New Year 2012 Enters Asia after Luminous Welcome in New Zealand and Australia

New Year luminously welcomed in Australia [ scroll down for video ]

After being luminously welcomed in New Zealand and Australia, the New Year 2012 enters Asia and has passed over Japan and is now hours away from India and Pakistan.

Sydney's harbour erupted in a blaze of colour and light on the stroke of midnight with a 12-minute pyrotechnic display drawing more than 1.5 million people to crowded foreshores and city landmarks. Sydney spent £4m for the fascinating New Year fireworks display.

Shapes of clouds and hearts floated above Australia's biggest city, while glittering lights cascaded off the focal point of the display, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and fireworks launched from barges and rooftops exploded overhead.

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Read more: The Telegraph [ 1 January 2012 ]

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Hottest Travel Destinations For 2012

Imagine lazing in a hammock on a remote beach in Panama, where boldface names like Angelina Jolie and Michael Jordan have been spotted. It’s a trip within reach-rustic-but-stylish hotels start at $99—and a country that’s remaking itself for 2012.

Discovering new destinations might seem next to impossible, but one of the wonders of travel is that there’s always someplace new on the horizon. And even when you think you know a place, there’s a hidden side ripe for exploration. To uncover 2012’s most exciting destinations, T+L crisscrossed the globe, bringing back everything from Toronto’s new hot spots to secluded resorts in northern Mozambique.

A panel consisting of Colin Barraclough, Vinita Bharadwaj, Jennifer Chen, Jonathan Durbin, Eleni N. Gage, David Kaufman, Alexandra Marshall, Ralph Martin, David Swanson at Business Insider has compiled a list of 10 hottest places for travelers as their travel destinations for 2012.

If you are planning to go out in 2012, do have a look of these 10 places and know why these have been selected for you - I may say....

Click HERE to see the slide show. 

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