Looking Forward to 2008Happy Holidays! Is it just me, or does it seem that New Year’s Eve tends to be a let down if only because the night is so hyped? There are always years when New Year’s is a little more of a rockin’ Eve than others. I know of some people who will be going to pretty amazing places, while I will be heading to a wedding in a city with a slightly less raucous reputation. That said, I am heading to a wedding which will combine all the best parts of New Year’s Eve—friends, dancing, and champagne—with the celebratory emphasis placed squarely where it should be: on the bride and groom.
The New Year symbolizes so much; January is named after the two-faced Roman god Janus, whose likeness was carved into doorways as a representation of coming and going, old and new. So, it makes sense, then, that now is the time to consider where one will travel. It is now when people decide to take a trip sometime over the next 12 months.
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Not including Steel Town, I’ll be heading to at least one more tropical locale to report on one of the biggest parties in the world. It’s all business, I swear. As my friends are of the age, it seems, I’ll be heading to at least a couple other weddings, and likely a weekend trip or two.
However, this is the first time in a very long time when, as the holidays approached, arrived, and now speed away, that I am urged to just go. I could have used the “dart on a map” or “spin a globe and point” methods of choosing a destination, but basically just decided to go with the first place that popped into my head.
I’m not the only one who is so disposed to doing such a thing as this--especially at such a time as now. The New Year exudes change, reformation, rebuilding—or deconstruction, for any resolved dieters—and though I’m no polytheist, Janus certainly has been left to his devices. From a destination a week (don’t forget that 2008 is a leap year!), to what is going to be a hot destination, to reports of the imminent decline of tourism, nearly everyone looks forward to a trip at some point in the next year, and with good reason. Whether you’re riding the wave of a great 2007, or you’re hoping that you throw away the past year’s memories along with your old wall calendar, planning some sort of travel is an outstanding resolution.
So, where are you going?
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I'll be going to Portugal in February, with a roadtrip into Spain and down to Gibralter. I think it's going to be the best possible way to start off 2008 with a bang! Even more so because it's going to be my first ever time traveling outside of North America. Can't wait!! Happy travels to everyone in 2008! May it be a year of discovery for you all!
February sounds like the perfect time for that trip. It's great to mix things up and get away in the doldrums of a North American winter.
Travel safely, and Happy New Year!