Frommer's Melbourne Day by Day
Author(s): Lee Mylne
Melbourne Day by Day is the perfect answer for travellers who want to know the best places to visit and the best way to see the city. This attractively priced, four-colour guide offers dozens of itineraries that show you how to see the best of Melbourne in a short time -- with bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Featuring a full range of thematic and neighbourhood tours, plus dining, accommodation, shopping, nightlife, and practical visitor info, Melbourne Day by Day is the only guide that helps travellers organise their time to get the most out of a trip. Inside this book you'll find: * Full color throughout with hundreds of photos and dozens of maps * Sample one- to three-day itineraries that include listening to jazz in a cosmopolitan city laneway, touring the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Sports Museum, enjoying the view from St Kilda Pier, eating pasta on Lygon Street, driving the spectacular Great Ocean Road and more. * Star ratings for all hotels, restaurants and attractions clue readers in on great finds and values * Tear-resistant foldout map in a handy, reclosable plastic wallet * Foldout front cover, with at-a-glance maps and quick-reference info
Product Information
Lee Mylne first lived in Melbourne for a couple of years in the early 1980s and although a lot of other places got in the way in the intervening years, found her way back in 2004 and has lived here ever since. She has spent almost all her working life as a journalist and author and has travelled to more than 40 countries. Born and raised in New Zealand, Lee has been a resident of Australia since 1986. She is a co-author of Frommer's Australia and Australia for Dummies, the author of Frommer's Portable Australia's Great Barrier Reef and a contributor to Frommer's Dream Vacations. She is also the co-editor and a contributor to the anthology Best Foot Forward, 30 Years of Australian Travel Writing, and is a Life Member and past president of the Australian Society of Travel Writers.
16 Favourite Moments. 1 The Best Full-Day Tours. The Best in One Day. The Best in Two Days. The Best in Three Days. 2 The Best Special-Interest Tours. Aboriginal Melbourne. Melbourne for Art Lovers. Melbourne for Kids. Melbourne's Museums. Sporting Melbourne. Melbourne Wildlife. 3 The Best Neighbourhood Walks. St Kilda. Williamstown. Carlton. East Melbourne. 4 The Best Shopping. Shopping Best Bets. Melbourne Shopping A to Z. 5 The Great Outdoors. Royal Botanic Gardens. Melbourne's Beaches. Treasury & Fitzroy Gardens. 6 The Best Dining. Dining Best Bets. Melbourne Dining A to Z. 7 The Best Nightlife. Nightlife Best Bets. Melbourne Nightlife A to Z. 8 The Best Arts & Entertainment. Arts & Entertainment Best Bets. Arts & Entertainment A to Z. 9 The Best Accommodation. Accommodation Best Bets. Melbourne Accommodation A to Z. 10 The Best Day Trips & Excursions. Mornington Peninsula. Ballarat. Dandenong Ranges. The Great Ocean Road. Phillip Island. Macedon Ranges. Walhalla. The Savvy Traveller. Before You Go. Getting There. Getting Around. Fast Facts. Melbourne: A Brief History. Melbourne on Page & Screen. A Year in Melbourne: Major Events. Phone Numbers & Websites. Index.
General Fields
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- : John Wiley & Sons Australia, Limited
- : John Wiley & Sons Australia, Limited
- : 0.234
- : 01 February 2009
- : 190mm X 108mm X 11mm
- : Australia
- : 01 May 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Lee Mylne
- : Paperback
- : 9
- : English
- : 919.45104
- : 192
- : illustrations