Saturday, January 07, 2006

January Jaundice

The month of January seems akin to the summer months of July and August back in the states. School is out of session, the weather's good and most people are out on holiday.

In Australia, the month of January is bookended by two public holidays, New Years Day (which encompasses both the 1st and 2nd) and Australia Day, which falls on the 27th. This gives people good reason just to skip the entire month and head out of town. Many shops are closed, the trains are empty and the business district seems relatively deserted. Contrastingly, the beaches are packed and it is difficult to find any discount flights domestically, given that its the high season.

posted by ncawthon at 1:23 PM