On the North Island, explore craggy coves and cliffside beaches along the Coromandel Peninsula, located just across the gulf from Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city. January and February bring summer weather with little rainfall-perfect for exploring the country’s astonishing landscapes. If you love adventure sports, stunning natural beauty, and world-class wine, New Zealand is the summer escape for you. Any visit to Cape Town or Johannesburg should also include a guided township tour to learn more about apartheid and its lasting impact. Then hit up the markets in Braamfontein and Maboneng, where the sounds of DJs playing Afrobeats from nearby rooftops set the background to your shopping experience. During the day, soak up Joburg’s fashion scene in Newtown, a suburb located just over the city’s iconic Nelson Mandela Bridge. What the inland city lacks in the beach department, it makes up for with its frenetic energy and cosmopolitan culture. Just a two-hour flight from Cape Town, Johannesburg also warrants a visit. If you have time, head to the Cape’s vineyard-strewn mountains to spend a weekend sipping world-class vintages at estates in Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, and Paarl. After climbing Table Mountain and exploring the penguin-dotted coast in Cape Town, visit the esteemed Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art. South African cities such as Cape Town and Johannesburg offer more than Southern Hemisphere sun-in more recent years, South Africa has become a hub for fine art, fashion, food, and wine. From Bariloche, neighboring alpine towns are easily reachable by car or bus, and day hikes to nearby volcanoes, lakes, and glaciers are plentiful. Stay in San Carlos de Bariloche, a Swiss-style town on the shores of Lago Nahuel Huapi and its corresponding national park. Head south to the country’s Lake District, known for its spectacular hiking, well-established microbreweries, specialty chocolate shops, and traditional Argentine asado restaurants. If partying isn’t your idea of a good time, don’t cross Argentina off your list just yet. In hip neighborhoods such as San Telmo and Palermo, local dancers crowd the floors of traditional milongas (tango clubs) imaginative DJs mix cumbia, hip-hop, and house music in the city’s late-night dance clubs and those “in the know” flock to speakeasy-style lounges such as Florería Atlántico, a cocktail and wine bar hidden beneath an unassuming flower shop in the upscale Retiro neighborhood. Though summertime is quieter than usual in the sprawling Latin American city, peak porteño culture still heats up after the sun goes down. However, those who remain can be found sipping café con leche at sidewalk eateries or sharing maté with friends at green spaces across the city. Summer temperatures in Argentina’s capital city are sweltering, which is why many Buenos Aires residents, known as porteños, clear out of the city during January and February. (Find out more about why Byron Bay landed on our list of Where to Go in 2019 here.)
Though Byron Bay has been popular among surfers, backpackers, and hippie-types for years, the small beach town has recently attracted a new generation of esteemed artisans, chefs, and entrepreneurs to its shores. North of Sydney (just over an hour’s flight), sits Byron Bay, a chilled-out coastal paradise surrounded by tropical farms, lush jungle, and white sand beaches. Soak up the sun at the seaside spot of your choice in Sydney suburbs from North Bondi to Maroubra the city boasts more than 100 beaches, not to mention some seriously unsurpassed oceanside swimming holes. Areas such as Darlinghurst, Newtown, and Rozelle host to an array of vintage shops and eclectic bars, and formerly industrial neighborhoods such as Potts Point and Surry Hills offer some of the best eats in Sydney. Visit the capital, Sydney, to explore neighborhoods bustling with boutique stores and trendy coffee shops. Surf, sun, and great coffee-what more could you want from a winter getaway? New South Wales, a southeastern Australian state known for its coastal cities and lush national parks, offers all of that and more.
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