Australia & New Zealand Rail, 3rd (Bradt Guides) (Paperback)

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A 3rd revised edition of a practical companion to Australia, which incorporates New Zealand for the first time. Additional changes include fewer timetables but more itineraries, advice and anecdotes. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Australia and New Zealand have some fabulous long-distance railways. The rail experience first class is like a first-rate luxury cruise - without the sea-sickness. In economy, backpackers will find companionship and fun. This edition is user-friendly with itineraries, advice and anecdotes, and information on how to use the Austrailpass to do it all affordably.

Product Details

• Paperback: 214 pages
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 3rd edition (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762700114
• ISBN-13: 978-0762700110
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,195,253 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Seldom-useful companion, September 11, 2001

By	Ales Kavsek (Ljubljana, Slovenia) - See all my reviews

Well, I'm always sorry when I need to write a negative review about the book - even more if the book is about the rail travel (perhaps books from Trailblazer spoiled me to much). Anyway, based on Amazon prediction that similar title "Australia by rail" from Trailblazer (by the same author, Colin Taylor) is soon to be published (January 2001) I postponed for awhile the decision to order this book. At the end I ordered this one because my deadline to departure was coming close and Trailblazer version was not published yet. Compared with Trailblazer rail guides this one was more or less useless during my preparation of itinerary for a trip from Perth to Cairns. There is way to much information on itineraries prepared by the author which are suitable only for those people willing to spend almost all vacation time on the train. Do you know anyone? I don't. Author included some very basic information and recommendation about the cities, sightseeing's, walks...but without some clear organization. You'll definitely need another, better organized guide to get some basic travel information about Australia or New Zealand.
I really hope that author will rewrite and most importantly reorganize the content for Trailblazer version of the guide because it would be pity not to share his vast travel experience with others.