MANILA The Philippines very own Palawan and Boracay islands were hailed as the best in the world by the readers of an upscale travel magazine. <\/p>\n
Travel + Leisure recently released the results of its Worlds Best Awards 2013, which is based on votes from the magazines discerning readers. <\/p>\n
Palawan debuted at No. 1 in the Top 10 islands category, unseating Boracay, which has been praised by several magazines for its powdery white sand and crystal clear waters. It received a score of 95.04. <\/p>\n
Boracay, which topped the list last year, landed in second place with a score of 93.58. <\/p>\n
Maui in Hawaii ranked third, followed by Santorini in Greece, Prince Edward Island in Canada, Bali in Indonesia, Kauai in Hawaii, Sicily in Italy, Koh Samui in Thailand, and Galapagos. <\/p>\n
In an article published in the Wall Street Journal last April, writer Wells Tower lamented how Boracay has suffered from overdevelopment, while praising Palawan for being a diminishing rarity. <\/p>\n
A month later, Catharine Hamm of the Los Angeles Times wrote a scathing article on Boracay, basing it on her visit last year. <\/p>\n
Addressing Travel + Leisure magazine, Hamm wrote: Can Travel + Leisure be wrong? Thats the magazine that crowned Boracay the best island in the world After my visit last year to this island 250 miles southeast of Manila, I decided that yes, they could be wrong. Or misguided. Or I could be. <\/p>\n
But most of the online readers of the LA Times disagreed with Hamms article, saying that they enjoyed their stay in the Philippine island. <\/p>\n
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