The Land Down Unda!
It turns out one month of winter per year is the ideal amount. This gives you time to enjoy a wintery Christmas, get some skiing in, and then start hating the cold enough to move to a warmer location... queue Australia! I've been dreaming of going to Australia for who knows how long, so when we landed in Melbourne I couldn't help but laugh and pinch myself. Finally made it! It's not a short trip to get to the opposite side of the world, it was 30 hours of traveling and we arrived on their Sunday morning so we did our best to stay awake all day. It was so nice to be back in summer weather. I watched another cricket game in a random park and continued to not understand the sport - maybe one day. Then we went on a free walking tour throughout the city. Doug got his first serving of Australian pizza for dinner that night and then, due to a free upgrade in rooms at the hostel, we passed out in our own private room while watching the Australian Open on TV around 9pm. M