What Your Holiday Vacation Destination Says About You

     Terror Mountain

     You are a classic holiday traditionalist: snowball fights, Cliffhanger, skating at the rink in the heart of Happy Valley are part of your daily routine. Also… snow, snow, SNOW! Do I even have to mention that you are first in line at the Advent Calendar every day? The Scratchcard Kiosk Wocky hates to see you coming, and you have definite thoughts about the Snowager’s sleep schedule. You have a folder full of pictures that speak to the cozy aesthetic. You probably knit.

     Neopia Central

     Oh, you love the nostalgia! You are also a homebody, so staying in your Neohome with a steaming mug of hot coco is your idea of a perfect winter holiday. You obsessed over your “Gift List” spreadsheet ensuring you bought the perfect gift for all your pets and neofriends, and you had a good time haggling in the shops to get the best deal. Not to mention, you like hanging around the Money Tree in the hopes you nab a paint brush you’ll throw in your Safety Deposit Box and forget about for a year. Ultimately, you didn’t remember to book a vacation, but you swear to everyone that staying home is just as magical.

     Altador

     Considering you tell people that every décor piece in your Neohome has a “story,” it’s not surprising that you spend your winter holidays in Altador. You definitely linger around the Hall of Heroes in the hopes that someone will mistake you for a scholar and you insist on a “restful” vacation while booking twelve guided walking tours and partaking in ancient winter solstice activities. You really love meaningful holidays and claim the constellations are “profound metaphors for the season.” I’m going to hold your hand when I tell you that your friends love you, but they are exhausted.

     Lost Desert

     You’re the type of person that buys one souvenir and that becomes your whole personality. You chose Lost Desert because of the history and the vibes. Being a little unprepared might be an understatement. Case in point: you’re definitely sunburnt by the second day, but insist you are fine to everyone who asks. You are not fine, but it’s the Lost Desert and you’re making the most of it! There might not be any snow, but seeing the pyramids decorated with string lights and very large strands of tinsel is a cultural reset. Despite the heat stroke settling in, you swear you’ve never felt more alive! Every inconvenience becomes a story—one that only gets wilder each time you tell it. Ah, the cost of an adventurer’s spirit.

     Krawk Island

     You are more excited to reconnect with your friends and family than the holiday itself. You insisted on a gift-exchange, yet forget to wrap all the gifts you brought. At Food Club—which you never miss—you get the crew going by carol-singing sea shanties. You’re in your Party Era, and you love fun over accuracy. You absolutely overspend, but you tell yourself that the memories are priceless. This is the holiday vacation you will tell your grandkids about.

     Mystery Island

     You proudly claim you are celebrating winter as you sip Islandberry nog on the beaches of Mystery Island. You tell everyone how “laid-back” you are, yet you never miss a workout at the Training School every morning. Activities around the island you look forward to are: decorating palm trees with holiday lights, participating in a “Beach Snowman” contest using sand, and leaving offerings to the Island Mystic who will assure you that you’ll survive the rest of the holiday season. Hey, you might just stay through New Year’s! In conclusion, you enjoy traditions, but refuse to be inconvenienced by them.

     Virtupets Station

     Due to the fact that you listen to white noise to fall asleep, a trip to Virtupets Station is your ideal getaway for the holidays. Virtual snow simulations, digital gift-giving, and laser-light trees is what you are looking forward to. All while drinking rehydrated hot cocoa while orbiting Neopia at unsafe speeds. You’re ready to splurge on tech and gizmos with the neopoints you’ve been hoarding since Year 10. You like to tell others you are going “for the science,” but really, it’s because you like pushing mysterious buttons you definitely shouldn’t. You believe your personal aesthetic is “minimalism” yet you own twenty-three gadgets.

     Tyrannia

     I don’t know what it is, but your type goes absolutely feral for Tyrannia. The moment you step onto those jagged rocks, you declare you are “unplugging” for the holiday, but will be checking your neomail in your tent when no one is watching. You pretend you’re simple, but you own at least one Limited Edition pet. You’ll spend your day hunting for prehistoric snow (it’s ash, but you don’t care.) Nights consist of roasting holiday treats over lava vents. You like your holidays filled with rustic charm and a hint of danger. Others don’t get it, but they’re not supposed to. According to you, Tyrannia during the holidays is the best kept secret you don’t want getting out.

     Haunted Woods

     The holidays should have atmosphere, you like to say as you quietly judge the way holiday lights are hanging around the Brain Tree’s branches. You bring homemade treats to holiday parties that look questionable, but taste incredible. In your suitcase is no less than four cursed spellbooks you want to read “just to see what happens,” and extra snacks for the Meepits that linger outside the cabin you booked that’s probably haunted. (It’s definitely haunted.) You take pride in being unbothered, and to be honest, you probably haven’t left since Halloween. No one loves an extended holiday quite like you.

     Faerieland

     Color-coded luggage? Check! Festive Spirit? Double check! You love whimsy and magic, and have looked forward to your winter holiday in Faerieland all year long. You cycle through each elemental faerie when dressing up for costume parties, and you still believe Queen Fyora personally reads the fan-mail you’ve sent since you were eleven. You can’t wait for the magical snowfall that won’t leave you cold and the holiday markets with slightly overpriced glittery trinkets. Most of all, you will probably say the phrase, “I just want my pictures to look good,” while holding your camera at least a dozen times during the trip. Sure, the Wheel of Excitement avatar has evaded you for twenty years, but your hopeful self still thinks this is the week you’ll get it.

     No matter where you decided to travel this holiday season—whether that be wrapped up in scarves, sunburned, or suspended in zero gravity—remember that the real magic of Neopia is simply showing up for the fun and each other. May your celebrations be festive, your random events be generous, and your luggage returned in one piece.