Books, Travel, Australia & South Pacific

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Andrew Doughty, Harriett Friedman
The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook
by Wizard Pubns (Paperback)

This new third edition has more useful information, up-to-date maps, and scores of hidden gems listed nowhere else. This book and a rental car are all you need to discover what makes the Garden Island so special. "An excellent book . . . strongly recommended".--"Conde Nast Traveler".

Andrew Doughty, Harriett Friedman
Maui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook (2000 Edition)
by Wizard Publications (Paperback)

Finally, there's a guide to Maui that covers the island right. The authors are residents who personally and anonymously review every facet of the island. From restaurants to helicopter companies to scuba diving to beaches to trails--they see it all and show visitors the best Maui has to offer. Photos.

Bill Bryson
In a Sunburned Country
by Broadway (Paperback) (Release Date: 2001-05-15)

Andrew Doughty, Harriett Friedman
Hawaii the Big Island Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook (Hawaii the Big Island Revealed)
by Wizard Publications (Paperback)

The most comprehensive yet easy to use guidebook ever written for the Big Island. This island is so big and diverse that many visitors never realize all that it has to offer. We unlock its secrets. Our brand new third edition has more useful information, the most up to date maps, and scores of hidden gems listed nowhere else. This book and a rental car are all you need to discover what makes the Big Island so exciting. Our 38 specially created maps include clear, concise directions to even the most remote beaches and other hard to find places, mile markers (so you always know where you are), hiking trails, and numerous details in an easy to follow format. Deserted black sand beaches, secluded freshwater lava pools (some volcanically heated), pristine rain forests, lava tubes, hidden waterfalls, and the most dramatic part of the erupting volcano. Fascinating stories and legends from all around the island. Symbols quickly identify recommended sights and companies. ...

J. Maarten Troost
The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
by Broadway (Paperback) (Release Date: 2004-06-08)

At the age of twenty-six, Maarten Troost—who had been pushing the snooze button on the alarm clock of life by racking up useless graduate degrees and muddling through a series of temp jobs—decided to pack up his flip-flops and move to Tarawa, a remote South Pacific island in the Republic of Kiribati. He was restless and lacked direction, and the idea of dropping everything and moving to the ends of the earth was irresistibly romantic. He should have known better.The Sex Lives of Cannibals tells the hilarious story of what happens when Troost discovers that Tarawa is not the island paradise he dreamed of. Falling into one amusing misadventure after another, Troost struggles through relentless, stifling heat, a variety of deadly bacteria, polluted seas, toxic fish—all in a country where the only music to be heard for miles around is “La Macarena.” He and his stalwart girlfriend Sylvia spend the next two years battling incompetent government officials, alarmingly large ...

DK Publishing
New Zealand (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE)
by DK Travel (Turtleback)

Recognized the world over by frequent flyers and armchair travelers alike, Eyewitness Travel Guides are the most colorful and comprehensive guides on the market. With beautifully commissioned photographs and spectacular 3-D aerial views revealing the charm of each destination, these amazing travel guides show what others only tell.

Charles Rawlings-Way et, al.
New Zealand (Country Guide)
by Lonely Planet (Paperback)

Featuring contributions by Kiwi food experts, historians, and musicians, this guide contains loads of information on New Zealand's thriving organic establishments and Maori community-based tourism operators. Expanded chapters on outdoor activities and Maori culture.

Ron Crittall, Marc Llewellyn, Lee Mylne
Frommer's Australia 2008 (Frommer's Complete)
by Frommers (Paperback)

Frommer's. The best trips start here. Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. From the Outback to the Great Barrier Reef and everywhere in between, let our expert authors guide you around Down Under. Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not. Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget. Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.

Justine Vaisutis, Becca Blond, Lindsay Brown, Terry Carter, ...
Australia (Country Guide)
by Lonely Planet (Paperback)

Discover AustraliaFeel the wind in your hair as you cruise the world's longest road; tips for driving across this magnificent, monster country.Find out where Lonely Planet's favorite Australians would rather be.Seek refuge in Cape Tribulation's Wet Tropics where the rainforest greets the sea.Join the dots; hear about Aboriginal culture from Australia's first people.In This Guide:12 intrepid authors, over 70 weeks on-the-road research, 204 maps, one possum in a tent.Wine regions boxed and packaged, brilliant food in every state, decent coffee every 300kms!Visit lonelyplanet.com for reviews, daily updates and traveler suggestions.

J. Maarten Troost
Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu
by Broadway (Paperback) (Release Date: 2006-06-13)

With The Sex Lives of Cannibals, Maarten Troost established himself as one of the most engaging and original travel writers around. Getting Stoned with Savages again reveals his wry wit and infectious joy of discovery in a side-splittingly funny account of life in the farthest reaches of the world. After two grueling years on the island of Tarawa, battling feral dogs, machete-wielding neighbors, and a lack of beer on a daily basis, Maarten Troost was in no hurry to return to the South Pacific. But as time went on, he realized he felt remarkably out of place among the trappings of twenty-first-century America. When he found himself holding down a job—one that might possibly lead to a career—he knew it was time for him and his wife, Sylvia, to repack their bags and set off for parts unknown.Getting Stoned with Savages tells the hilarious story of Troost’s time on Vanuatu—a rugged cluster of islands where the natives gorge themselves on kava and are still known to “eat the ...

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