If January is getting you down, here are 16 places around the world that offer their own unique slices of happiness. Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, MaldivesFew places evoke "away from it all" like Maldives, the Indian Ocean island nation of tropical paradise beaches. There's nowhere more Danish to experience life than Nyhavn, the old port in Copenhagen that's now home to restaurants and music along the canal. But the province of Sichuan is home to 80 percent of the world's giant pandas, and playing with one is quite simply a joy. Uluru (Ayers Rock), AustraliaThe massive sandstone rock formation in central Australia is one of those places that puts life into perspective.

Source: CNN January 16, 2017 09:52 UTC