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1 Thailand New Year’s Eve Party
There are few places in this world where you can live out your desert island dreams of palm trees and white sand beaches, and still have a blinding night out at a rocking party. The Full Moon Party at Koh Phangan has gained global notoriety as being one of the biggest and best beach bashes in the world, and this year, on December 31, there’s the chance to be part of the first ever Full Moon Party on New Year’s eve. The party starts at dusk and ends 24 hours later, and the dancing never stops: Every bar and club along the beachfront is throbbing with music.
7 41st Passion Play in Oberammergau — May to September
It’s a 10-year wait if you miss out on the 41st Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany, a tiny, picturesque village in the heart of the Bavarian Alps. The play, with its roots in the 1630s, when plague-beset villagers promised to re-enact the Passion of Christ if the deaths stopped (they did), is now held once a decade.
(This story appears in the 08 January, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)