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The Southern Highlands Book Trail, only a couple of hours drive from Sydney,is the ideal get-away for the book-lover.

 Throughout the area are many delightful bookshops and you can spend a relaxing day browsing and finding unexpected treasures along the way.   First stop on the trail is Berrima, a heritage village which is bypassed by the highway and has retained it’s pioneer character. Not so much for the book-lover but if you want  a book beautifully restored or bound you should pay a visit to The Art of Bookbinding. Walk in and inhale the smell of leather, paper and glue. You also find papers, quills and notebooks, some of them too lovely to write in but a perfect gift to anybody or yourself.  Just out of town is Berkelouw Book Barn with over 250000 books!  You can get lost in the labyrinth of books, sit down in the café and browse some books before you take off for Bowral which is at the heart of Australia’s first Book Trail and Book Town project. Bowral is an official Book Town with an abundance of bookstores and literary history.
 Not only that, Bowral can claim to be the birthplace of Mary Poppins, the fictional character created by author, PL Travers, and made famous by the Walt Disney movie.   Bong Bong Street , a great name, is awash with stores peddling caffeine, books and antiques.   If you want some more time, why not stay overnight at Bowral at the Links House Small Hotel.  The second day you can spend visiting wineries and antique shops in the area. For further information about the Book Trail click on www.booktown.com.auor www.southern-highlands.com.au

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