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Fodor's Choice Winter 2006 List
Tuesday November 1, 6:00 am ET
Fodor's list answers the question -- What makes a truly unique winter travel experience?


NEW YORK, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- When asked to name the world's best hotels, restaurants and experiences, travelers almost reflexively name the world's most expensive lodgings, restaurants owned and operated by famous chefs, and traditionally popular tourist destinations. One can hardly begrudge the status and grandeur of the world's Four Seasons, the 21 Club or the Eiffel Tower -- But does being luxurious and popular necessarily make an experience the best? Or the best choice for you?
The Fodor's Choice winter 2006 list is the annual round up of the Fodor's editors' and writers' top picks for hotels, restaurants and sites/experiences that receive the Fodor's Choice designation in our Gold Guides. This designation is reserved for hotels, restaurants, sights and experiences so wonderful and so special that words don't do them justice -- you just have to experience them to know. The editors culled through the thousands of picks to come up with this list of their top choices for winter travel. The selections are unique, unusual, and not-to-be-missed; and you're sure to have a one-of-a-kind experience.

Unlike the many "best-of" lists top-heavy with the ostentatious, the expensive and the familiar, this winter's Fodor's Choice list offers travelers a variety of options in a variety of price ranges. If dining on a cliff at sunset overlooking the waves of the Pacific, kayaking in a bio-luminescent lake in the moonlight or staying in a private bungalow nestled between a beautiful beach and a tropical jungle sounds appealing, then this list is for you.


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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Source: Fodor's Travel Guide

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WOW - Congratulations! (It was number 1 on my list to visit just based on the rave reviews on this site anyway!)

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Wow...what a honor .go casa picasso go..I always new it was a special super place...now all will know...good for them,they worked hard to earn it...Was on my top ten list..


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You go Beachy!!!!! One of the coolest guys on the island!

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KUDOS to Jenn and Chris!!!!!!!! I've said for several years it was my fave restaurant in the world---!!!! (Sure wish I had some Creme Brulee!)
Miss you guys TONS!

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CONGRATULATIONS TO CASA PICASSO!! From the martini's to the desserts to the eclectic music it's a wonderful place to relax & make memories with family & friends.

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Awesome videos too!


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Simply stunned here. After calling my mom & dad, I have to thank my fantastic staff and of course my amazingly talented wife, our chef Jennifer.
[She's wandering around the house muttering, "I'm on a webpage with Thomas Keller...I'm on a webpage with Thomas Keller...."]
Thanks so much to everyone who has made this restaurant what it is, and we look forward to seeing all of you soon!


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Congratulations Chris and Jennifer! An outstanding accomplishment!

...but I'm afraid I now have to become an insufferable snob since I've actually eaten in a place that's Fordor's Choice... :p


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