Where to Travel in the Year of the Rooster Based on the Chinese Zodiac

Fortune Telling

Don’t leave your travel plans to chance! A Chinese Fortune Tellers consults the Chinese Zodiac and offers his picks for the best travel destinations for each sign in the Year of the Monkey – plus some important travel tips.

 

A Chinese Feng Shui Master consults the Chinese Zodiac and offers some important travel tips for each of the 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac.

There are many similarities between the Chinese Zodiac and the Western Zodiac. Both are divided into cycles of 12, both assign certain personality traits to each sign, and both believe that key life events can be influenced by one’s sign.

Does that include travel?

Most of the signs of the Western Zodiac are represented by animals, and all of the signs of the Chinese Zodiac are represented by animals.

Not only that, all but one of the animals in the Chinese Zodiac are genuine animals. The only exception is the dragon, which is a mythical animal.

There are, however, some important differences between the Chinese and the Western Zodiacs.

While both Zodiacs operate on cycles of 12, the Western Zodiac operates on a 12-month cycle while the Chinese Zodiac operates on a 12-year cycle.

Another key difference: while the Western Zodiac is associated with the stars, the Chinese Zodiac is purely cyclical in nature.

Recommended: the Chinese Zodiac Demystified

Travel Tips for the 12 Signs of the Chinese Zodiac

CheapFlights.com offers the following list of  lucky travel destinations for the Year of the Rooster. Their  recommended travel destinations and best travel companions:

Monkey – Lucky travel destinations according to the Chinese Zodiac: Las Vegas, Nevada, Cancun, Mexico, or Ibiza, Spain. Best travel companions: rabbit or ox.

Rooster – Lucky travel destination according to the Chinese Zodiac: If you’re into Country and Western music, you can’t beat Nashville, Tennessee. Otherwise head to Barbados, where you can hang out at the beach, go paragliding, and gorge on the yummy cuisine. Best travel companions: snake or ox.

Dog – Lucky travel destinations according to the Chinese Zodiac: if you’re vacationing with the kids, head to Florida or Italy. Otherwise check out the wineries and national parks in California. Best travel companion: rabbit.

Pig – Lucky travel destinations according to the Chinese Zodiac: Mexico, Cuba, or the Dominican Republic. Best travel companions: goat, tiger, or rabbit.

Rat – Lucky travel destinations according to the Chinese Zodiac: Shanghai and New York. For a romantic getaway off-the-beaten track, consider Burma (Myanmar). Best travel companions: ox, dragon, or rabbit.

Ox – Lucky travel destinations according to the Chinese Zodiac: Dublin, Ireland, or Copenhagen, Denmark. Best travel companions: rat, monkey, or rooster.

Tiger – Lucky travel destinations according to the Chinese Zodiac: Amsterdam, Holland, or Las Vegas, Nevada. Best travel companions: dragon, horse, and pig.

Rabbit – Lucky travel destinations according to the Chinese Zodiac: Boston, Massachusetts, or Chicago, Illinois, in the United States or Paris, France.  If you’d prefer to get in touch with nature, consider Costa Rica. Best travel compansions: rat, goat, monkey, or dog.

Dragon -Lucky travel destinations according to the Chinese Zodiac: go trekking in Himalayas, on a safari in Kenya, or mountain climbing in Nepal. If you’d prefer an urban getaway, consider Hong Kong Best travel companions: rat, tiger, or snake.

Snake – Lucky travel destinations according to the Chinese Zodiac: Hollywood or Palm Spring in Southern California. If you’d prefer some place more exotic, what about Saint Tropez in the South of France? Best travel companions: dragon or rooster.

Horse – Lucky travel destinations according to the Chinese Zodiac: Miami, Florida, or Stockholm, Sweden. If you’re a sports fan, what about Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home of the National Hockey League champions, Pittsburgh Penguins. Best travel companions: goat or tiger.

Goat – Lucky travel destinations according to the Chinese Zodiac: Vietnam or Thailand. Best travel companions: horse, rabbit, or pig.

This post was originally published on 12 February 2016 as “Where to Travel in the Year of the Monkey Based on the Chinese Zodiac”. It has been completely revised.

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