New Year’s Eve Destinations

Well at least there is some rain forecast for Kuwait before the end of 2010. We’ve had a pretty long dry spell. Mind you, the weather has been fantastic compared to anywhere else in the world and I’m pretty content to stay put and enjoy it. With all the blizzards and storms hitting many destinations, the cool air and sunshine is our best bet here.

Still, there will be a mass exodus this long holiday weekend. People planning on ringing in the New Year will be on their way to a variety of nearby destinations where celebrations are ongoing.

In Kuwait, celebration of the New Year is prohibited. The latest warning is specific: the criminal investigation and drug control departments in the ministry of Interior have been instructed to set out a security plan for New Year’s Eve.
There will be specialized teams in charge of the camping areas, stables (like in Kabd) , villas and chalets as well as other areas where prohibited activities may take place.

In a country where local businesses and hotels are prohibited from holding New Year celebrations, where there is no official fireworks display, what are people expected to do?  The rest of the world is celebrating one country after the other, ringing in the New Year with a series of bangs, and here the police and private detectives are on patrol to prevent you from celebrating even in the privacy of your own home. [Link to the Arab Times article for more info]

It’s a long weekend. It’s the start of a new year. And there is nothing to do with your family and friends to celebrate except to go to the mall and shop or to go to a restaurant and eat. Do you really want to go to the cinema and watch a censored film on New Year’s Eve? There is such a large gap in provision of entertainment it is no wonder that people resort to erecting desert nightclubs and the like to entertain themselves. If you don’t provide people with positive options, they are going to go for whatever is offered and that may be something  illicit.

Offer people positive alternatives so they can make good choices.

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