{"id":1727,"date":"2016-12-19T20:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/?p=1727"},"modified":"2016-12-20T09:38:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T09:38:55","slug":"where-in-the-world-will-you-be-ringing-in-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/?p=1727","title":{"rendered":"Where in The World Will You Be Ringing in The New Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 47 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nicolas.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1599 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nicolas-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"nicolas\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nicolas-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nicolas-100x100.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 102px) 100vw, 102px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 102px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 102\/102;\" \/><\/a>By <strong>Nicholas Lim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re longing for peace and quiet after frantic Christmas festivities, or ready to party like it\u2019s 1995 \u2013 a destination escape over New Year\u2019s is always a good idea. We have a great selection of European holidays that will set you up for a New Year\u2019s you\u2019ll never forget! Here are our top three destinations to welcome 2017 !<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1728\" style=\"width: 336px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Scotland-Hogmanay-Fireworks.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1728 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Scotland-Hogmanay-Fireworks.jpg\" alt=\"Scotland Hogmanay Fireworks \" width=\"336\" height=\"342\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Scotland-Hogmanay-Fireworks.jpg 336w, https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Scotland-Hogmanay-Fireworks-295x300.jpg 295w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 336px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 336\/342;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scotland Hogmanay Fireworks (Picture Courtesy : Trafalgar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1. Street party festivities in Edinburgh<\/strong><br \/>\nThe world has New Year, and Scotland has Hogmanay! Edinburgh is a city that knows how to party and it is now widely agreed that the hugely popular Street Party is one of the most happening places to be on December 31. Celebrate at the Edinburgh Castle and meet people from all over the world who have gathered for the countdown to the new year. From music concerts to street parties, there will be four fireworks displays set against the backdrop of Edinburgh Castle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. London Float Parade<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check out London\u2019s annual parade that takes place on New Year\u2019s Day where over 10,000 participants from 20 countries will perform. From colourful floats to marching bands, acrobats, dancers and clowns, the parade begins at the famous Ritz Hotel, passes through Piccadilly Circus, to Lower Regent Street through Trafalgar Square and Whitehall and ends at the Big Ben. Be ready for the amazing showcase of fireworks over the river Thames as the Big Ben strikes midnight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1729\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1729\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Florence.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1729 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Florence.jpg\" alt=\"Florence \" width=\"448\" height=\"257\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Florence.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Florence-300x172.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 448px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 448\/257;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florence (Picture Courtesy : Trafalgar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>3. Ultimate Italian holiday<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visit Italy&#8217;s most famous and best-loved cities on a Great Italian Cities on a 10-day trip where you will toast New Year\u2019s Eve in Florence. Recognised as the birthplace of the Renaissance, you will find this city is at its most energetic on this day. Visit the different parties in a number of Piazzas, or head to the main outdoor event at Piazzale Michelangelo. Expect fireworks to light up the sky at midnight!<\/p>\n<p><em>(The writer is President at Trafalgar (Asia) and Travel Corp. (India))<\/em><\/p>\n        <div class=\"booster-block booster-reactions-block\">\n            <div class=\"twp-reactions-icons\">\n                \n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-1\" post-id=\"1727\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/happy.svg\" alt=\"Happy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Happy                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                        \n                                                <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-2\" post-id=\"1727\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/sad.svg\" alt=\"Sad\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Sad                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-3\" post-id=\"1727\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/excited.svg\" alt=\"Excited\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Excited                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-6\" post-id=\"1727\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/sleepy.svg\" alt=\"Sleepy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Sleepy                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                        \n                                                <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-4\" post-id=\"1727\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/angry.svg\" alt=\"Angry\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">Angry<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-5\" post-id=\"1727\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/surprise.svg\" alt=\"Surprise\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">Surprise<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nicholas Lim Whether you\u2019re longing for peace and quiet after frantic Christmas festivities, or ready to party like it\u2019s 1995 \u2013 a destination escape over New Year\u2019s is always a good idea. We have a great selection of European holidays that will set you up for a New Year\u2019s you\u2019ll never forget! Here are&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[264,4],"tags":[800,748,797,348,799,798,86],"class_list":["post-1727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-when-we-need-an-expert-opinion","category-travel","tag-800","tag-destinations","tag-guest-post","tag-international","tag-new-year-eve","tag-trafalgar","tag-travel"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1727"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1753,"href":"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727\/revisions\/1753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msjunebug.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}