Map of the World Application

Hey guys and gals, first post of mine

was wondering if any knew or used an application that has a virtual map of the world. I am an avid photographer and looking for an application where i can place pins or points on the map of places i want to visit around the world. Was thinking of just having a map on my wall and doing it that way but thought there might be an application allowing me to do it digitally to save hassle. I know theres software like Google earth and that but as far as im aware i can't do what im wanting to do on them. Please help cheers

Google Earth would be a good place to start. You can place pins and save different views.

really? i didn't realise you could do that on google earth, thanks schweb