Offbeat Australia

Author: David Astle

Are you sick of the same old tourist spots like the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House? Do you own too many happy snaps of koalas and kangaroos? Offbeat Australia is the guide to the weird and wonderful attractions that most tourists miss.

Explore the odd places that make Australia truly offbeat. Find out where you can:

  • sleep with lions
  • join a riverboat postman on his route
  • rent a cave for a night
  • entertain the kids at gruesome hideouts, quirky mazes and alien craters

    Mixing travel with trivia, history with mystery, Offbeat Australia is the ideal glove-box companion as well as a fascinating read for the armchair traveller.

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    Book Cover:  Offbeat Australia
    Published: 26/11/2007
    Format: Digital
    ISBN: 9781742282206
    Published:26/11/2007
    Format:Paperback, 432 pages
    RRP:$24.95
    ISBN-13:9780143007425
    ISBN-10:0143007424
    Origin:Australia
    Imprint:Penguin
    Publisher:Penguin Aus.

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