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Seasonings

By Sandi Smith

What season is it? It depends on where in the world you are. In the Northern Hemisphere, spring arrives in March, summer begins in June, autumn commences in September, and winter starts in December.

In the Southern Hemisphere, the opposite occurs. When it's cold in the United States, it's warm in Argentina. In Australia, chances are it will never snow on Christmas Day because Christmas comes in the summer and is accompanied by hot weather. The best time to visit Antarctica is in February-March, when it's the warmest. The Southern Hemisphere seasons are autumn in March, winter in June, spring in September, and summer in December.

If you visit a country close to the Equator, you'll experience roughly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. The farther away from the Equator, toward the Poles, days and nights become unequal in length. If it's summer, days will be longer than nights. At the Poles in the summer, there is no night. The sun shines round the clock. If it's winter, the nights will be longer than the days. At the Poles, in the winter, there is continuous darkness.

When you make your travel plans, find out what season it will be in the country you are visiting and at the time of your visit. How many daylight hours can you expect? How many evening hours can you expect? Don't be surprised by these global variations by planning ahead.

With good planning on an extended trip, you can even experience summer all year long like I did on a 1989 round-the-world trip.

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