Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef - Understanding Queensland & Survival Guide (Chapter)

This chapter contains the Understand Queensland, Queensland Today, History, Environment, the Arts in Queensland, Culinary Queensland, Survival Guide, Deadly & Dangerous, Directory and Transport chapters from Lonely Planet’s Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef guidebook.

All the info you need on everything from history and food to flights, public transport, climate, money, the internet...you name it. Get hints on the gay and lesbian scene and tips for women travellers, kids and travellers with disabilities.

• a cheat sheet to Queensland on film
• a guide to the Great Barrier Reef
• Environment chapter written by Tim Flannery, scientist, explorer and writer

Coverage includes: Understand Queensland, Queensland Today, History, Environment, Unesco World Heritage Sites, Strange & Wondrous Wildlife, Current Environmental Issues, The Great Barrier Reef, National & State Parks, Watching Wildlife, the Arts in Queensland, Music, Painting & Photography, Aboriginal Rock Art, Queensland on Film, Literature, Culinary Queensland, Local Delicacies, Tasting Tours, Wine Country, Beer, Breweries & Bundaberg, Survival Guide, Deadly & Dangerous, Bushfires, Critters that Bite & Sting, Environmental Hazards, Directory and Transport.