Wherever he goes he finds Australians who are cheerful, extroverted, and unfailingly obliging, and these beaming products of land with clean, safe cities, cold beer, and constant sunshine fill the pages of this wonderful book.Īustralia is an immense and fortunate land, and it has found in Bill Bryson its perfect guide. local time on the night of seismograph needles all over the Pacific region twitched and scribbled in response to a very large-scale disturbance near a.

The result is a deliciously funny, fact-filled, and adventurous performance by a writer who combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiousity.ĭespite the fact that Australia harbors more things that can kill you in extremely nasty ways than anywhere else, including sharks, crocodiles, snakes, even riptides and deserts, Bill Bryson adores the place, and he takes his readers on a rollicking ride far beyond that beaten tourist path. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on the planet. His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods.

In the United States and Canada it was published titled In a Sunburned Country, a title taken from the famous Australian poem, 'My Country'. And who can blame him The people are cheerful, extrovert, quick-witted and unfailingly obliging their cities are safe and clean and nearly always built on water the food is excellent the beer is cold and. Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. Down Under is the British title of a 2000 travelogue book about Australia written by best-selling travel writer Bill Bryson. Ignoring such dangers - yet curilously obsessed by them - Bill Bryson journeyed to Australia and prompty fell in love with the country.

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