What is your favourite memory of a New Year's Eve spent overseas? Where did you go? What did you do?

Answer 1

it was my first time in Goa/India, new year , we celebrated twice, Goa is 5 1/2 times ahead of UK, seen that n/y in . waited for UK new year, by that time every one , meaning staff had all left to go home, there was no way anyone was going to bed drinks were out party was on, we were having a double celebration.. anyway we all/ hotel guest where getting low on the drinks, so we raided the bar, fortunately in India drinks are so cheap, i think they made more money that night with no staff with the collection we all made and left behind the bar, anyway come, 5.30am. midnight UK time we were all around the swimming pool, and a bout twenty of us were diving in the pool,, which was brilliant, a lovely warm morning,palm/ coconut trees over head.. and the family in the UK freezing to death outside wishing all a happy new year.. was surreal

Answer 2

I spent New Year 2001/2002 on the top of Adams Peak in Sri Lanka to witness the first sunrise of the new year... but that, that was just... spectacular. Exhausted from the climb, freezing from spending a few hours bare feet on a marble floor (snuggling up to pilgrims and munks for some warmth), it all didn't matter. The amazing triangle and seeing the mountains uncovering as the sun got higher. I skipped all the steps down again... most beautiful memorable start of a year or day for that matter...

Answer 3

Amsterdam -it was the best New Year's eve ever
it's a good place to celebrate and let your hair down, it was packed to the brim and we were walking round town with a bottle of champagne and some crystal glasses till gone 2am.
went back to the hotel when got quite frozen and carried on until 11 am. got up and went to a coffee house for breakfast :)
it was a brilliant time - but it's quite an expensive city, so bear it in mind. Also Euros are like monopoly money - so easy to spend

Answer 4

The last time I had to spent my New Year's Eve oversea was when I was clubbing with friends at Hilton, Malaysia to say good bye to the old year and welcome the New Year.

It was spectacular because of the beautiful display of fireworks, people were wishing others well. The event did not stop until quite early after midnight.

Answer 5

Having a wonderful New Years Eve party on Concorde over the Bay of Biscay

Answer 6

Drinking a can of lager, sitting on the top of a certain Embassy compound wall in Jeddah watching the sun set across the city. The air was warm, the city lights were flicking on, there was the usual dusty/chicken s**t middle eastern street smell, and afterwards we all slipped into the hot tub and drank the night away. I am going back a long long time (late 80's) but I can still sense it all now.

Answer 7

My birthday is 19th December and having been born in 1949, my husband treated us to three weeks away in North Cyprus. We arrived in the early hours of my birthday, and that evening went to see friends who owned a restaurant there and walked right into a surprise 50th birthday party they had laid on for me...though I didn't notice all the balloons and posters till it was pointed out to me!

Christmas day was spent at their restaurant with a special party meal for around 20 people...starting around 2.30 it went on well into the night and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. We were all back there again for the News Years Eve party, which was the dawn of the new millennium, and we had a tremendous time....lots of food and drink and games and wonderful company. At midnight we watched the fireworks over Kyrenia Harbour, cheering loudly as each one lit up the sky...we helped the Germans celebrate their New Year, then helped the UK celebrate theirs....a few of our merry band were all for seeing in America's as well, but the majority of us decided that sleep would be a better option and around 5 in the morning we made our way back to our respective abodes, with us strongly resisting the invitations to go back to other's places for a nightcap!

We would normally have only gone for two weeks, but with the day we would have been due to fly back being 1st January, and with all the confusion about whether or not it would be safe to do so...also the fact that there were no planes flying that day....we were forced to spend another week out there enjoying the company of some good friends, with good food, and lovely places to visit!

Answer 8

Canada 200-2001 met some great people and had the party to end all parties, I was the only English guy there, I was staying with a family , thier son was a biker and he had his chapter come round, it had been snowing for 5 days and was pretty heavy on the ground, we all stood on a great big snowmound at midnight and watched fireworks sang songs and drank beer, not canadian beer british Newcastle Brown Ale, we were all very merry and it went on till next day.

Answer 9

I spend 1988 going to a Watch Service then went to the NCO club and partied in the New Year; that was at Suwon AB, Korea; That was some great times;

Answer 10

I spent the millenium in Sydney and went to a fantastic rave at the Olympic Stadium. Saw the pre-midnight-fireworks at the harbour bridge first and then danced my socks off till about 10am the next day.....Ah the memories!