Seasonal Anecdotes

Northern Hemisphere's winter may be a superb time to Large Bus Tour New Zealand's summer, or closer to home in southern Mexico & Central America's Palenque, Chitzen Itza & Tulum ... Mayan sites. 

Ironically, I visited Rome, Florence & Venice in December, which was chilly and rainy, but very few people in the Roman forum. Pretty much all to myself.

Anecdote: My 3-month winter in New Zealand's summer: February 1999 start of my mostly self-guided van camping tour of New Zealand. Subsequent Trip STARTS: Argentina/Chile: Feb 2007, 3 months; Mexico City, Panama, Peru, Mar, 2008: 3 months; China: Sep 2011: 3 months.

Anecdote: My Southern Mexico van travel’s high 90°s: My RV van had A/C, but I decided that if I once started using it, I would be addicted & afraid to leave the van. I opted to just accept great muggy heat. I have owned 6 Roadtrek RV vans and never used the A/C.

Anecdote: Yangon, Myanmar wet temps: Got off the plane from US via China, at midnight's high 70°s & 65% humidity. It hit me like a warm wet blanket. Next day, was even hotter. I complained to myself & then said, “You knew it would be hot, so quit bitching and ignore it like the locals do."   That was my attitude from then on throughout South America and Asia.