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"For the thoughtful traveler, these books are an invaluable resource." —Pico Iyer, author of The Global Soul

Travelers' Tales Australia will enchant those fascinated by the land down under. From Outback to rain forest, Great Barrier Reef to the Red Center, Australia offers a chance for adventure beyond your wildest dreams. Whether it's biking across the Nullabor Plateau, drifting through a billabong searching for crocs, or surfing the big one, you will find it in this island-country-continent, and in this collection of true and fascinating stories that reveal the many facets of Australia.

  • Walk an Aboriginal Songline with Bruce Chatwin
  • Deliver the mail by bush plane with Andrew Tarica
  • Discover the wonder of the Great Barrier Reef with Stephen Harrigan
  • Round up wild horses with Stephanie Speakman
  • Come face to face with a wild platypus with Tim Cahill
  • Shear a sheep with Jill Ker Conway
  • Sail in an Outback regatta on desert sands with Tony Horwitz
  • Be humbled by Uluru—Ayer’s Rock—with Susan Storm
  • Learn to surf at Byron Bay with Lucy Friedland
  • Discover the grandeur of Sydney, both present and past, with Jan Morris
    …and much more
Notable authors include: Robyn Davidson, Tim Cahill, Bruce Chatwin, Robert Hughes, Tony Horwitz, Jan Morris, Pico Iyer, Ronald Wright, William T. Vollmann, Tony Perrottet, and Paul Theroux.



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