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Soak Up Some Southern Hemisphere Sun!

Escape the Northern Hemisphere's winter at our featured December destination Australia!

This beautiful country and continent in the southern Pacific is a great travel destination and if you are looking to travel to a place that is interlaced with natural and man made wonders, you should definitely consider vacationing there. Australia is one of the few countries in the world where you can spend a warm Christmas. It is truly a unique and marvelous land.

The major cities of Australia:

1. Sydney – The most popular and one of the largest cities of Australia, Sydney is a beautiful city that has attracted tourists for many years now. From the world famous Sydney opera house to the majestic Sydney Cricket Ground, the Australian city of Sydney has a lot on offer. Definitely keep it on your itinerary when you travel to Australia.
2. Melbourne – Another large city of Australia, Melbourne is known for its beautiful beaches and classy lifestyle. Visit Melbourne, the city which is located in the southern fringes of the country, if you want to get a slice of the classic Aussie life.
3. Canberra – Canberra is the capital of Australia and the city where the pulse of the country can be felt. Visit this city if you want to see Australia in its true elements.
4. Perth – Situated in Western Australia, Perth is a very beautiful and large Australian city. Quaint and beautiful, the city of Perth has some very picturesque tourist spots that you will surely love to explore.
5. Adelaide – Adelaide is the capital city of Southern Australia and is the most populated city in Australia. It has some wonderful places to visit and also some very famous educational institutes where students from all over the world come to study.

Wildlife in Australia:

Australia is well known and much liked for its natural wonders including "the outback". Of this, a major credit goes to the wildlife found in Australia. If you're looking to experience some of this wildlife, try an adventurous day trip by train from Cairns to the rainforest of Kurnda where you'll see some of the rarest bird species, to some of the most colorful insects in Australia. However, the biggest wildlife attractions of Australia are:

• The Koala Bear – Found exclusively in Australia, the koala bear is the most loved animal of Australia. These sweet little bears, often seen clinging on to trees, can be found in some parts of Australia and people from the world over travel to Australia to see these animals.
• The Kangaroo – The kangaroo is the national animal of Australia and has come to become the symbol with which the country is most commonly associated. Found all over Australia, the kangaroos are a bunch of tourist attractors themselves!

Visit Australia for the lovely beaches, the food, the shopping, the constructed structures, the wildlife and most importantly for a December vacation like none other. Try Heron Island off the Eastern Coast for a truly exotic vacation in the Land Down Under.

Australia is a country that has a wonderful mix of all the elements that are extremely inviting. The country is quite easy to travel to as well, with airplanes operating from most major countries in the world. It might be a long journey, but at the end of it, you will surely realize that a visit to Australia is worth all the effort.