Australia

"The Berlitz Australia Pocket Guide" covers all the states: New South Wales, Canberra, Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. It describes all the main sights, area by area, in an easily navigable format. Descriptions of tourist attractions include Sydney's Opera House, Harbour Bridge and Blue Mountains, the Northern Territory's Kakadu National Park, Uluru and Katherine Gorge, the Tasmanian wilderness, Canberra's Parliament and Queensland's Great Barrier Reef and Gold Coast. The guide also contains background historical information, advice on shopping and entertainment and the low-down on eating out. There is an A-Z of practical information and listings of recommended hotels and restaurants. You can read about topics ranging from jellyfish to Captain Bligh and how the kangaroo got its name to the indigenous cuisine. Maps show Australia, Western Australia, Eastern Australia, Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, and there are dozens of colour photographs throughout.