Malaysian journalist discovers what life was like in Australia in the 1850s

Sovereign Hill offers a glimpse into life on Australia’s 1850s goldfields in its outdoor museum, a living township with businesses, shops and horse-drawn coaches from the era. -- Visit Victoria

I felt like I was transported into Christmas in a holiday movie, what with the chilly air and warm clothes I was bundled in, Father Christmas giving out sweets to rosy-cheeked children on the street, trees decked out in Christmas lights and snow falling from the sky.

Never mind that it was July, this was fake snow and one rather adventurous boy who caught “snowflakes” with his tongue found out the hard way that it didn’t taste very good.