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Welcome 2010: New Year’s Eve in Shanghai Dec 31

If you’re planning to spend New Year’s Eve in Shanghai, you have a choice in things to do. You can give permission to the eventide pass by lacking pomp in any of Shanghai’s fantastic cheap and delicious Chinese restaurants.

If you want a serious meal or party, then it might be a little late to buy your tickets or book your table for tonight. Bund restaurants like M on the Bund all have special events happening but you need to make your reservations or be happy back at that humble establishment mentioned above.

There are several Countdown Parties happening around town. In Xintiandi, around the lake there will be a Countdown event from this evening until midnight. On the Bund there will be fireworks and a party at Chen Yi Square (the promenade is closed off to visitors due to renovations). Xujiahui is having a big concert Countdown party right in front of Grand Gateway along with a short fireworks show. And across the river in Pudong, the Bund Promenade on that side direction be the site of a Countdown Party along through a big lighting and fireworks display at midnight.

Want to celebrate 2010 Chinese style? Go visit any of the temples in Shanghai where they’ll be ringing in the new year.

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Who Else Hates New Years Eve? 5 Anti-Social Places to Escape it All Dec 15

Detest New Year’s Eve? Escape to 1 of these beautifully remote destinations. Not a party popper in sight!

I HATE New Year’s Eve. No, I insignificant really HATE it.

I dislike intensely the hype, I shrink from the expense, I hate the hassle, I hate the anti-climax and I hate being forced to have fun.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could run away some place where New Year’session Eve doesn’t exist??

Well the good tidings is, you can!

Check out these 5 beautifully remote destinations where silence rules and the only counting you’ll be doing will be the stars!

1. Australian Outback, Australia

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With Australia’s population concentrated along the main coastal cities, you’ll be pretty safe deep in the Australian outback.

You may run into some sheep shearers in high spirits, oh and there’s that huge sacred rock, Uluru (200 miles from Alice Springs).

Just you the rock and the stars. Beats Times Square!

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