READERS' TRAVEL AWARDS 2005

You certainly like your islands hot, but while the Maldives and Barbados got top votes for best climate (96.50 and 92.16 respectively), Bali cannot be beaten for its range of accommodation (95.64), friendliness (you awarded it a warm-hearted 98.66 for people/hospitality) or value for money (97.70): those scores helped propel it to the top of the list of your favourite islands in the world. Fiji has the best beaches (96.50), Seychelles the finest scenery (94.71), and Sicily the most delicious food/restaurants (96.54), but for value for money look no further than Koh Samui or Phuket in Thailand, both of which scored above 90 on that important criterion.