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If you plan to welcome the New Year in style, these are the best places to visit
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THIS NEW YEAR, do something different; choose one of the ten best locales to visit and celebrate New Year with a bang. Find out what each place offers you, hotel reservations, travel details, and car rentals. Login to find more details.
Sydney
http://www.sydney.visitorsbureau.com.au: Join Sydneysiders to be one of the first in the world to farewell 2004 and usher in 2005. Sydney always puts on a fabulous show with street entertainment and a spectacular show of fireworks that lights up the harbour. Whether it's a seat on Magistic's New Year's Eve harbour cruise or a good vantage point on the water's edge amidst the crowds in the celebrations, it will be a treasurable moment.
Africa
http://www.abercrombiekent.com/index.cfm?navid=3.1: Spend New Year's Eve in the African bush or savannah à la Ernest Hemingway. Observing elephant, giraffe and prides of lion instead of throngs of humans may just be what you need to clear your head for a fresh start into 2005. Abercrombie & Kent are well known for their reliably top-notch luxury tours.
Paris
http://www.travel-in-paris.com: On New Year's Eve, Parisians and travellers alike cram the metros to head to L'Arc de Triomphe for a luminous get-together. Champagne bottles spray bubbly; `Bonne Année' shouts are heard everywhere and you might find company in a total stranger. Learn more about restaurants, hotels, news and events taking place while you're in the city. Find reduced rates for flights, hotel rooms and car rentals in this portal and enjoy New Year, French style.
Salzburg
http://www2.salzburg.info/newsletter_2090.htm: Ring in the New Year in the quaint, historic town of Salzburg between the venerable baroque buildings. The excitement will culminate at midnight, when the famous "Blue Danube" waltz by Johann Strauss will resound throughout the city under a dazzling fireworks display. The city will be filled with waltzing and polka music again on New Year's Day starting at 5 p.m. along the "Music Mile".
Rio de Janeiro
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/south_america/rio_de_janeiro/: A couple of million Brazilians and international visitors dance the night away to African and samba beats along the Copacabana. An eclectic crowd all dressed in white throws flowers into the sea for Yemanja, the goddess of the sea, enjoys the massive fireworks at midnight and gets into a joyful frenzy until the wee hours, followed by Champagne breakfasts.
Bahamas
http://villas.wheretostay.com/property/1406.html: Imagine a 150-acre island for you and your inner circle including several houses, food, beverages, sports, and staff. Isn't that exotic? With more than 150 acres of unspoiled tropical environment, sparkling white sugar-sand beaches, crystal clear turquoise waters, superb elegant accommodations, Bahamas is a traveller's paradise.
New York
http://www.key2newyorkcity.com/index.esiml: New Yorkers stay warm and cosy at private soirées, while thousands of out-of-towners gather for the annual Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration and Ball Drop. Fireworks will light up the city at Brooklyn's Prospect Park and Central Park, where they will signal the start of a midnight 5K run. And, the Annual New Year's Eve Concert for Peace will be held at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
Vail
http://travel.lycos.com/destinations/location.asp?pid=344309: You don't need to travel to the Alps for a quaint mountain experience. The beautiful Rocky Mountain resorts of Vail offer great dining, shopping and fantastic spas. Not to mention the pristine slopes of Vail as well as the pretty, Austrian-themed Vail Village.
Tahiti
http://www.tahiti-explorer.com: The largest of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, Tahiti held a magical attraction for artist Paul Gauguin and writer Robert Louis Stevenson. To understand why, simply listen to the winds whistling through casuarina trees on a secluded black-sand beach, or stroll through beautiful botanical gardens and marvel at <15,0m,,0>island flora.
Hong Kong
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/usa/plan/reasons/index.jhtml: Exuberant festivals and celebrations are a way of life in Hong Kong, Asia's world city. To truly appreciate this stunning cultural kaleidoscope and to discover all the excitement that awaits you, opt for the best choice — visit Hong Kong.
AYYAPPA NAGUBANDI
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