Gourmet Trails - Australia & New Zealand by Lonely Planet


Food lovers rejoice! Enjoy 40 of the best food and drink experiences across both Australia and New Zealand. 

Each ‘gourmet trail’ features food producers, farmers’ markets, restaurants, cafes, wineries, distilleries and breweries, all combining to create an unforgettable weekend-long taste experience. Crafted by Lonely Planet’s expert food and travel writers, get whisked off on a journey to some of the most unforgettable food and drink experiences down under. Meet celebrated food producers, sample local craft beers, taste succulent dishes and reserve your seat at the most renowned regional restaurants, as well as secret gems off the beaten track. Trails include Tasmania’s Bruny Island, Western Australia’s Margaret River, and Auckland In New Zealand, with accompanying maps giving a rundown of exactly where you’ll be visiting and a selection of gorgeous photographs scattered throughout. With an emphasis on local foodie culture, specialties and traditions, this is the quintessential guide to wining and dining throughout Oceania. 

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Hike, Drive, Stayin' Alive!

by The Raven Brothers

Out of shape and unprepared, The Raven Brothers return to the road in a collection of ten quests to travel to their dream destinations against all odds! After two decades pioneering new routes across the globe, you would expect the authors of 'Driving the Trans-Siberian' to be hotshot explorers, with a sixth sense and an ability to survive in almost any situation. Think again! With virtually zero knowledge of the workings of the internal combustion engine and very limited skills of wilderness survival, Simon and Chris struggle into their hiking boots and power across three continents by river, tarmac and trail.

Venture to the top of Norway, cruise the road to Damascus, hike the Camino trail into Spain’s Wild West, row the Ganges, explore Frida Kahlo’s world in Mexico City, hangout with the dead in Sicily’s eerie catacombs, crawl deep inside Bolivia’s notorious silver mine, seek lions in Gujarat, wellness in Berlin and journey into the Naga Hills where tribal kings still rule.

Noted by Lonely Planet for their talent to portray an “accurate view of what to expect”, 'Hike, Drive, Stayin’ Alive!' signals a return to the duo writing “buttock clenching” travel comedy with the first in a series of candid stories of adventure by The Raven Brothers.