5 of the coolest places to visit on Planet Earth

It’s travel time!  This is the month before summer and before Ramadan where Dohans sit back and begin to make travel plans.  QL will be sharing various articles featuring many amazing places around the globe.  There are so many cool places to visit and experience on this widely diverse globe.  SO many.  So QL thought we would put up 5 awesome places and please see feel free to add in the comments section – you might see them in a future article.

1. Socotra – Yemen.  This incredible little island is not attached to mainland Yemen, thus it’s quite safe.   The landscape is absolutely unique and it’s seems to be a best kept secret amongst globe-trotters.  It’s not that far from Qatar – so this one may be worth considering! Google it friends – it’s stunning.  And pretty cost friendly.  Check out the dragon blood trees below - with names that cool, they are not to be missed!

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3. Photo credit: Rod Waddington

Maldives aka paradise on Earth is one cool beans place.  Beautiful, peaceful, and a treasure trove for nature fanatics and divers.  You can sit back and watch little baby sharks  (harmless ones, not great whites or anything) swimming so close to the shore.  It is just an unreal experience.  

1. Cape Town, South Africa.  Regardless of the race or nationality of the people who visit here, they ALWAYS return saying it’s the most beautiful place on the planet.   Cape Town visitors can look forward to seeing Table Top Mountain, penguins, and even see where the two oceans meet.  People love it here for a reason.

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5. Toronto, Ontario.  Okay, there could be some bias here.  But for the record, I grew up in a small town in Northern Ontario, not Toronto.  But my God,  this city is amazing!   Forget all the touristy stuff for a minute (i.e. CN Tower, etc).  This city has awesome energy, diversity, culture, and history.   The people are friendly (trust me, I am always lost and I require fabulous people to tell me where North and South are).   Toronto is almost like a city where the whole world gathered to celebrate their culture, heritage, and their delicious food (yum)!

3. Beijing, China – to be honest… all of China.  This is a city on my must-go list.  Beijing has wall you can see from outer space… (outer space!), a panda zoo,  fabulous pieces of history speckled throughout the city.  By the way, I read that you can actually take a bobsled down from the Great Wall of China (awesomeness).  The home of fabulous food, a dose of culture and history.  Who is not enamored with the idea of going to China?

May is QL’s travel month, so keep visiting our site to catch more awesome places to visit.