![]() " A little overboard on the fact that everything in Australia will kill you, but overall entertaining. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.Perhaps more suitable for someone who has already visited." Not sure if I would recommend this to someone visiting Australia or not. Liked the anecdotes of his interactions with people. Appreciated the research into Australian history was done in a comprehensive and accurate manner. This is a book definitely written with an American audience in mind. "4 April 2012 - a confronting read as an Australian. Leaving no Vegemite unsavored, listeners will accompany Bryson as he dodges jellyfish while learning to surf at Bondi Beach, discovers a fish that can climb trees, dehydrates in deserts where temperatures leap to 140 degrees F, and tells the true story of the rejected Danish architect who designed the Sydney Opera House. ![]() Taking listeners on a rollicking ride far beyond packaged-tour routes, IN A SUNBURNED COUNTRY introduces a place where interesting things happen all the time. Nonetheless, Bryson has on several occasions embarked on seemingly endless flights bound for a land where Little Debbies are scarce but insects are abundant (up to 220,000 species of them), not to mention crocodiles. Just in time for the 2000 Olympics-the bestselling quthor of A Walk in the Woods takes listeners on a truly outrageous tour Down Under.Ĭompared to his Australian excursions, Bill Bryson had it easy on the Appalachian Trail. ![]()
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