Sydney in the Shortlist Guide series from Time Out; exploring a range of international destinations in a handy, pocket-sized format designed to introduce visitors to the best nightlife, entertainment & local attractions in the city. Expert local writers provide an encyclopaedic knowledge of each city, ensuring that the guides have won a reputation for their accuracy & reliability. Each guide opens with a ...

Sydney in the Step by Step series by Insight Guides focuses on providing tailor made walks & tours around the city. The guide features fourteen route recommendations that link up better known sights & take you off of the more beaten track; they are written by local experts who have personally selected places to eat & drink en-route & who offer insider tips on culture, shopping & nightlife. The guide has an array of colour photographs which help bring to life the background & descriptive information provided for destinations & attractions. An overview chapter opens the guide & reviews geography, customs & culture, history, food & drink, shopping, culture & entertainment. Next feature the selected itineraries for walks and/or tours, each of which have a good amount of accompanying information & come with a simple route plan. A user friendly alphabetical directory lists practical information to do with day to day basics & listings of h&-picked hotels & restaurants are provided to suit different budgets & tastes. The publisher ...

Sydney Suburbs & City Centre map from UBD Gregory’s combining a building-by-building very detailed street plan of the CBD, a street plan of the city’s central districts, & a more general map of the city with its outer suburbs, plus descriptions of the best sights, a list of wineries, etc. On one side is very detailed street plan at 1:5, 000 of the Central Business District, naming numerous buildings, shops & other businesses. Also here is a street plan of the city’s inner districts at 1:10, 000, extending south to the Sydney Cricket Ground, & west to the Fish Market. On both plans access from freeways is clearly laid out, one way streets are marked, & streets are annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. The plans have a street index & both indicate various places of interest, cross-referenced to descriptions and/or to the accompanying lists of selected accommodation, theatres & cinemas, & city highlights. On the reverse is a map at 1:110, 000 of Sydney with its outer suburbs. The map shows principal traffic arteries & connecting main streets, highlights national parks & other protected areas, & is indexed for suburbs & localities. Also marked are the area’s main sights, cross-referenced to descriptions and/or a list of suburban highlights, plus local wineries, etc. To see a list of other street plans & directories from UBD Gregory`s please click on the series link ...

Sydney in the City & Regions series from Time Out; comprehensive guides to a range of cities & their surrounding regions & including some of the most detailed listings & directories of places to eat & drink & things to do & see. Time Out guides are strongly focussed on local entertainment & nightlife, in addition to principal sights & attractions, with expert local writers providing an encyclopaedic knowledge of each city. This unique quality has ensured that the guides have won a reputation for their accuracy & reliability. The surrounding region is also incorporated in some guides, with information on the principal attractions, sites, landscapes & the best way of exploring them. Each of the Time Out city & region guides has a similar layout, allowing visitors to explore their destination easily. An ‘ In Context’ introductory chapter profiles the destination with several local writers providing individual insights into different aspects of their city & the wider region. An extensive sights section is arranged by area &

Includes:: information about principal attractions in addition to dedicated walking tours & information boxes on particular places of interest. An escapes & excursions chapter also covers some of the highlights found just beyond the city limits or the must-see attractions in the specific region. The ‘ Consume’ chapter is organised into hotels, restaurants & cafes, bars & shops & services & provides an enormous array of ways to explore the destination. Individual establishments are accompanied by detailed descriptions & include useful information on opening times, prices, location, address & the type of food & drink available. An Arts & Entertainment section provides extensive listings & details of art galleries, books & poetry, cabaret & comedy, children’s activities, clubs, film & television, gay & lesbian, music, sports & fitness & theatre & dance. There is also a Directory with information on getting around the city & region as well as practical guidance on subjects such as attitude & etiquette, customs, disabled visitors, drugs, embassies & consulates, health, help-lines, insurance, internet facilities, media, money, opening hours, religion, smoking, universities, telephones, times & dates, tourist information points, visas & immigration & working in the city.

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Time Out`s resident team helps you get the best out of the Emerald City, giving you the inside track on local culture plus hundreds of independent venue reviews. As well as covering visitor essentials, the Time Out Sydney city guide explores what`s hot in Australia`s coolest city, from beach chic lodgings to the fine art of barbecue etiquette. The Sydney city guide
Includes:: full colour photography, using original imagery to give a real sense of the place; handy pull-out Sydney map; extensive area guides not only cover the sightseeing in Sydney, but also restaurants, bars & shops
- all plotted on maps handily located within the chapter; top 20 list of the must-see highlights; itineraries to help you plan your visit Critic`s choices pick out the best Sydney sights, experiences & cultural highlights
- at a glance; &, all Sydney restaurants & bars have been visited & reviewed anonymously by critics who pay their own way Sydney hotels independently reviewed. The revamped Time Out Guides retain the independence & local expertise that the series is known for, while adding more features to help the visitor navigate the city. Whether you have an action-packed 24 hours or a leisurely week in which to take it all in, these guides are more essential than ever.


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Routes connecting Sydney & Brisbane in Hema’s range of very popular touring maps showing roads connecting Australia’s main centres of population along some of the most spectacular routes such as the Great Ocean Road or the Savannah Way. The maps highlight 24-hour fuel supplies, roadside rest areas, camping facilities, places of interest, etc., & include distance charts &, in some titles, city maps. Road network indicates unsurfaced roads & tracks. The maps also show railway lines. There is no topographical information beyond names of mountain ranges & selected peaks, plus rivers & lakes, but national & state parks, conservation areas & reserves, & aboriginal lands are all highlighted. The maps have a grid showing latitude & longitude at intervals of 1º or 2º.* In this title:* the road network of north-eastern NSW & south-eastern Queensl&, with the Pacific Highway & the inland alternative along the New England Highway. The map highlights numerous campsites & caravan parks both along the coast & in the mountain of the Great Dividing Range. Enlargements show through roads across the suburbs & environs of Sydney & Brisbane. Also included are tables showing facilities in national parks of both states, distance & driving times along the two highways, a distance table for other routes, & general notes on the area. Latitude/longitude grid is at 1º intervals. ...

Kolkata & West Benegal in the Footprint Focus Guides, which are targeted at cities, regions & countries worldwide that have no, or very limited, coverage from other publishers. Widely recognised for their reliability & independent writing style, Footprint Focus guides all have the same layout. Smaller than their sister Handbooks, the Focus guides are intended to streamline the information contained so that you have more of what you need, without losing Footprint ...

The world is open for travel & people are looking for new ways to experience a destination. The acclaimed ” National Geographic Traveller” series offers just that. Each guide presents the country in full, beginning with an overview to help develop a game plan. Popular features include insider tips from ” National Geographic” experts; not-to-be-missed lists; experiential sidebars; sections on contemporary life, history, & culture; special excursions; handy maps; & a hefty Travel wise selection with h&-picked hotels & restaurants. A multicultural metropolis of 4.3 million people, Sydney, with its sunny days & sparkling waters, offers world-class dining, shopping, & nightlife
- explaining its continual draw to international visitors.
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Sydney in the Wallpaper City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

The fast-track guide for the smart traveller A tightly edited, discreetly packaged selection of city highlights for the design-conscious visitor. Each Wallpaper* City Guide unearths the most happening restaurants & nightlife, the buzziest hotels, the most influential art galleries & enticing retail, the very best in local design, & the historical styles & contemporary architecture that define a destination. Local writers have delved deep into the urban psyche to enable you to come away from your trip, however brief, with a real flavour of the creative scene & the satisfaction you`ve seen all that you should. ...