A globetrotter’s guide on where to celebrate New Year’s Eve 2019

How true are the words: "You don’t need magic to disappear, just the right destination!" A traveller's world revolves around this line without doubt. And when it comes to something as big as the start of a New Year, you’ve got to pull the big guns out! Here’s a list of locays and vacays, fit for a blow-off-your-socks kinda New Year’s Eve celebration:

Sydney, Australia

Talking of NYE and you can’t not talk about the harbour city! Boasting of a stunning harbour and star attractions, New Year’s Eve fireworks in Sydney are world-famous, and not without reason! See the fireworks go off from Harbour Bridge and Opera House on board a stunning New Year’s Eve cruise in Sydney. With two of the country’s biggest fireworks shows happening on the same night, the best way to catch up with all of it is definitely a New Year’s Eve cruise! A word to the wise: Being a highly coveted event, New Year’s Eve cruises on Sydney Harbour sell out like hot cakes quite early on, so it’s best to book ahead and be an early bird. Your pocket will also thank you for it.

New York City

The city that never sleeps is one bucket-list worthy New Year’s Eve destination. It’d rightly said, there’s nothing like the feeling of being in Times Square for New Year’s Eve. Let the Empire State define your night this NYE and witness the legendary drop of the ball from the old New York Times building with over a billion people across the globe. Find a spot right in the middle of all action where Broadway and Seventh Avenue come together to see it firsthand. Celebrate the onset of the New Year with a tradition dating back to over 100 years. A tip for you: No matter the time of the year, NYC is always a good idea!

Las Vegas

A little bit of this town goes a long way! With the whole of the area partying as hard as you can imagine, Vegas is one NYE destination where it doesn’t matter where you celebrate, as there’s no place which is not partying! Stroll around, down a few drinks, mingle and jiggle, and just be a part of the crowd to have the best NYE celebration in you life ‘cause - Yass, Vegas it is! You don’t ask it when you’re in Vegas, you just be!

Paris

Bonjour, City of Lights! What place to ring in the New Year than the city known world-over for its illuminations. See the city of lights transform into one of fireworks for the dawn of a New Year. You can’t talk of Paris without talking of Eiffel Tower, so here it is! See the entire length of this iconic iron structure come alive with tons of fireworks in one of the most stunning displays of the evening you’ll ever see. Line the Champs-Élysées with a bottle of bubbly in hand and shout out ‘Happy New Year’ to the world the right way! Like every traveller says - No matter what goes wrong, we’ll always have Paris!

So there it is - your list of NYE to-do’s to pick and check from! Choose your poison and drink it well this New Year’s Eve. Our personal favourite - a stunning New Year’s cruise on Sydney Harbour. Sydney, you indubitably have our heart! So why wait… choose, book and have a Happy New Year y’all!

Charlotte Maxwell traverses the world during her free time, taking her to various exotic places, ticking off her travel bucket list one by one.