Tallest Buildings in the World

Tallest Towers (below) are from Wikipedia list.

Tall building graphic From Burj Dubai website: (missing Shanghai WFC) http://www.burjdubai.com/the-tower/worlds-tallest-towers.aspx

Comparison picture of tall buildings from Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001338.html

Rank	Building[A][3]	City	Country	Height		Floors	Built
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	UAE	828 m	2,717 ft	160	2010
2	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan (ROC)	509 m	1,671 ft	101	2004
3	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	China (PRC)	492 m	1,614 ft	101	2008
4	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	483 m	1,584 ft	118	2009[C]
5=	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
5=	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
7	Nanjing Greenland Financial Center	Nanjing	China (PRC)	450 m	1,476 ft	89	2009[D]
8	Willis Tower	Chicago	United States	442 m	1,451 ft	108	1973
9	Guangzhou West Tower	Guangzhou	China (PRC)	440 m	1,444 ft	103	2009[C]
10	Trump International Hotel and Tower	Chicago	United States	423 m	1,362 ft	96	2009[C]
11	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	China (PRC)	421 m	1,380 ft	88	1998
12	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	416 m	1,362 ft	88	2003
13	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	China (PRC)	391 m	1,283 ft	80	1997
14	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	China (PRC)	384 m	1,260 ft	69	1996
15	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381 m	1,250 ft	102	1931
16	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	374 m	1,227 ft	78	1992
17	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	367 m	1,205 ft	72	1990
18	Bank of America Tower	New York City	United States	366 m	1,200 ft	54	2008
19	Almas Tower	Dubai	UAE	363 m	1,191 ft	68	2009
20	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	UAE	355 m	1,163 ft	54	2000

Hawaii by Bloggers

What is the best way to learn about a place? Ask the locals of course. Check out the blogging points of view about Hawaii at the "So Much More Hawaii" website.

This looks like it may be part of a travel marketing campaign for the islands, so you probably won't find much negative stuff, but you will find some excellent insider perspectives on all the different and amazing islands of Hawaii.

Top Travel Destinations for Independent Traveler from Boots 'n All Travel

Bootsnall is a great resource for the adventure travel enthusiast - especially travelers who don't mind getting a bit of mud on their shoes as they explore the amazing blue planet.

The Bootsnall network showcases their 2009 travel place winners here: http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/09-01/top-10-destinations-independent-travelers-2009.html

If you have a special place let them know and maybe it'll be featured in the 2010 winners, though maybe you'll just want to keep it your own selfish little secret ?