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The metro in Dubai - incredible! The View from Sydney's Park Hyatt at The Rocks. Oh the places you'll go! I feel inspired today to start fantisizing and saving for my new adventure.

Oh the places you'll go!

There are so many places I would like to visit, it's hard to even know where to begin. Where would you like to go? What will be your next adventure?? Share them with me in the comments, and for now I will share mine with you! GoldenEye Hotel & Resort in Jamaica Mont Saint Michel in France Rock Restaurant in Zanzibar Zamani Zanzibar Kempinksi Resort Blue City in Jodhpur, India Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy Cayman Island Reef, Grand Caymans Moscow, Russia Plitvice Lake, Croatia South Ari Atoll, Maldives Neal's Yard, London Zion National Park Colmar, France Wharariki Beach in New Zealand Blue Ice Cave in Skaftafell, Iceland.

GPI Map - 2011 < Global Peace Index < Vision of Humanity. Through See the latest peace news and research Contact us Vision of Humanity is an initiative of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

GPI Map - 2011 < Global Peace Index < Vision of Humanity

IEP have offices in New York and Sydney. For more specific inquiries related to the peace indexes and research, please contact IEP directly. Media: media@economicsandpeace.org Education: educators@economicsandpeace.org Data request: info@economicsandpeace.org Sydney office PO Box 42, St Leonards, NSW 1590, Sydney Australia Tel: +61 2 9901 8500 New York office 3 East 54th Street 14th Floor New York, New York 10022 USA Tel: +1 (646) 963-2160 Job opportunities and internships are listed on the Institute for Economics and Peace website. Contact us. 10 Unbelievably Beautiful Places You've Probably Never Heard. There aren't many places in the world that have been left untouched and are yet to be discovered.

10 Unbelievably Beautiful Places You've Probably Never Heard

Those that are are pretty much inaccessible unless you're an intrepid adventurer. However I bet you've not heard of all of these 10 places, pure sanctuaries of untouched, beauty that have yet to be tainted by tourism and development. You should probably check them out quick before they do... 1. Lord Howe Island, Australia Located two hours off the coast of Sydney, Lord Howe Island is not only remote geographically, but no more than 400 people are allowed to visit it at any given time. 2. Any time someone mentions a canyon to check out in the United States, you'd probably drone out and assume they just mean the Grand Canyon. 3. "Glen Coe" is located in the Scottish Highlands, and is not only considered among one of the most beautiful places in Scotland, but Europe as a whole. 4. 5. 6.

The Most Beautiful Places On Earth - Part 3. Halong Bay (Vinh Ha Long) – Vietnam The descending dragon bay is Vietnam’s most beautiful natural attraction with thousands of isles and limestone karsts of different sizes and shapes.

The Most Beautiful Places On Earth - Part 3

Legend goes that when Chinese invaders attacked Vietnam, God sent jewel and jade spitting dragons and these jewels turned into islets and islands that linked together to form a wall. Some of the islands are fishermen’s floating villages. Ayers Rock/ Uluru – Australia This sacred place of the Aborigines, Uluru, as it is now called is the world’s largest monolith. Blue Grotto Cave – Italy. The Most Beautiful Places On Earth - Part 2. Valley Swat- Pakistan Swat Valley is a beautiful piece of paradise, it is the upper valley of the Swat River, which rises in the Hindu Kush range.

The Most Beautiful Places On Earth - Part 2

With high mountains, green meadows, and clear lakes, it is a place of great natural beauty that used to be popular with tourists as “the Switzerland of Pakistan”. The Most Beautiful Places On Earth- Part 1. Skardu Valley – Pakistan Skardu Valley is part of the Baltistan.

The Most Beautiful Places On Earth- Part 1

Baltistan is spread over an area of 26,000 square kilometres – just right below the jagged and glaciated ramparts of the Karakoram. Once part of Laddakh, it was known as Tibet-i-Khurd – Little Tibet. Archaeological exploration has proven that it was encompassed by the Silk Trade Route. The Most Beautiful Places On Earth - Part 4. Dorset Coast – England.

The Most Beautiful Places On Earth - Part 4

50 landmarks to visit before you die (I) Blue-domed Church in Santorini Santorini and beautiful white washed blue domed churches are synonymous with each other.

50 landmarks to visit before you die (I)

With over 250 Santorini churches on the tiny Greek Island you cannot turn round without viewing yet another pretty little church just waiting to be photographed. Quite a few of the beautiful churches in Santorini are used as wedding locations for the many weddings conducted on this romantic isle. As with other Greek Islands and mainland Greece the Church plays a significant role in the lives of the Greek people.

The Greek Orthodox Church dominates the many cultural traditions, rituals and festivals that impact upon the daily lives of the Greeks. On Santorini religious events, festivals, feast days and rituals punctuate the cycle of the year. 50 places to visit before you die (part 1) This is the BBC’s list of 50 places to visit before you die (part 1), in pictures of course, enjoy!

50 places to visit before you die (part 1)

1 The Grand Canyon (USA) 2 Great Barrier Reef (Australia) 3 Florida (USA) 4 South Island (New Zealand) 5 Cape Town (South Africa)