Start of a million questions from Australia

Someone above talked about 6months in FL or TX. I would agree, but I would say to spend from the beginning of December until the middle of March in the southern states (AZ, NM, TX, LA, MS, AL, GA and FL) to miss most of the cold and snow and then start moving north as the weather gets warmer. While it's cold, you don't have to sit in one place, but you will need to do some pre-planning.

I think it's a marvelous idea and wish I could reciprocate. I would LOVE to travel to Australia and New Zealand and just travel the countryside.