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:

Udaipur, India (in photo)
Cape Town
Bangkok
Buenos Aires
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Florence
Luang Prabang, Laos
New York
Rome
San Francisco

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

New York
San Francisco
Quebec City
Charleston, South Carolina
Santa Fe
Chicago
Savannah
Victoria, British Columbia
Montreal
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 + …read more

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:

Barra Airport, Barra, Scotland
Gibraltar Airport, Gibraltar
JFK, New York
Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, Saba, Netherlands Antilles
Madeira Airport, Funchal, Portugal
Matekane Air Strip, Lesotho
Paro Airport, Bhutan
Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten
Reagan National, Washington, D.C.
Toncontin Airport, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (in …read more