All the very best to you and yours!

Just a few more hours and 2019 will be history. We trust that the passing year will have been a good one for you – a year full of memories to treasure for ever.

And our wish for you? Maybe a little time and tranquility over the festive season. A chance to pause and think back over the past year, but also look ahead to those things you see as important for the year ahead.

The team at Cinnamon Circle once again spent a lot of time out and about in search of the most beautiful destinations and attractive events in 2019. And we promise that, throughout the New Year (and the new decade!), we will continue to treat you to unique hints and ideas on travel and culture.

Here are a few of our favorite snaps from 2019. In return, we look forward to hearing your ideas and suggestions for 2020.

All the very best – health, wholeness and happiness – to you and yours!

The team at Cinnamon Circle

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Cultural highlight of the year: The "La Bayadère" ballet featuring prima ballerina Yulia Stepanova at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow

If you ever doubted that Russia is a global powerhouse, come to St. Petersburg!

The dragon, symbol of good luck, in Phu Cuoq, Vietnam

Glimpses of the past: The Rex Hotel in Saigon, Vietnam

Vietnam is a foodie's paradise – even for lizards!

Pure relaxation: Vitznau on Lake Lucerne, Switzerland

Take a deep breath of Champagne air: The Engadin Alps near St. Moritz, Switzerland

Inquisitive locals line the road near St. Moritz, Switzerland

Feeling kind of Bavarian for a moment: The launch of the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany

Sense the aura of days gone by: Karl's Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic

Reflections of the past: The Vltava River and Castle in Prague, Czech Republic

Almost symbolic: Sunrise over Athens, Greece

Endless views across the caldera on Santorini, Greece

You guessed it: Copenhagen, Denmark

No pictures were allowed at Noma, the best restaurant in the world, in Copenhagen, Denmark

Getting a bit kitschy in Dubai, UAE

Clash of worlds in Dubai, UAE

Hotel The Commune near the Great Wall, Beijing, China

Interview on European luxury destinations with Radio China in Beijing, China

Impressive as ever: The Hong Kong skyline

Zig zagging through Singapore

Photo shooting to mark a 175-year history: The Baur au Lac's own horse and carriage in Zurich, Switzerland

Africa Burn Festival

The Waves in Cape Town, South Africa

Touba, Senegal

The fascination of Central Asian Dances in Lipetsk, Russia

"If we don't come up with a plan, there might be no plan(et) anymore...": Exhibition at the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow, Russia