Best Destinations to Celebrate the New Year

Are you tired of the same old environment; just a fun-filled evening of party and drinks? Ring in the new year in a far more memorable way this year. Because New Year's Eve is easily the most glamorous holidays of the year, you'll need fireworks decorating the beautiful skyline across the amazing backdrops and vivacious street parties to welcome the new year with a bang. You'll have to pay for admission at times, and tickets sometimes run out months ahead. Discover the best destinations with the best activities for the occasion.

Where should you when the clock tongs 12 on 31st midnight? Travel for a New Year's Eve for the books:

1. London

Enjoy the city's colorful illumination at the Regent Street. Each year Hyde Park hosts the Winter Wonderland. The city is all lit up; London's night skies is a blaze of light and colour with a display of stunning pyrotechnics from the river on London's famous South Bank.While being cultured at the Thames River with live music and endless, welcome the new year literally with a bang watching fireworks too. Also, you can watch the fireworks from the river on a New Year's Eve cruise.

2. Paris

The Eiffer Tower alone is a magical setting. You'll finish the year in style. There is a beautiful sight from the first or the second floor of the tower. Two restaurants in the Eiffel Tower are: the 58 Tour Eiffel (a chic Brasserie at the 1st floor) and Le Jules Verne (Grande Cuisine Restaurant at the 2nd floor). The Champagne Bar is on floor.

On a boat, have a special festive menu of scallop céviche, duckling breast, and Christmas Log.

People walk around and there is a general atmosphere of partying and fun, particularly in famous clubbing destinations in the city like Ice Kube Bar.

3. Tonga

For most Brits, fireworks going off over Sydney harbour symbolises the start of global New Year's festivities. While Australia receives massive media attention for its early celebration of the new year, the tiny island nation Tonga is the very first country to ring in the new year. The 170 South Pacific islands are all yours to explore. Go for snorkeling, island hopping and sea kayaking.

As midnight approached in 2010, Tongans welcomed the new year quietly as there was a brass band playing a hymn with a sombre tone somewhere nearby in the capital.

4. Taipei

Taipei 101 is the setting for an unforgettable fireworks show with musical performances leading up to the new year. You can swing by the National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and the Xinyi Commercial District during that time.

Overlooking Taipei 101 is amba, Taipei Songshan hotel's urban chic, seven-meter high communal space on level 17. You can alsoo watch Taipei's spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks there because the area surrounding Taipei's iconic tower is extremely crowded.

A good place to end up after a few hours of pre-dawn bar-hopping is the Presidential Palace.