ADELAIDE AND SOUTH AUSTRALIA (3RD ED.) (LONELY PLANET)

South Australia is a conundrum - so much to do ; so little time ! Adelaide's feast of great restaurants and multitude of cultural entertainments compete with easy getaways such as the Barossa Valley or Kangaroo Island. And then there's the Flinders Ranges and the otherworldly experience of the SA outback. Maybe you'd better stay an extra week ? Dine out : grab a quick plate of Coffin Bay oysters in an arty café, or linger over a succulent steak while you decide if it suits a McLaren Vale shiraz or a Coonawarra merlot. Grapeworship : there's probably a law against visiting South Australia without seeing some of Australia's greatest wineries (if ifs not illegal, it should be !). Find yourself : with 70 maps to help navigate from theatre to market to café, and Detour boxed texts to escape 'the crowds'. Shake it, baby : they don't call it the Festival State for nothing ! Find the nearest outdoor extravaganza and join in the end of that conga fine.