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East Coast Australia
Lonely Planet East Coast Australia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Eat and drink your way through Sydney's hippest restaurants and bars, explore the Great Barrier Reef's underwater wonderland and walk through the World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest.
536 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2002
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A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
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Displaying 1 - 12 of 12 reviews
January 19, 2026
I found the guide useful to plan my trip to Eastern Australia, come up with an itinerary, sort out practicalities and generally learn a bit about the country. I obviously did not read about each attraction in detail, but I checked in detail things that interested me, Melbourne, Sydney, GBR, etc.
January 8, 2019
3 ½ - 4 stars
July 13, 2022
The latest edition Apr 2021 takes into account post-Covid changes (as far as possible) so grab this to plan your wanderlust itineraries!
April 10, 2023
Read select parts (beginning, couple cities, and general info)
December 22, 2024
Too much waffle but I was happy to skip over the bits I wasn’t interested in so a pretty good summary. I enjoyed the history of Australia bit at the end.
March 2, 2010
I used this book mostly when I was in Cairns. I managed to see everything in the section on the spectacular Atherton Tablelands and they did not disappoint! I stayed at a recommended hostel and it met the glowing reviews Lonely Planet had given it. I also walked the suggested ocean view path between Bondi and Coogee beaches in Sydney (something I would have not done otherwise) and it was excellent! I ventured out away from the book a lot but it was a good place to start!
December 28, 2014
Finished at just the right time.
May 25, 2015
Loved! Super helpful book for my travels to Oz.
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June 27, 2016A helpful little guide to the East coast. Wished it shared more about the sunshine coast.
March 20, 2023
Solid intro to exploring the east coast of Australia, with great tips and insights.
October 18, 2023
*ebook*
Was a good help but where I’ll normally find “too” much information in my LPs, I noticed this one missed a lot and was too brief on several areas.
Was a good help but where I’ll normally find “too” much information in my LPs, I noticed this one missed a lot and was too brief on several areas.
February 21, 2024
Just looking for Sydney info so didn't read the majority of the book
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