Australien ^hot^: Winter

So, pack a puffer jacket and a pair of board shorts. You’ll need both. Because in Australia, winter doesn't stop you. It just changes the playground.

Forget the cliché of endless beach days. In the southern half of the country, winter is real. In Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania, mornings arrive with a breath-stealing frost. In the Australian Alps—yes, the country has snow-capped peaks that rival the European Alps—towns like Thredbo and Falls Creek become a skier’s paradise. This is the "Snowy Mountains" brought to life, where the bushland is dusted white and the air smells of eucalyptus and woodsmoke. winter australien

Winter in Australia has a specific smell and taste. It is the scent of a "damper" bread baked over campfire coals. It is the taste of a bowl of piping hot pumpkin soup or a hearty meat pie with tomato sauce, eaten while wearing a beanie inside a stadium. So, pack a puffer jacket and a pair of board shorts