What’s the one issue that nearly every traveler has to deal with? You guessed it – dirty laundry. Here’s how you can deal with it.

On New Year’s Eve, my grandmother used to force us to eat deviled eggs, claiming that in Germanic tradition eggs fostered good luck and health for the upcoming year. I don’t know if that is a true story, but I do know that I eat deviled eggs at my New Year’s Eve parties every year—just in case she was right.

And so, various cultures ring in the New Year with rituals that may seem a little kooky to outsiders, but are steeped in tradition. Here are 12 (one for each strike of the clock counting down till midnight) traditions that match up with pretty cool places to …

Peter will be broadcasting his radio show this Saturday from the Golden State of California.

Martin Lindstrom, author of Buyology: Truth and Lies about Why We Buy, will discuss his book in detail.

Joe Sharkey, New York Times columnist and travel expert, will discuss the state of travel in 2009.

 

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