Frommer's Australia from $50 a Day (Frommer's $ A Day) [Paperback]

Natalie Kruger (Author), Marc Llewellyn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 1999 | Series: Frommer's $ A Day (Book 27)

"Written by travel veterans with a nose for comfort…. Accuracy: high." —Details magazine Everything You Need for an Unforgettable—and Affordable—Trip!

• Inviting places to stay, from family-friendly apartments with all the amenities to sheep-and-cattle stations in the Outback—for as little as $25 per person a night!
• Great dining at unbelievably low prices, from $5 pub meals to fresh seafood dinners for just $15
• The best of the outdoors: snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, exploring Ayers Rock, watching wildlife on Kangaroo Island, or just lounging on a fabulous beach
• What to see and do for free (or almost): city sights, garden strolls, spectacular views, wine tasting, and more
• Where to bargain for Aboriginal crafts, Driza-bone coats, and opal jewelry

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Natalie Kruger and Marc Llewellyn are native Australians. They both live in Sydney, and they're both veteran travel writers. And this serves them well, for their goal is ambitious. It's no small task to provide detailed and accurate information on lodgings, restaurants, and activities throughout a continent that spans some 2,400 miles from Shark Bay to the Sunshine Coast, and 1,600 miles from Darwin to Kangaroo Island--a chunk of land roughly the size of all of western Europe or the contiguous 48 states of the U.S. To do so and aim for a budget of $50 a day is a feat comparable to crossing the outback by foot. Yet they do it, and they do it admirably well. They know where to stay and where to eat, where to snorkel and where to view wildlife, where to repose on a beach and where to experience Aboriginal culture. They explain Australian history, culture, food, and nightlife, and they describe what to expect from the big city versus the small town. In addition, Kruger and Llewellyn provide all sorts of tips for saving money and include more luxurious options as well. The result is an entertaining, knowledgeable, reliable guide--one that makes a lot accessible to many for not that much. --Stephanie Gold

Product Details

• Paperback: 688 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 11 edition (July 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028630459
• ISBN-13: 978-0028630458
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,850,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic !, April 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Frommer's Australia from $50 a Day (Frommer's $ A Day) (Paperback)

I used this guide to travel around Australia during one month. The information was excellent! Very accurate. Written by australians who really transmit the spirit of this country. Very serious and professional advice on sports and adventures. Very good variety, in price and quality, of places where to stay. Very good organization of the huge amount of places to visit in one of the largest countries. Has recommendations of the essential places where to go when being short of time. Some very good organized strolls in the main cities. Easy and clear to read. Very good tips and information organized for quick access. Prices in AUD have their equivalent in USD just beside them (a nice detail). I also took the Australia 2000 Let's Go guide. Frommer's is friendlier and more compromised on their professional advice. If you want to make the most of your time and money, and are willing to spend just a little above a backpacker's budget from time to time, take this giude with you and enjoy a country where you will be able to do more than what you imagined.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have!, April 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Frommer's Australia from $50 a Day (Frommer's $ A Day) (Paperback)

We live in Guam and were trying to plan a two week trip to Australia but none of the travel agents could tell us where to stay and what to do once we got there. We found this book by sheer accident. It was brand new and the one and only copy the store had and the only copy on the island of Guam. We read this book cover to cover and learned how to have a great but affordable holiday. All of the information was right on the money. We learned things that no travel agent could tell us. We found when and how to get there cheapest, great places to stay at affordable rates, good/cheap eats, best places to shop, best tours to take, how to rent a car and get the best rate, how to drive there, how to travel with in Australia for CHEAP and it also told what not to do. The information is endless. We carried this book with us through our entire trip. Yes, it was a bit heavy but well worth it. I have loaned this book out to several friends and even gave it to the travel agent to read, she now recommends it to her other clients. Frommer's is a must have no matter where you are going. We never take a trip without buying a Frommer's first. It beats out all the other travel books. Give it a try and you will not be disappointed.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good concept but it didn't deliver, October 26, 2000

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Keith Preble (Shrewsbury, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Australia from $50 a Day (Frommer's $ A Day) (Paperback)

I went to Australia this summer (or their winter), and I took this book along with me. I read the book on the plane, and it seeemed helpful, but once I got there, I realized the book was lacking. First off - a lot of the places that were discussed in the book (specifically hotel rooms) were grossly misquoted on price. Secondly, the section on Melbourne (where I spent most of my time) I felt was inaccurate and the listing for hotels was extremely small. And the places listed were not very good places either in that they were either too small (and required MONTHS of advanced booking) or were too expensive for the average traveller. I found the Lonely Planet Guide to be much better and more helpful, giving the reader a more objective view of available hotels and eateries. I found a dozen or so inexpensive places to stay and eat that should have made the book. Even the Sydney section (where I also spent some time) was not very good, and the book was too Sydney-centric to be of much use to someone moving about the country. It's obvious that the writers of the book couldn't see beyond Sydney and New South Wales. Hopefully future additions will be more balanced.