The August edition of Travel + Leisure lists its annual World’s Best Awards, and while the list has some familiar faces, it also sports some new entries as well.

The Top 10 Best Cities in the World for 2009 are:

1. Udaipur, India (in photo)
2. Cape Town
3. Bangkok
4. Buenos Aires
5. Chiang Mai, Thailand
6. Florence
7. Luang Prabang, Laos
8. New York
9. Rome
10. San Francisco

Top 10 Cities in the US & Canada for 2009 are:

1. New York
2. San Francisco
3. Quebec City
4. Charleston, South Carolina
5. Santa Fe
6. Chicago
7. Savannah
8. Victoria, British Columbia
9. Montreal
10. Seattle

The results are tabulated based on magazine readers voting on favorite hotels, cities, islands, spas, cruise lines, airlines, tour companies, and car rental agencies.  Pick up the August edition of Travel + Leisure to read the full results.

What do you think of these results?  Is your favorite city on the list?

Photo credit: MysteryBee @flickr

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Stories!  We’ve all got them.

Anyone who’s traveled a bit has a story about a scary takeoff or landing.  Whether is was a little bit of turbulence, a smack down on the runway, or a truly harrowing experience, is probably open to interpretation. 

In the most recent issue of Travel + Leisure, the magazine ranks the 10 scariest runways in the world. 

In alphabetical order they are:

1. Barra Airport, Barra, Scotland
2. Gibraltar Airport, Gibraltar
3. JFK, New York
4. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, Saba, Netherlands Antilles
5. Madeira Airport, Funchal, Portugal
6. Matekane Air Strip, Lesotho
7. Paro Airport, Bhutan
8. Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten
9. Reagan National, Washington, D.C.
10. Toncontin Airport, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (in photo)

I’ve only flown into two of the above airports, but neither one in on my list of scary runway stories.

How about you?  What airport figures prominently in your scary story?

Photo credit: flickr

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