i got mail from my friend In that he attached a copy that

Bangkok And chiang mai voted amoung best 10 cities

And also

koh samui is voted as 5 th best island in asia

phuket as 3rd best island in asia

i attached copy also

koh_samui.pdf

i got mail from my friend In that he attached a copy that

Bangkok And chiang mai voted amoung best 10 cities

And also

koh samui is voted as 5 th best island in asia

phuket as 3rd best island in asia

i attached copy also

well there you go

Koh Samui the 3rd best island. A matter of personal taste I know but I thought the place sucked - falang island, not proper Thailand

Off topic posts deleted. This is Samui Forum, so please try & keep discussion in line with Op's initial remark, about being voted # 5 island in Asia.

Top Islands Overall:

Rank '08 Name Score

1 2 Bali 87.41

2 1 Galápagos 86.80

3 10 Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia 86.09

4 4 Kauai 85.90

5 - Mount Desert Island, Maine 85.87

6 3 Maui 85.48

7 - Aeolian Islands, Italy 85.13

8 - Maldives 84.43

9 7 Big Island 83.92

10 - Vancouver Island 83.74

So internationally, we don't even make the top 10.

For Asia:

Rank '08 Name Score

1 1 Bali 87.41

2 - Maldives 84.43

3 2 Phuket , Thailand 80.93

4 - Cebu , Philippines 79.68

5 - Ko Samui , Thailand 79.29

I can't find any information on the poll regarding numbers of participants or questions or anything. So that makes the whole thing suspect in my book.

...Islands in Maine and NS? Keep in mind this is a US publication. So the people responding are likely to be Yanks.

right, best islands for Germans or Swedes for example would be a totally other list

Samui, Phuket, Bali, Cebu and Maldives........wouldnt be anything to do with the fact these are probably the only 5 islands people have heard of....suprised Phi Phi or any of the many other smaller beautiful islands throughtout Asia are not even mentioned.....

Top Islands Overall:

Rank '08 Name Score

1 2 Bali 87.41

2 1 Galápagos 86.80

3 10 Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia 86.09

4 4 Kauai 85.90

5 - Mount Desert Island, Maine 85.87

6 3 Maui 85.48

7 - Aeolian Islands, Italy 85.13

8 - Maldives 84.43

9 7 Big Island 83.92

10 - Vancouver Island 83.74

So internationally, we don't even make the top 10.

For Asia:

Rank '08 Name Score

1 1 Bali 87.41

2 - Maldives 84.43

3 2 Phuket , Thailand 80.93

4 - Cebu , Philippines 79.68

5 - Ko Samui , Thailand 79.29

I can't find any information on the poll regarding numbers of participants or questions or anything. So that makes the whole thing suspect in my book.

...Islands in Maine and NS? Keep in mind this is a US publication. So the people responding are likely to be Yanks.

although they completely missed the Caribbean which ain't half bad, certainly a hel_l of a lot better than Hawaii

It's an advert. T&LW are telling people where they 'must' go