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.

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