What to Expect in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve

Written by: Freddie Miranda

Are you looking for an escape from a laid-back environment in the New Year? And you want to party all night until the clock strikes at 12 midnight?

If your answer is yes, then, Las Vegas New Year's Eve celebration can provide you with a world-class venue that are known to delight visitors. That means, a celebration for you and your kids.

Three nights to a week is enough to fully enjoy this vibrant city, in the middle of the desert. You will enjoy the festive season, the casinos and your most favourite entertainment shows on the Strip.

Las Vegas continues to be a place for casinos, but it doesn't mean that it is exclusively for nightlife entertainment. It is no longer an adults-only playground, so you do not leave your kids behind. Las Vegas is rapidly becoming a kid-friendly destination suitable for all ages.

Worried about how to entertain your kids in Las Vegas?  Worry no more!

Greek Christmas Traditions

Written by Kate Power

Even though Easter is a much bigger holiday than Christmas for Greeks, it’s still a great time of tradition, but with a twist. Greek Orthodox traditions mingle with familiar festive customs. Where some people decorate a Christmas Tree, lots of Greeks put model ships in their houses, and where gifts are presented on December 25^th in some homes, Greek give gifts on New Year’s Eve.

Christmas Tree in Greece. Photo Credit Tilemahos Efthimiadis

After a couple of years living in Greece, here are some of the most famous that I’ve heard of:

The Christmas Goblin

I had never heard of these even in my first few years of living in Greece. The kallikantzari are mischievous elves who visit earth for 12 days over Christmas. Their aim is to disturb people; they come out at night to steal food or knock things over. However they are not too effective as far as mischief goes, because usually they can’t agree on anything, so their plans are left on the shelf. In the past, villagers wouldn’t leave their houses after nightfall for fear of running into one of the creatures. On Epiphany (January 6^th), water is blessed and it forces them back underground.