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    Train Tripping Eastern Australia

    By Phillip Overton

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    About this ebook

    From Brisbane to Sydney and back in less than 48 hours by train. Bestselling Author and lifelong train enthusiast Phillip Overton is back with another 3 day railway adventure along Australia's east coast. While boarding one of Australia's most overlooked classic train journeys, he shares some interesting facts and his trademark sense of humour while making a stop over in Coffs Harbour on the Brisbane to Sydney XPT. What happens when you cross a Purple Wiggle, a Hollywood Gladiator, a dolphin named Zippy and Her Majesty The Queen of England? You get this 1,850 km self-guided railway adventure that is the perfect travelling companion for appreciating Australia's east coast from the window of a train.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPhillip Overton
    Release dateNov 12, 2014
    ISBN9781310126130
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    Train Tripping Eastern Australia
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    Phillip Overton

    Lifelong writer and now author of four novels, Phillip lives in the beachside town of Caloundra on Australia's Sunshine Coast. In between surfing and traveling the country to collect future stories, he is also working on his next novel.

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