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Planning Your Trip to Australia

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Climate in Australia

Most of the country is in a temperate climate zone, with the seasons reversed from those in the northern hemisphere. Summer lasts from December to February, autumn from March to May, winter from June to August, and spring from September to November. For the most part, Australian winters are mild, comparable to the southern U.S. or southern Europe ; snow is infrequent except in the mountains, hut it's definitely too cold to have much fun at the beach. The north is an entirely dif­ferent story—many people forget that over one-third of Australia is in the tropics, where it's always, always hot. Seasons there are defined not by the almost-constant temperature but by the wildly swinging precipitation. "The Wet" lasts from Novem­ber to April, and "the Dry" is from May to October. Traveling in the Wet is not rec­ommended for the faint of heart; not only will you be rained on, but unseated roads lend to get washed out, making driving a huge challenge in non-urban areas.

A countervailing consideration is that the price and crowdedness of everything from flights to hostel bunks tend to be directly proportional to the pleasantness of the weather. If you're traveling in the high season, start planning your trip and booking accommodations months ahead of time if possible. As a general rule, tourism peaks when school is out of session. Summer holidays for primary and secondary schools generally include December and January; for universities, they're from the end of November to the end of February. From Christmas to New Year's is ultra-peak sea­son. Winter break runs from the end of June through early July.

January and February are the rainy months on the Great Barrier Reef ; the water is clearest between April and October. The toxic box jellyfish is most common near the east coast between October and April. Ski season in New South Wales and Victoria runs between June and September, and the famous wildflowers of Western Australia bloom from September to December.

Featured Destinations from Australia

The Cloisters

The Cloisters The Cloisters in St Georges Terrace were constructed in 1859 as part of the first secondary school for boys in Western Australia.

Great Eastern Highway

Great Eastern Highway The drive from Perth to Kalgoorie along the Great Eastern Highway is long (nearly 600km) and uneventful. The first hour heading east from Perth winds through the city's suburbs and the Swan River Valley, then up a steep slope into the Darling Range; you may encounter nasty traffic

Australia : Tasmania

Australia : Tasmania With Australia lying empty in a far corner of the Empire, England seemed to have a perfect solution for its 18th-century prison overflow problem. Parliament members happily sent their rabble across the ocean, washed their hands, and went to tea. But lawlessness was still a huge problem in

Australia : The Kimberley

The Kimberley Pressed between the Indian Ocean and the Great Sandy Desert, the Kimberley's 320,000 square kilometers of rough, raw tropical bush are broken only by unpredict¬able rivers, magnificent boulder-stacked cliffs, and tiny pockets of settlement. Only rugged souls venture past the beach mecca of Broome, but those who do are

Boulder Pharmacy Museum, Kalgoorlie

Boulder Pharmacy Museum, Kalgoorlie Boulder's Pharmacy Museum is located within a chemist shop that has been continuously operating for over 100 years. The museum's collection includes a vast array of medicines and original pharmaceutical bottles dating from the 19th century. Essential medical tools dating from the period are also on

Australia : Victoria

Victoria Victoria may be mainland Australia's smallest state, but it's blessed with far more than its share of fantastic attractions of the cultural, natural, and historical varieties. Its environment runs the gamut from the dry and empty western plains of the Mallee to the inviting wineries along the fertile banks of

Potts Point

Potts Point Potts Point is one of the classier suburbs of inner Sydney, with a host of shops and restaurants for those special nights out. Potts Point is accessible to all things - the city, Harbour, Harbour Bridge, Botanical Gardens and many bars, nightclubs and cafes. It's a great central location

Australia : Melbourne

Melbourne The capital of Victoria and Australia's second-largest city, Melbourne is frequently thought of more as an ideal place to live than a great place to visit. This is half true; as Melburnians themselves are likely to tell you, there are countless reasons why this metropolis deserves the oft-touted designation as

Australia : Great Southern

GREAT SOUTHERN Stretching from the karri and tingle forests of Pemberton and Walpole, through the rugged Porongurup and Stirling Ranges, to the vast scrubland at the beginning of the Nullarbor Plain, the Great Southern region possesses an expansive beauty. The char¬acter of the land and people changes as one follows die

National Gallery of Australia

National Gallery of Australia The National Gallery of Australia is home to an ever-changing series of exhibitions including regular "blockbusters" from overseas. Paintings and sculpture, prints, drawings and photographs, textiles and decorative arts from Australia, Asia, Europe and the Americas are on display, along with changing exhibitions both large and