Me on the Bondi to Coogee coastal walk in Sydney — one of my favourite ways to enjoy a summer day by the ocean. There is no single best time to visit Australia. The right months depend on where you want to go, because the country is bigger than Europe and its north and south have completely different weather. The first surprise for most European travellers is that the seasons are flipped. Christmas falls in summer, July is winter, and a trip that looks perfect on paper in you