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An Australian Christmas

So, once again we come to that time of the year where it all gets a little bit colder and we want nothing more than to be curled up in front of the fire with a nice hot cuppa. Providing, of course, we live in freezing old Blighty, the USA, or even most of Europe (perhaps, it must be noted, with less tea in the latter cases).

But of course, in many places around the world, Christmas is a warm time characterized by sun and the necessary fun that comes with. This is especially true of our antipodean friends in Australia, where Christmas day typically consists of a barbecue with a nice few cool beers and lots of swimming as the height of summer beats down across the revelling Aussies.

So, there’s nothing new there. What is new however is the ever-increasing number of people seeking to spend their Christmas away from the accustomed torrential snowfall (or even the accustomed freezing temperatures and distinct lack of the white matter). It’s one of the biggest trends in travel since Thailand became the must-go place for young people in the 90s; people are going looking for a winter that’s infinitely more pleasant than all the highs of the English summer put together.

Thus it is an idea that especially appeals to the perpetual summer-seekers. However, it can also be interesting for those among you who are always seeking out new experiences, and an Australian summer opens up a whole range of travel options around the country; many forget about Christmas altogether and become absorbed in the natural beauty of the landscape, and of course the laid-back Australian attitude (not to mention ice-cold beers in the sweltering heat). Some don’t come back.

Christmas means a very different thing to the Australians. It simply means, being Australian, only with an excuse to enjoy the finer parts of the life (the food, drink and relaxing), just that little bit more. In a Western society where Christmas is commercialized to the point that stores will advertise from August, perhaps this freedom and detachment is precisely what many of us need.

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