If you saw in 2010 in the same old city, with the same old faces, perhaps you should be thinking about doing something different next year. Ok, so we know we’re 11 and a half months early, but there’s no harm in being organised…

If your resolution for 2010 is to travel more, discover other cultures, or just party around the globe, then spending New Year’s Eve in another city could be just the thing for you.  Here are our top five destinations:

5. Bangkok, Thailand: If you fancy festivities, parades and costumes, this city should be on the top of your list. And if you can’t make it for traditional New Year, you can still catch up with two others during the year: the Chinese New Year mid-January and the Songrank festival in April.

4. Barcelona, Spain: Apparently it’s tradition to eat a grape at each of the 12 strokes of midnight -  it symbolises good luck for the year to come.

3. Paris, France: Paris’ label of the City of Lights suits it well - just don’t get me started on the Christmas decorations. The place to be on New Year’s Eve is the Champs Elysees. Don’t be surprised if people start kissing strangers in the throngs around them when the clock strikes midnight – and don’t forget to shout ‘Bonne Année!’ to one and all.

2. Niagara Falls, Canada: Every year the ‘Party in Niagara’ is organised by the Niagara Parks Commission, with amazing fireworks over the falls at both 9 pm and midnight. Therefore, if the kids can’t stay awake until midnight, they can enjoy an early show.

1. Las Vegas, United States: You can be sure that the city that knows how to party all year long will throw an amazing New Year’s Eve party. If you can make your way through the crowd, join the massive party downtown. It’s got a 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.

It’s true that slick digs in desirable cities often come at a price, but some more than others. Most people are concerned with where you can pick up international property for reasonable prices, but to help you discover where your money won’t stretch quite so far, Global Property Guide have revealed which cities in the world are the most expensive to buy property.

Top of the list of the most expensive cities to buy property in 2009 is Monte Carlo, in Monaco. According to Global Property Guide, the average price per square metre, based on a 120sqm apartment in good condition in the city centre (priced in US dollars), is $47,578 (approx. £33,521). Second on the list – but only just – is Moscow, in Russia, where the cost per square metre averages at $20,853 (approx. £14,676). Closely following on its heels and despite of the global economic effects, is good old London, where the average price was found to be $20,756 (approx. £14,611).

The rest of their top ten is made up of:

4. Tokyo, Japan – $17,998 (approx. £12,670).
5. Hong Kong, Hong Kong – $16,125 (approx. £11,352).
6. New York, USA – $14,898 (approx. £10,484).
7. Paris, France – $12,122 (approx. £8,530).
8. Singapore, Singapore – $9,701 (approx. £6,826).
9. Rome, Italy – $9,166 (approx. £6,450).
10. Mumbai, India – $9,163 (approx. £6448).