Ok so I have not yet played with Google Earth (shameful, I know!). But I do love to explore Google Maps, especially with the satellite feature (and I just love maps in general). I just discovered a new feature--looks like Google Maps has teamed with a product called Panoramio, which pairs gorgeous photos taken by just about anyone, with different points on the map.
It's pretty darn cool, man. It's just enough information to make me want to visit ALL these cool places. Well actually, I actually have been to Bagan Archaelogical Zone in Burma. One of the most beautiful places I've ever seen in my life--1000s of pagodas dotting a plain stretching as far as the eye can see.