The Most Popular Holiday Gift Destinations

You are sitting at home, trying to think of a holidaythe United States, it is no surprise that Mexico has
destination for a gift you are giving to someone youmultiple entries on this list. If you dont feel like
truly care about. Where do you send them?relaxing on the beach in this incredibly popular area,
To make your choice a bit easier, here are the topyou can journey a few miles out of the city, explore
international holiday destinations among Northsome Mayan ruins and learn a little bit about the
Americans.people who occupied the area centuries ago.
1. St. Maarten: This tropical island, 80 kilometers to6. San Juan: This Argentine city has something for
the south of Puerto Rico, is internationally dividedeveryone. You can enjoy the beauty of the
between the Netherlands and France. Naturally, thesurrounding countryside, relax on a beach, or check
warm weather during the winter makes it a perfectout some fossils from the Triassic period, which is
getaway for anyone trying to beat the snow andconsidered to be one of the largest collection of
cold of January or February. The island featuresfossils in the world.
beautiful beaches, breathtaking scenery and literally7. Auckland: Journey a bit further to the south and
hundreds of gourmet restaurants.you will find Auckland, New Zealand. The countrys
2. Montego Bay: Jamaicas tourism city is a hotcapital offers everything a person could desire. Night
destination with a hot climate and duty-free shops asclubs, fine dining, fishing, hiking and lets not forget
far as the eye can see. It also serves as a cruise shiptouring the sites where the Lord of the Rings was
terminal that serves a large portion of the Caribbean.shot a few years ago.
It should be noted that while it is a beautiful area of8. Aruba: Not a city but an island in the Caribbean, this
the country, it also suffers from a high crime ratehugely popular destination has become an attractive
outside of the resorts that is, in some cases, 28place to move to due to its high-paying job, not to
times higher than that of New York City.mention the fact it was immortalized in a Beach Boys
3. San Jose Del Cabo: This city of nearly 50,000 issong in the 80s.
located in Mexico along the Baja California Peninsula.9. London: Jolly Old London does not have much
Together with Cabo San Lucas it forms a majorsunshine, it is often cloudy and rainy but what it lacks
tourist destination for travelers from all corners ofin warmth of climate it more than makes up for in
the continent.history and culture. This city will satisfy the needs of
4. Paris: Of course, the top three in the list are in hotthe historian, pop culture enthusiast, partier and
spots of the world, but who can deny the appeal ofscholar, all at once.
Paris. The City of Love is perfect for any couple who10. Sydney: Heading to the land down under, where
are looking to rekindle their love or simply want toits summer in December. No trip here would be
experience the holiday season in one of the mostcomplete without checking out the world famous
beautiful cities in the world.Sydney Opera House in the harbor.
5. Cancun: Due to its close proximity to Canada and