The nation with the weird animals, often very friendly and occasionally quite 'blunt instrument' denizens and more natural land...  Read More

The nation with the weird animals, often very friendly and occasionally quite 'blunt instrument' denizens and more natural landscapes and geographical features than any nation should reasonably expect to be gifted with.  Read Less

With more than 20 years between visit one and three, not much has changed with the people at least.

With more than 20 years between visit one and three, not much has changed with the people at least.  Read Less

For those more familiar with the subject nation at hand some of the 'exaggerated for comedic effect' points might be irksome bu...  Read More

For those more familiar with the subject nation at hand some of the 'exaggerated for comedic effect' points might be irksome but it is fun to see how an outsider describes your own country.  Read Less

I do wish there was a way to report to amazon about their packaging though- this book came with a couple bottle of vitamins, an...  Read More

I do wish there was a way to report to amazon about their packaging though- this book came with a couple bottle of vitamins, and the back cover was all creased and crunched in one corner - a big disappointment!  Read Less

The paperback edition also includes his coverage of the 2000 sydney olympics in which he addresses the country getting ready to...  Read More

The paperback edition also includes his coverage of the 2000 sydney olympics in which he addresses the country getting ready to host the events, the overabundance of souvenirs, jaded american sportswriters, performance-enhancing drugs, and australians adjusting to the olympics finishing, then things going back to normal.  Read Less

An interesting collection of bryson's news articles about the 2000 summer sidney olympics was enclosed for additional fun.

An interesting collection of bryson's news articles about the 2000 summer sidney olympics was enclosed for additional fun.  Read Less