull-out map with useful plotted routes. · Evocative photography captures Barcelona`s stunning architecture, including Gaudi`s masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years` experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. Insight Guides` unique combination of beautiful travel photography & focus on history & culture together create a unique visual reference & planning tool to inspire your next adventure. ...

Insight Explore Guides: pocket-sized books to inspire your on-foot exploration of top international destinations. Now with free e Book. Experience the best of Budapest with this indispensably practical Insight Explore Guide. From making sure you don`t miss out on must-see attractions like the Royal Palace & Budapest`s ruin pubs, to discovering hidden gems, including hiking in the Buda Hills, the easy-to-follow, ready-made walking routes will help you plan your trip, save you time, & enhance your exploration of this fascinating city.· Practical, pocket-sized & packed with inspirational insider information, this will make the ideal on-the-move companion to your trip to Budapest· Enjoy 10 irresistible Best Routes to walk, from Castle Hill to The Jewish Quarter & Margaret Island· Features concise insider information about landscape, history, food & drink, & entertainment options· Invaluable maps: each Best Route is accompanied by a detailed full-colour map, while the large pull-out map provides an essential overview of the area· Discover your destination`s must-see sights & h&-picked hidden gems· Directory section provides invaluable insight into top accommodation, restaurant & nightlife options by area, along with an overview of language, books & films ·

Includes:: an innovative extra that`s unique in the market
- all Insight Explore Guides come with a free e Book· Inspirational colour photography throughout


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Insight Explore Guides: pocket-sized books to inspire your on-foot exploration of top international destinations. Now with free e Book. Experience the best of Cuba with this indispensably practical Insight Explore Guide. From making sure you don`t miss out on must-see attractions like the intoxicating capital Havana & Unesco-listed Trinidad, to discovering hidden gems, including the swampy Parque Nacional Desembarco de Granma where Fidel & his guerilleros landed on their path to revolution, the easy-to-follow, ready-made walking routes will help you plan your trip, save you time, & enhance your exploration of this fascinating country.· Practical, pocket-sized & packed with inspirational insider information, this will make the ideal on-the-move companion to your trip to Cuba· Enjoy over 13 irresistible Best Routes to walk, from the heady streets of Havana to Santa Clara, where Che Guevara is buried.· Features concise insider information about landscape, history, food & drink, & entertainment options· Invaluable maps: each Best Route is accompanied by a detailed full-colour map, while the large pull-out map provides an essential overview of the area· Discover your destination`s must-see sights & h&-picked hidden gems· Directory section provides invaluable insight into top accommodation, restaurant & nightlife options by area, along with an overview of language, books & films ·

Includes:: an innovative extra that`s unique in the market
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” What does it feel like to find the city`s edge, to explore its forgotten tunnels & scale unfinished skyscrapers high above the metropolis? Explore Everything reclaims the city, recasting it as a place for endless adventure. Plotting expeditions from London, Paris, Berlin, Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas & Los Angeles, Bradley L. Garrett has tested the boundaries of urban security in order to experience the city in ways beyond the everyday. He calls it ”place hacking”: the recoding of closed, secret, hidden & forgotten urban spaces to make them realms of opportunity. The book is also a manifesto, combining philosophy, politics & adventure, on our rights to the city & how to understand the twenty-first-century metropolis.” ...

It is assumed that every inch of the world has been explored & charted; that there is nowhere new to go. But perhaps it is the everyday places around us--the cities we live in--that need to be rediscovered. What does it feel like to find the city`s edge, to explore its forgotten tunnels & scale unfinished skyscrapers high above the metropolis? ” Explore Everything” reclaims the city, recasting it as a place for endless adventure. Plotting expeditions from London, Paris, Berlin, Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas & Los Angeles, Bradley L. Garrett has evaded urban security in order to experience the city in ways beyond the boundaries of conventional life. He calls it `place hacking` the recoding of closed, secret, hidden & forgotten urban space to make them realms of opportunity. ” Explore Everything ”is an account of the author`s escapades with the London Consolidation Crew, an urban exploration collective. The book is also a manifesto, combining philosophy, politics & adventure, on our rights to the city & how to understand the twenty-first century metropolis. ...