READERS' TRAVEL AWARDS 2008

No stranger to these awards, the Indian Ocean atolls of Maldives have once again captured your imagination with convincingly high scores in all the 10 criteria we asked you to rate your favourite islands, including the top mark for beaches (97.78). You say Barbados has the best climate (99.66) and Koh Samui in Thailand the best food/restaurants (96.67), but nowhere in the world can beat Seychelles for scenery (a picture-perfect 100), or Bali for its variety of attractions (90).