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The results of Travel + Leisures annual reader survey are in! Which are the worlds best hotels of 2011?

No. 49 Stephanie Inn Hotel

Cannon Beach, OREGON, U.S. Score: 93.14

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Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai Score: 93.14

No. 48

One & Only Palmilla Los Cabos, Mexico Score: 93.22

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Mandarin Oriental Tokyo Score: 93.33

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Hotel Splendido Portofino, Italy Score: 93.33

No. 45 Londolozi Private Game Reserve Kruger

South Africa Score: 93.39

No. 44

Peninsula Chicago Score: 93.42

No. 43

Taj Lake Palace Udaipur, India Score: 93.43

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No. 41

Eliot Hotel Boston Score: 93.47

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No. 41 Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel Peru

Score: 93.47

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No. 40

Peninsula Bangkok Score: 93.49

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No. 39 Singita Kruger National Park (Lebombo Lodge,

Sweni Lodge) South Africa Score: 93.50

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No. 38

Sofitel Metropole Hanoi Vietnam Score: 93.51

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No. 37 InterContinental Resort & Thalasso Spa Bora Bora

French Polynesia Score: 93.56

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No. 36 Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole

Wyoming Score: 93.60

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No. 35 Plaza Athne

Paris, France Score: 93.63

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No. 34

Hotel Villa Cipriani Asolo, Italy Score: 93.75

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No. 33 Le Quartier Francais (Franschhoek)

Western Cape, South Africa Score: 93.82

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No. 32 San Ysidro Ranch, A Rosewood Resort

Santa Barbara, CA Score: 93.86

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No. 31

Lapa Palace Lisbon, Portugal Score: 93.87

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No. 30

Westin Turnberry Resort Turnberry, Scotland Score: 93.88

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No. 29

RitzRitz-Carlton, Beijing Financial Street Score: 94.00

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No. 28 Four Seasons Resort Hualalai

Hawaii Score: 94.04

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No. 27 Stein Eriksen Lodge

Park City, UT Score: 94.32

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No. 26 Couples Tower Isle

St. Mary, Jamaica Score: 94.33

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No. 24 Blackberry Farm

Walland, TN, United States Score: 94.40

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No. 24 The Stafford London

Score: 94.40

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No. 23

Mandarin Oriental Bangkok Score: 94.49

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No. 22

Little Palm Island Resort & Spa Little Torch Key, FL, United States Score: 94.56

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No. 21

Hotel Caruso Ravello, Italy Score: 94.75

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No. 20 Mombo and Little Mombo Camps

Okavango Delta, Botswana Score: 94.82

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No. 19 Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires

Score: 94.97

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No. 18 Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

Ngorongoro, Tanzania Score: 95.14

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No. 16 Four Seasons Resort Carmelo

Uruguay Score: 95.20

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No. 16 La Rsidence Phou Vao

Luang Prabang, Laos Score: 95.20

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No. 15

Nisbet Plantation Beach Club Nevis Score: 95.24

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No. 14 Oberoi Amarvilas

Agra, India Score: 95.33

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No. 13 Explora en Rapa Nui Posada de Mike Rapu Easter Island Score: 95.47

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No. 12 Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club

Nanyuki Score: 95.64

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No. 11 Lodge at Kauri Cliffs

Matauri Bay, New Zealand Score: 96.25

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No. 10 Serengeti Migration Camp Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Score: 96.50

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No. 9 Kirawira Camp Western Serengeti

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Score: 96.71

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No. 8 Oberoi Rajvilas

Jaipur, India Score: 96.92

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No. 7 Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi

Chiang Mai, Thailand Score: 97.00

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No. 6 Triple Creek Ranch

Darby, MT, United States Score: 97.10

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No. 5 Oberoi Udaivilas

Udaipur, India Score: 97.70

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No. 4 ol Donyo Lodge

Mbirikani Group Ranch Kenya Score: 97.71

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No. 3 Royal Malewane

Kruger, South Africa Score: 97.88

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No. 2 Singita Sabi Sand at Sabi Sands Private Game

Reserve (Ebony Lodge, Boulders Lodge, Castleton Camp) Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa Score: 97.95

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No. 1 Singita Grumeti Reserves (Sasakwa Lodge,

Sabora Tented Camp, Faru Faru Lodge) Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Score: 98.44

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A Zen Story To Reflect Upon - TRANSIENT A famous spiritual teacher came to the front door of the King's palace. He entered and made his way to where the King himself was sitting on his throne. "What do you want?" asked the King, immediately recognizing the visitor. "I would like a place to sleep in this HOTEL," replied the teacher. "But this is not a HOTEL," said the King, "It is my palace." "May I ask who owned this palace before you?" "My father. He is dead." "And who owned it before him?" "My grandfather. He too is dead." "And this place where people live for a short time and then move on - did I hear you say that it is NOT a HOTEL?"

For Your Reflection * Our life on earth is transient possessions are not really our own. Its like a brief stay in a Hotel. * May we live a happy, righteous and worthy life.
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The End

May we live meaningfully in this transient life

With Metta, Bro. Oh Teik Bin

Singita Grumeti Reserves in Tanzania has been named the best hotel in the world 2011 by magazine Travel + Leisure. 54