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Anything goes in wild international Berlin. But cities aren’t the only places to find a party. Tip: Head to Emporio de Serra tavern atop the Cantareira, overlooking São Paulo’s skyscrapers, to savor Brazil’s national cocktail, the caipirinha, made of lime juice, sugar, and cachaça (distilled from sugarcane).” He’s lived in the resort town 15 years. is of course way early to quit). One mile away at Amnesia, partiers kick up their heels at the regular Fiesta de la Espuma, or Foam Festival. Islands, too, often spur the urge to get up and dance.you get the idea.. Tip: Wear a swimsuit at Ibiza’s effervescent foam parties—the suds can get five-feet deep (and stain your clothes).m. “Then the beaches and clubs become populated with beautiful people, and techno music again percolates across the island. Claiming to be the “world’s biggest beach party,” the all-night outdoor celebration on Haad Rin Beach, on the moonrise-side of Koh Phangan island, explodes every month with some 10,000 globe-trotters looking to cut loose to techno, hip-hop, and psy trance on a white-sand beach under the glowing night sky. Hot Spots: Beautiful people, globe-trotters, and creative change-agents flock to venues like 360° sky-bar lounge for German techno; sky-high 40Seconds (named for its only access: a 40-second elevator ride), or club-restaurant Felix, where tables are cleared at 11 p. Hot Spots: Can’t make the full moon?No worries—the clubs rock daily, and in Ban Tai village, two miles northwest, you’ll find a biweekly Half-Moon Festival and a monthly Black Moon Festival.” And you know you’re in party-land when the nightclub holds 10,000 guests. Later, the action shifts to laid-back local hangouts, like Mahogany Ridge Brewery & Grill, featuring house brew Olympic Gold and live bands on weekends. And Bacchus is still alive and well here; after dark, when the sun sets on the whitewashed Cycladic buildings overlooking the Aegean Sea, straight and gay celebrants paint the town red. John, and Wynton Marsalis—goes wild during Mardi Gras and JazzFest (April 24–26, April 30–May 3, 2009), but in truth, the party never stops in the cobbled 18th-century French Quarter and beyond. But great parties aren’t restricted to tropical climes. Advertisement 2 of 10 © BRIAN ELLIOTT / Alamy Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia The Scene: Along the central coast of Queensland, palm-fringed Airlie Beach—a jumping-off point for travelers (read: backpackers) sailing on charters to the Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef—has emerged as one of Australia’s top places to party.” Revelers may converge on party meccas like Rio de Janeiro, Munich, and New York City for specific events like Carnival, Oktoberfest, and New Year’s, but a great party town is one that buzzes year-round. That’s the claim made by Privilege, a club on the Spanish island of Ibiza (also home to the “foam party,” where cannons spray suds over exuberant dancers until they’re neck-deep in bubbles). Tip: Chill at Fish D’vine rum bar, which serves 74 different kinds of rum—one for each of the 74 Whitsunday Islands. Tip: Always carry sunglasses—no one ever leaves the clubs before dawn. Tip: Although it may be tempting with the balmy temperatures and free atmosphere, don’t go barefoot—broken bottles are not uncommon in the sand. Advertisement 9 of 10 iStock Punta del Este, Uruguay The Scene: “There’s always time to sleep in winter” is the mantra of Punta del Este, the peninsular playground of South America’s rich and famous.O.com Berlin, Germany The Scene: At Berlin Fashion Week in 2009, designer Michael Michalsky threw one of the season’s hottest after-parties—in a derelict swimming pool turned debauched nightclub, where bartenders sported priest collars. jive like Dixieland, funk, and blues. ***y Paulistanos’ unrivaled joie de vivre make the Brazilian metropolis one of the most sizzling spots on the planet. Related: America's Best Cities for Nightlife Take New Orleans., the party moves to New York–themed Soho.

Their drink of choice?Brennevin (a caraway-flavored schnapps) and Coke.m. Advertisement 8 of 10 © Adrien Glover New Orleans, Louisiana The Scene: Sultry New Orleans—the southern town that launched music greats Louis Armstrong, Dr. D-Edge, one of the city’s coolest electronic-music clubs, attracts partiers with a wild dance room that makes you feel like you’re inside a giant Rubik’s Cube. After the bars close, the crowd tumbles over to Mama Africa’s, a DJ-centric club with zebra-striped dance floor and tribal motifs. Four miles up the coast, Crobar creates a warehouselike party atmosphere, complete with multiple dance levels, disco balls, and strobe lights. Locals also love Mid-City Rock ‘n’ Bowl for its live Cajun, zydeco, and rockabilly. Tip: Heading to the airport directly from the party?Bouncers at Paradiso will stash luggage. It’s an expectation that Berlin lives up to, night after night. It’s not a surprise that many of our party towns are in urban areas.. In a spectacular location overlooking Paradise Beach, Dionysus devotees at Cavo Paradiso Club romp around a pool. Richardella cites the “Yampa Valley Curse,” which says, “Once you come to the valley, you are destined to return. Tip: Recover in Reykjavik’s plentiful “hot pots” and springs, including the Blue Lagoon, with 98-to-102-degree geothermal seawater that’s milky-blue from silica and other minerals. Ask Gable Richardella, a ski instructor in Steamboat Springs, in Colorado’s Yampa Valley. “The whole hungover island dozes until around noon,” says Mark Guiducci, 20, a Princeton University student from San Diego, reflecting on his most recent visit. Advertisement 6 of 10 © Chris Weeks/Wire Images Reykjavik, Iceland The Scene: Just south of the Arctic Circle, Reykjavik has midnight sun in summer (a grand spectacle to celebrate) and only four hours of daylight in winter—an essential reason to party indoors, and keep up with the locals on nightly rúntur, or pub crawls.m.Nightpaper. Tip: Some clubs are so trendy they don’t bother with signs. Advertisement Self-clinching 4 of 10 © MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images São Paulo, Brazil The Scene: The fourth largest city in the world, São Paulo beckons with New York City–style big-city sophistication doused with hot sauce. 1 of 10 © Hemis / Alamy Ibiza, Spain The Scene: More “party isle” than just “party town,” Ibiza entertains a global crowd of revelers who romp in three villages: Ibiza Town, San Antonio, and San Rafael—a tradition that started in 1973 with the debut of the island’s first (and perennially popular) club, Pacha, in Ibiza Town. to make room for an epic dance floor between two-story-tall lighted pillars. Advertisement 5 of 10 © Chris Selby / Alamy Steamboat Springs, Colorado The Scene: Serious skiing and serious partying sum up scenic laissez-faire Steamboat Springs, which is also hometown to 54 Winter Olympic athletes.