After much research and help from my travel friends…..
Here are a few of the unique ways that others celebrate the New Year:
Ireland-One Irish custom that is to take a large loaf of Christmas bread or cake outside the house and hammer it against the closed doors and windows.  This is done to drive out any [...]

When you go to Rome there are certain sights that just cannot be missed: the Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Spanish steps, many of the gelato stores, and of course the Coliseum.
My first and only time to Rome was on a very quick 2 day visit in late December about ten years ago. I remember it being [...]