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10 Big Cities to Escape the North Winter

Certain species of birds migrate south to a warmer climate, so why shouldn't we? The southern hemisphere is filled with great cities to spend the northern winter, so check out the ETG list of our personal favourites below and start planning your 365 day summer.

10 Big Cities to Escape the North Winter


1. Cape Town & the Garden Route - Plan your trip (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

This chapter contains the Welcome to Cape Town & the Garden Route, Cape Town & the Garden Route’s Top 10, What’s New, Need to Know, Top Itineraries, If You Like, Month by Month, With Kids, Neighbourhoods at a Glance, and Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping and Sports & Activities overview chapters from Lonely Planet’s Cape Town & the Garden Route guidebook.


2. Sydney - Understand Sydney & Survival Guide (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

This chapter contains the Understand Sydney, Sydney Today, History, Food Culture, The Arts, Architecture, Sporty Sydney, Survival Guide, Transport and Directory A-Z chapters from Lonely Planet’s Sydney guidebook.


3. Buenos Aires - Plan your trip (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

This chapter contains the Welcome to Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires' Top 10, What's New, Need to Know, Top Itineraries, If You Like, Month by Month, With Kids and Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Tango, Shopping and Sports & Activities overview chapters from Lonely Planet's Buenos Aires guidebook.


4. Rio De Janeiro - Plan your trip (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

This chapter contains the Welcome to Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro's Top 10, What's New, Need to Know, Top Itineraries, If You Like, Month by Month, With Kids, Carnaval, Neighborhoods at a Glance, and Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Samba, Shopping and Sports & Activities overview chapters from Lonely Planet's Rio de Janeiro guidebook.


5. Mexico City - Mexico (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet eBook guide

If you’re in Mexico’s capital for only a week, the ancient ruins, pueblos mágicos (magical vil-lages) and stunning mountain landscape of the surrounding area should not be missed. Mexico City – like many capitals – has little in common with even its closest neighbors.


6. Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is Vietnam at its most dizzying: a high-octane city of commerce and culture where you can wander by ancient pagodas before hitting designer malls beneath sleek skyscrapers. There's nowhere else quite like it.


7. San Diego - California (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

This is the San Diego chapter from Lonely Planet’s California guidebook.


8. Mumbai (Bombay) - South India & Kerala (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

Mumbai is big. It’s full of dreamers and hard-labourers. It has the most prolific film industry, some of Asia’s biggest slums (and the world’s most expensive home) and the largest tropical for-est in an urban zone.


9. Lonely Planet Dubai & Abu Dhabi (Travel Guide)

Lonely Planet Dubai & Abu Dhabi is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Learn about Dubai through lifelike dioramas, shop for dazzling jewellery at Deira's Gold Souq, or join a walking tour of the Bastakia Quarter; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Dubai and Abu Dhabi and begin your journey now!


10. Bangkok - Plan your trip (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

This chapter contains the Welcome to Bangkok, Bangkok’s Top 10, What's New, Need to Know, Top Itineraries, If You Like, Month by Month, With Kids, Neighbourhoods at a Glance, and Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Gay & Lesbian, Sports & Activities and Shopping overview chapters from Lonely Planet's Bangkok guidebook.