NEW YORK, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- When asked to name the world's besthotels, restaurants and experiences, travelers almost reflexively name theworld's most expensive lodgings, restaurants owned and operated by famouschefs, and traditionally popular tourist destinations. One can hardly begrudgethe status and grandeur of the world's Four Seasons, the 21 Club or the EiffelTower -- But does being luxurious and popular necessarily make an experiencethe best? Or the best choice for you?

The Fodor's Choice winter 2006 list is the annual round up of the Fodor'seditors' and writers' top picks for hotels, restaurants and sites/experiencesthat receive the Fodor's Choice designation in our Gold Guides. Thisdesignation is reserved for hotels, restaurants, sights and experiences sowonderful and so special that words don't do them justice -- you just have toexperience them to know. The editors culled through the thousands of picks tocome up with this list of their top choices for winter travel. The selectionsare unique, unusual, and not-to-be-missed; and you're sure to have aone-of-a-kind experience.

Unlike the many "best-of" lists top-heavy with the ostentatious, theexpensive and the familiar, this winter's Fodor's Choice list offers travelersa variety of options in a variety of price ranges. If dining on a cliff atsunset overlooking the waves of the Pacific, kayaking in a bio-luminescentlake in the moonlight or staying in a private bungalow nestled between abeautiful beach and a tropical jungle sounds appealing, then this list is foryou.

 

 Fodor's Choice 2006 List:    Hotels:   

* Blue Jay Lodge, Malpais, Costa Rica * Chakrabongse Villas, Bangkok, Thailand * Coral Reef Club, St. James, Barbados * Esperanza, Los Cabos, Mexico * Faena Hotel + Universe, Buenos Aires, Argentina  * Ho'oilo House, Maui, Hawai'i  * Mala Mala, Mpumalanga, South Africa * Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge, Playa Ocotal, Nicaragua * Parador de Malaga Gibralfaro, Malaga, Spain * Red Setter Inn, Greer, AZ   Sights/Experiences:  * Carnaval de Quebec, Quebec City, Canada * Diving in St. Eustatius, St. Eustatius, Caribbean  * Kayaking in Bahia Mosquito, Vieques, Puerto Rico * Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana * Poas Volcano National Park, Costa Rica * Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina  * Skiing at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy * Stargazing atop Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawai'i  * Uluru & Kata Tjuta, Red Centre, Australia * Valley of the Temples, Sicily, Italy    Restaurants: * Bukhara, Delhi, India * Casa da Feijoada, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Casa Picasso, Ambergris Caye, Belize * Chef Mavro, O'ahu, Hawai'i * Chez Pascal, Antigua, Caribbean * Findlerhof, Zermatt, Switzerland * George's at the Cove, La Jolla, California * Hunter's Vineyard Restaurant, Blenheim, New Zealand * Per Se, New York, New York * Wahso, Park City, Utah

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