The Best Party Spots in the World to Celebrate New Years Eve

As we come to the end of another year (didn’t 2007 just fly right by?), it’s time to decide how you are going to welcome in the new year of 2008. The same old New Year’s Eve parties can become monotonous year after year; so if you fancy a change, why not take a look at how different countries around the world celebrate New Years Eve? Here is a list of hot spots for New Year’s Eve so you can ring it in with style!

New Year’s Eve in Scotland

It is actually called ‘Hogmanay’ in Scotland – it is the Scots word for the last day of the year, and it is synonymous with the New Year celebrations. The traditions associated with this pagan mid-winter festival are repeated not just in Edinburgh, the capital city, but in towns and villages throughout the country.

The biggest Hogmanay party in Scotland is organized in Edinburgh, around Princes Street and its gardens. The backdrop of the party is the beautiful floodlit Edinburgh Castle. The Hogmanay celebrations are the climax of a month-long series of events in which half a million people will take part. An ice rink in Princes Street Gardens is open over the whole festive season, and a ferris wheel only adds to the fun. The torchlight procession marches from the castle, down the Royal Mile, to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

On New Year’s Day, rock and pop bands will be performing on stages and a huge fireworks display will use the backdrop of the Edinburgh castle and the major hills in the city.

The Big Apple
Okay, so it’s freezing and Times Square is packed to capacity (it is estimated that about one million people squeeze together to celebrate each year), but you have to experience New Year’s Eve once in your life by watching the ball drop live in New York City. Dick Clark is still going…. and what’s New Year’s Eve without him working the countdown? Listen to several performances by big names in the music industry, celebrate in the streets, and prepare for the big moment. We know that the New Yorkers know how to party, so see 2008 in with style with them!

Say G’day To 2008 in Australia

Australia is one of the first countries around the globe to ring in the New Year, so for that alone it deserves a spot on the New Year’s Eve party circuit list! Expect a stunning fireworks display with co-ordinated music exploding over one of the world’s most spectacular landmarks, the Sydney Harbour Bridge. As it’s summer in Australia, you can even party in your bikini!

It’s A London Thing
Can you think of anything better than counting down the twelve final chimes alongside Big Ben? Sing Auld Lang Syne at Trafalgar Square with the thousands of Bobbies (Policemen) that line the streets of London. Be warned, it is a nightmare getting home, as tube stations get shut with no warning.

Copacabana – New Year’s in Rio De Janeiro

If you fancy getting away from the miserable wet weather, then shake your bon bon all the way to Rio De Janeiro. Join two million other revellers on Copacabana Beach and dance away to the great bands playing on New Year’s Eve. Experience the local tradition of throwing champagne and roses into the ocean as good luck offerings to the Afro-Brazilian goddess of the sea, Yemanja. You also need to consider your color scheme, as tradition holds that revellers wear all white with touches of blue if you wish for peace in the coming year, red if you’re looking for passion, and yellow for prosperity.

Boracay in Philippines

Boracay Island in the Philippines is paradise for certified beach and sun-worshippers around the world. Hailed by Yahoo Travel and BMW Tropical Beach Handbook as one of the world's best beaches, Boracay continues to entice beach loving tourists to its sun bleached shores of powder-soft white sands that never get hot even in the afternoon sun. Boracay Island has more than a dozen beaches and many coves. The most famous and popular boracay beach is the almost four kilometres long White Beach, which has been named several times as one of the best beaches in the world. Most of the foreign tourists who had been here have made Boracay their yearly destination. Others have chosen to live on this haven.

While the fine white sand beaches and the crystal clear cool waters of Boracay Island provide the main attraction, the possibilities for pleasure and adventure in this enchanting paradise are as seemingly endless. There is a wonderful array of attractions on Boracay Island to keep you busy exploring for days and nights.

Boracay is really a place you have to experience yourself.

No matter your plans for the upcoming new year, there are plenty of spots around the world to ring it in with style. So pick your destination and party 2007 away!