{"id":130,"date":"2021-01-23T07:16:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T07:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.keonthemes.com\/travelbiz\/?p=130"},"modified":"2021-01-23T09:12:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T09:12:51","slug":"beautiful-destinations-for-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santoriniworld.com\/?p=130","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful Destinations for the New year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New Year\u2019s Eve is the biggest party of the year. It\u2019s a celebration that brings people together to celebrate all the potential that a new year offers. It\u2019s a day of hope and celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s not too far away either!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon, people from around the world will be ringing in the new year soon with fireworks,\u00a0festivals, friends,\u00a0parties, and songs. It\u2019s a fun holiday that knows no nationality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re ready to stay up past your bedtime and indulge in the revelry, here are my top ten best places to go for New Year\u2019s Eve in 2019:
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1. New York City<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Times Square has been a focal point of New Year\u2019s activity for more than a hundred years. Around one million people will crowd into the square to watch the famous ball drop. On top of that, around a BILLION more people will watch from home, making this one of the biggest events of the year \u2014 every year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to watch the ball drop in person, be sure to arrive early (people start gathering in the afternoon to get a good spot) and dress warmly! However, there are lots of parties throughout the city and most New Yorkers try to aim for some of the downtown clubs and bars or a house party!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Sydney<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Australia\u00a0is one of the first countries in the world to experience New Year\u2019s Eve making\u00a0Sydney\u00a0the first major city in the world to greet a new year (sorry\u00a0New Zealand, you aren\u2019t as big!).\u00a0 The city hosts one of the largest firework displays in the world. They last almost a full fifteen minutes and are best viewed from one of the boats in the harbor or surrounding hills. After the display, the celebrations usually last until dawn. Locals love enjoying this day as it\u2019s also in the middle of their summer so the weather is always great! Unsurprisingly, accommodation disappears fast so be sure to book well in advance if you want to spend the New Year down under!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. London<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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London rings in the new year with an astonishing fireworks display that\u2019s launched from the London Eye. The fireworks can be seen from rooftops and balconies all across London, so you don\u2019t need to leave your hotel to get a good view. If you want to get out there and really experience the display, the best views are from Westminster Bridge and the north embankment of the River Thames (opposite the London Eye).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Paris<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paris\u00a0is the perfect destination for a romantic New Year\u2019s Eve getaway. It has high class dining, clubbing, fantastic fireworks, and the chance to sip Champagne on the Champs-Elysees. Around midnight, you can watch the Eiffel Tower\u2019s light show. Another great place to spend the evening is Montmartre, as it offers spectacular views of the entire Paris skyline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While you won\u2019t get the same level of epic fireworks as you would in Sydney, there are still great parties through the city and many people light off their own fireworks from the Champs-Elysees. The city stays open late!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Ko Phangan, Thailand<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over 20,000 young people cram on Haat Rin beach in\u00a0Thailand\u00a0to celebrate the New Year. Backpackers and travelers from around the world dance, paint themselves up, and drink buckets of alcohol from dusk until the first dawn of the new year. They fill the beach and it\u2019s one of the wildest outdoor parties there is on New Year\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re looking to start the new year on a beach and plan to be in\u00a0Southeast Asia, this is one of the best and most fun places to be. I\u2019ve spent three New Year\u2019s here and loved every single one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Kiribati<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What better way to ring in the New Year than to be the first person to do it? This spot in the Pacific is officially the first place in the world to see the New Year. It\u2019s like going into the future! Tourism here has picked up in recent years as the locals have tried to capitalize on that interesting fact but the island remains mostly an untouched getaway. There\u2019s not much to do here and accommodation isn\u2019t by any means luxurious but what better way to spend the new year than on an island in the South Pacific? Be sure to plan this well in advance as few flights go here and limited accommodation makes its difficult to find spots.
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7. Tokyo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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If a single night of partying isn\u2019t enough for you, head to Tokyo. The capital city of\u00a0Japan\u00a0starts celebrating on the 29th of December, giving you a few extra days to let loose and give the year a proper send-off. Not only do they start early, but the party almost doesn\u2019t stop. New Year\u2019s celebrations here continue until January 4th. While most of the major tourist sites in the city are closed during this time, the streets of Tokyo (as well as all restaurants and clubs) are packed with locals and visitors alike. The city offers up numerous fireworks displays, dancing, and all the karaoke you can sing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a08. Las Vegas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The city that parties every night throughout the year certainly knows how to throw a New Year\u2019s Eve bash to remember. There are so many clubs, hotels, bars, and casinos to choose from in\u00a0Las Vegas, Nevada, that it\u2019s almost impossible to not celebrate in style. Outdoors, \u201cThe Strip\u201d is closed to traffic so everyone can watch the grand fireworks displays high above the city\u2019s neon lights. If you want to wade through the crowds, make your way downtown to\u00a0Fremont Street\u00a0and join the massive block party, complete with confetti, a massive wine toast, concerts by big-name rockers, and a five-block-long illuminated canopy 90 feet overhead, on which state-of-the-art sound and light shows are shown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. San Juan Del Sur<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This holiday hotspot in\u00a0Central America\u00a0is a surfing and beach mecca for travelers of all ages and styles. During New Years, the city is bursting with tourists and locals who come from the surrounding area to enjoy time on the beach, with their families, and party hard (Nicaraguans sure know how to have fun!). This is definitely a place to go if you\u2019re looking to get bit crazy and then nurse your hangover on the beach the next day. There\u2019s usually a giant beach party where locals and tourists mingle, dance, drink, and countdown a new year together!
10. Edinburgh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When it comes to New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations, Edinburgh is one of those places that can\u2019t be beat. Their Hogmanay is one of the most fun parties I\u2019ve ever been too. Each year, over 100,000 people take part in the two-day celebration that involves a Viking procession, fireworks over the castle, bonfires, concerts, and a carnival. It\u2019s out of this world fun. It gets super crowded and you\u2019ll need tickets to the shows so be sure to book in advance. You can even walk the viking procession to the bonfire!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New Year\u2019s Eve is the biggest party of the year. It\u2019s a celebration that brings people together to celebrate all the potential that a new year offers. It\u2019s a day of hope and celebration. And it\u2019s not too far away either! Soon, people from around the world will be ringing in the new year soon […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santoriniworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/santoriniworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/santoriniworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santoriniworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santoriniworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=130"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/santoriniworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":828,"href":"https:\/\/santoriniworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130\/revisions\/828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santoriniworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santoriniworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santoriniworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}