<DIV><p><b>Inspiring getaways from California to Zanzibar</b><BR><br> This round-up of <B>the world's most exceptional hotels and retreats</B> is packed with awe-inspiring photos and tantalizing descriptions of the world's greatest getaways. While few will visit them all, this collection provides a dizzying array of exotic destinations for the armchair traveler.<BR><br> <B>Highlights include</B> a California inn where Liberace would have felt right at home, and <B>shabby-chic bungalows on Highway 1 in Big Sur</B>. Choose from luxurious residences nestled on the Ubud hillside overlooking the Ayung River in Bali, or <B>oceanside bungalows on a Brazilian archipelago</B>. Go camping in "royal style" in the Indian desert, or opt for a luxury tented camp on an island in the best game-viewing location in Botswana. Relax in a hand-woven banda on Zanzibar, <B>a hotel-museum full of contemporary art on the Sicilian coast</B>, or a <B>sumptuous Provençal spa retreat in the south of France</B>.</p></DIV>