Thomas Austin

New Zealand, South Island Travel Guide: Sightseeing, Hotel, Restaurant & Shopping Highlights Thomas Austin

Publisher Marketing: The mountains of the Southern Alps dominate the landscape of a New Zealand's South Island creating some of the most stunning scenery in the world as they shelter a rich collection of ancient glaciers. Their dramatic slopes challenge mountaineers in summer and skiers in winter. Introduction to New Zealand's South Island - Overview - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Christchurch - International Antarctic Centre - Christchurch Botanical Garden - Quake City - Tranzalpine - Dunedin - Cadbury World - Speights Brewery - Baldwin Street - Larnach Castle - Royal Albatross Center - Fort Taiaroa - Queenstown - Fear Factory Queenstown - Nelson - World of Wearable Art & Classic Cars Museum - Wanaka - Stuart Landsborough's Puzzling World - Mount Aspiring National Park - Glacier Country - Franz Josef Glacier - Fox Glacier - Kaikoura - Seal Colony - Invercargill - Southland Museum & Art Gallery - E. Hayes & Sons - Lord of the Rings Tours - Recommendations for the Budget Traveller - Places to Stay - Hagley Park Motel - Goldridge Resort - Arcadian Motel - Kaikoura Top 10 Holiday Park - Invercargill Apartment Hotel - Places to Eat - Nova - Fergburger - Groper Garage - Morrison Street Cafe - The Coffee House Restaurant & Cafe - Places to Shop - Shopping in Glacier Country - Buying Greenstone - Wool products - Cookie Time - Fudge Cottage Contributor Bio:  Austin, Thomas Thomas Austin is Senior Lecturer in Media and Film at the University of Sussex, UK. He is the author of "Hollywood, Hype and Audiences: Selling and Watching Popular Film in the 1990s" (2002) and "Watching the World: Screen Documentary and Audiences" (2007). Wilma de Jong is Lecturer in Media and Film at the University of Sussex, UK. She owned an independent film company for twelve years and is co-editor of "Global Activism, Global Media" (2005).