Sorry, I was rather busy yesterday.
I'm not trying to find exactly the same stuff from Australia that I get here, I was intrigued of the possibility that there actually are even ski-resorts there. The thing is, the ideal temperature for me is around 13-15 degrees of Celsius. +25 is also OK, but above that I start to become increasingly lazy. The reason for this is that my body temperature really is around +35.4 degrees of Celsius (well below the average), and the body structure matches those of eskimos, maximizing volume while minimizing the surface area. The result is: I'm too efficient in warming myself there. I know that after some time body starts to adjust to the new climate, but it doesn't sound very smart to jump from -30 directly to +35, now does it? I'd like to be efficient there as well, instead of sitting in a shadow of a tree. Several of my friends have been exercising in Malaysia, they all say they can't do it even nearly at the same pace as they can exercise here. This is the reason I'm asking for temperate regions, not tropical regions. Being able to get close to snow within a couple of hours is definitely a plus!
Would you believe if I said that I have heard a Russian professor saying that he had to leave Australia after one year since it was so cold? He was from a region in Russia that is actually colder than this place, but there is actually a logical explanation for this, namely the day and night temperature cycle in the desert region. He got sweaty during the day, and was freezing in the night due to lack of insulation. Some things aren't so black and white after all.
By the way, dressing up take definitely longer than one hour in front of the mirror here, that is to make sure that not an inch of skin is exposed if one attempts to go outside. An insulation layer of one meter is required to keep you warm for about ten minutes, after which you need to get inside your you'll be frozen to a stick in a couple of minutes.
Well not really, but you get the point. Actually, the winter shoelaces are the biggest pain in the ass for me, and it takes about 15 seconds. Layered clothing makes it easy.