Have you experiences any of the travel venues that won in the 2011 Travel and Leisure Awards for ...

It's always exciting to learn which travel venues win the travel awards each year.

Since most my life is aboard a cruise ship, the opportunity to stay in hotels and resorts, do not often come my way. However, in my 113 cruises ...

I've been to Santorini, Greece with a non-name brand Tour Operator, no longer in business (biggest reason to by Trip Cancellation Insurance which covers bankruptcy of a carrier!). Many pictures you see of Greece are showing a picture of Santorini. With the sun in the background and the houses against the side of the mountain. Residents actually must walk to get to their homes, because it's only a small cement path and no rodes. They actually have a jonnie house, at the front of the walk, because the walk is very far for the person who lives at the very tip.

I have been to Bali on a Royal Caribbean cruise, about 10 years ago, for 2 weeks, which also includes Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. Rice fields and personal home temples were of high scenery here.

I did take a 2 week cruise of Australia and New Zealand, however, I did not take the extra time to go to the Great Barrier Reef.

And of course, I have been many times to the Caribbean and Bahamas, with 5 times to Bermuda and 4 times to Hawaii's Big Island.

Which of the below have you had the opportunity to experienced ? What did you like most or least ?

TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS 2011 WINNERS OVERALL
WORLD’S BEST CITY Bangkok
WORLD’S BEST HOTEL Singita Grumeti Reserves (Saskwa Lodge, Sabora Tented Camp, and Faru Faru Lodge), Tanzania
WORLD’S BEST ISLAND Santorini Greece
WORLD’S BEST LARGE-SHIP CRUISE LINE Crystal Cruises
WORLD’S BEST SMALL-SHIP CRUISE LINE Seabourn
WORLD’S BEST RIVER CRUISE LINE Tauck
WORLD’S BEST INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE Singapore Airlines
WORLD’S BEST DOMESTIC AIRLINE Virgin America
WORLD’S BEST TOUR OPERATOR/SAFARI OUTFITTER Micato Safaris
WORLD’S BEST CAR-RENTAL AGENCY Zipcar
WORLD’S BEST DESTINATION SPA Rancho La Puerta Fitness Resort & Spa Tecate, Mexico
WORLD’S BEST HOTEL SPA Sofitel Queenstown Hotel & Spa New Zealand


TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST 2011 HOTEL WINNERS BY REGION

CONTINENTAL U.S. AND CANADA
TOP RESORT Blackberry Farm Walland, Tennessee
TOP LARGE CITY HOTEL The Peninsula Chicago
TOP SMALL CITY HOTEL Eliot Hotel Boston
TOP INN Triple Creek Ranch Darby, Montana

HAWAII
TOP RESORT Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Hawaii, the Big Island

THE CARIBBEAN, BERMUDA, AND THE BAHAMAS
TOP RESORT Nisbet Plantation Beach Club Nevis

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
TOP RESORT Posada de Mike Rapu, Explora Rapa Nui Easter Island, Chile
TOP CITY HOTEL Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt Buenos Aires, Argentina

MEXICO
TOP RESORT One&Only Palmilla Los Cabos
TOP CITY HOTEL Four Seasons Hotel México, D.F. Mexico City

AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC
TOP LODGE/RESORT Lodge at Kauri Cliffs Matauri Bay, New Zealand
TOP CITY HOTEL The Langham Melbourne

EUROPE
TOP RESORT Hotel Caruso Ravello, Italy
TOP LARGE CITY HOTEL Stafford London by Kempinski
TOP SMALL CITY HOTEL Milestone Hotel London
TOP INN/SMALL COUNTRY HOTEL Hotel Villa Cipriani Asolo, Italy

ASIA
TOP RESORT Oberoi Udaivilas Udaipur, India
TOP CITY HOTEL Mandarin Oriental Bangkok

AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
TOP LODGE/RESORT Singita Grumeti Reserves (Saskwa Lodge, Sabora Tented Camp, and Faru Faru Lodge), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
TOP CITY HOTEL Cape Grace Hotel Cape Town, South Africa


TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S 2011 BEST CITY AND ISLAND WINNERS BY REGION
REGION CITY ISLAND
UNITED STATES AND CANADA New York City Cape Breton Nova Scotia, Canada
EUROPE Florence Santorini Greece
ASIA Bangkok Bali
AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC Sydney Great Barrier Reef Australia
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA Buenos Aires Galápagos
AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST Cape Town
HAWAII Hawaii, the Big Island
THE CARIBBEAN, BERMUDA, AND THE BAHAMAS Cuba


TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST 2011 HOTEL SPAS WINNERS BY REGION*

CONTINENTAL U.S. + CANADA Ritz-Carlton New Orleans, Louisiana
HAWAII Grand Wailea Maui
MEXICO Excellence Riviera Cancun Mayan Riviera
Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach Resort & Spa Los Cabos ( tie )
EUROPE Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel Rome
ASIA Discovery Shores Boracay Philippines
AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC Sofitel Queenstown Hotel and Spa New Zealand
CARIBBEAN, BERMUDA AND THE BAHAMAS Couples Tower Isle St. Mary, Jamaica
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires
AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST Singita Kruger National Park South Africa