Your affection for Bali has never been in doubt: you have consistently voted it one of the top 10 islands in the world each year since the Readers' Travel Awards was launched in 1998. This year it pipped Phuket to take first place, buoyed by your memories of its gentle people (95.41), beautiful scenery (97.01), and choice of hotels (a very comfortable 91.77 for range of accommodation). For the best beaches, you pack your sunblock and head for the sunny Seychelles (98.40), Mauritius (95) or Barbados (94.55); but if value for money is a priority, then Sri Lanka is your island of choice: it scored 94.11 on that criterion, significantly ahead of Koh Samui in Thailand (91.30) and Langkawi in Malaysia (87.37).
