The Best Travel DestinationsMost Beautiful Places in the WORLD

HongKong
If you’re more of a city type than a country bumpkin you’ll fall head over heels for the views offered at The InterContinental HongKong Hotel. A room overlooking Victoria Harbour is just the ticket for those wanting to soak up the world’s most dazzling light-and-sound show, with a 13-minute extravaganza of neon-lit skyscrapers and laser beams illuminating the sky each and every night.

Vantage point: We recommend the Presidential Suite for optimum enjoyment of this spectacle, which comes with its own 230-square-meter terrace and cityscape-facing infinity pool. This is what we call tripping the light fantastic.

country : China / Tibet
place : Lhassa

Los Angeles, USA

Chef: Hiro Urasawa
Urasawa not only presides over this tiny restaurant, which seats no more than 10 people, but the chef also prepares every dish and serves what many consider to be the finest sushi in the U.S. with ingredients flown in directly from Japan.

Danang, Vietnam

A mention of Vietnam’s China Beach as one of our elite tends to take some people by surprise — especially those who’ve visited it previously in conjunction with a government-sponsored tour (of duty). Regardless of what has gone on in and around it, the almost 20-mile stretch has always offered one of Asia’s best coastal views. Recently, the surrounding areas were improved and there’s even a luxury resort here (the country’s first): Furama Resort Danang.

Maldives
The perfectly named Cocoa Island has it all: silky white sand underfoot, a lagoon that couldn’t be bluer if it tried, and a specifically built five-star resort that, for once, matches the pictures in the travel brochure. Set over water, 33 villas are available for guests to check into, while facilities include beautifully manicured gardens, shimmering swimming pools, an on-site spa, yoga pavilion, water-sport center, and an elegant restaurant offering lip-smackingly good Thai food. The beach is very beautiful and natural. The actual island itself is about as eco-friendly as it gets, with a strict green policy that ensures its pristine natural environment remains pristine. Think Castaway, but with romantic teak decking.