The North has "White Christmas." The South has "Surf & Turf Christmas"—fresh prawns and roasted lamb on the beach.
December is a month of beautiful contradictions in the Southern Hemisphere. It begins with the lingering freshness of spring but accelerates rapidly into the sweltering heat of high summer. This creates a unique cultural dissonance for those accustomed to European or North American traditions. summer in the southern hemisphere
Summer in the south is not all gentle breezes. The sun is fierce. The North has "White Christmas
“Welcome to southern summer —where December means cherry season, February means Carnival, and March means the longest days of the year.” This creates a unique cultural dissonance for those
Text: Where to go right now? 📍 Cape Town, SA (Table Mountain hikes) 📍 Queenstown, NZ (Lake swimming & mountain biking) 📍 Punta del Este, Uruguay (Celebrity beach town) Image: Collage of three locations.