Asia
49 countries covering 30% of the world’s landmass – stretching east from the Ural Mountains and Suez Canal touching Pacific, Indian and Arctic Oceans. History, culture, nature, indigenous tribal regions and every landscape imaginable.
Thousands of years of history giving today’s visitor a never-ending array of outstanding travel options. High Himalayan mountains, Indo-Aryan Sanskrit, The Great Wall, Gobi Desert, rainforests and array of the world’s most spectacular religious sites.
Bhutan
Tiger’s Nest, national happiness index, 770 bird species, Snowman Trek, birth place of Bhudda & the best archers.
Burma (Myanmar)
Gold-leafed Shwe Dagon, road to Mandalay, cheroot cigars, smiles, Daw Aungg San Suu Ky.
Cambodia
Temples of Angkor, Mekong River, Tonle Sap, land of the Kamers, silver pagoda.
China
Ancient past meets, exciting future – bicycles by the million, people by the billion.
Hong Kong
East meets west, Communism meet capitalism, neon lights, Aberdeen junks,trams, ferries, mahjong tiles.
India
Bollywood, Bombay, bhajis, bird-life, Banaras ghats, Behgal tigers, bowlers, Bhuddists.
Indonesia
Over 13,700 islnads, smoking volcanoes, pumping surf, cliff top graves, gamalans, gado gado.
Japan
Sake, sushi, sumo, Mt Fuji, Anime cartoons, speeding bullets & geisha girls.
Kazakhstan
Steppes, Borat, snow leopards, trekking, Silk Road, kazy and glaciers.
Laos
Plain of Jars, limestone karsts, Mekong hammocks, rafting,rock climbing, home-stays.
Malaysia
World’s oldest rainforest, largest underground caves, underwater volcano, over 800 species of orchid.
Maldives
Equatorial atols, parrot fish, ancient Buddhism, Temple of the Tooth, surf.
Nepal
Buddhist wheels, Potala, Qomolangma, Tibetan prayer flags, yak butter, Nepalese chang, Karakoram glaciers, arches of Bhutan.
Pakistan
K2, Karakoram Highway, Karachi, Quetta bazaars, Swat Valley, swatted fours.
Philippines
2,000 year old rice terraces, jeepnies, Palawan butterfly and 4,334 unnamed islands.
Singapore
Extended free wi-fi, Raffles, Sunday birdsong, Singapore slings, Chinatown woks, Tiger beer.
Sri Lanka
Equatorial atols, parrot fish, ancient Buddhism, Temple of the Tooth, surf.
Taiwan
15,000 temples, Kakka, Taipei street-scene, Taoism, oyster omelettes.
Tajikistan
Colourful lakes, helicopters over mountains, Dushanbe, climbing in the Pamirs, kefir.
Thailand
Golden Temple, Golden Triangle, golden beaches, River Kwai, dim sum, diving.
Tibet
Potala Palace, pilgrims, Chinese communists, Mt Everest, Tsetang monkey cave, chanting monks.
Uzbekistan
Artefcts, architecture, Samarkand, mountains hikes, brilliant bazaars.
Vietnam
Perfume River, White China Beach, Reunification ExpressMekong Delta, Chi Chu Tunnels, over 50 hill tribes.
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