Destinations
Asia
Half of humanity, from steppe to archipelago
Afghanistan
The Hindu Kush's crossroads of empires
Armenia
The first Christian nation, monasteries on cliff edges
Azerbaijan
Land of fire between the Caucasus and the Caspian
Bangladesh
Rivers braided into the world's largest delta
Bhutan
The kingdom that measures happiness, monastery by monastery
Brunei
Golden domes on Borneo's quiet sultanate shore
Cambodia
Angkor's stone faces smiling through the jungle
China
The Middle Kingdom — walls, dynasties, and tomorrow arriving early
Georgia
Wine's birthplace beneath the high Caucasus
India
A universe of color, faith, and flavor
Indonesia
Seventeen thousand islands, gods and volcanoes everywhere
Japan
Ancient ritual and neon future, perfectly folded
Kazakhstan
Steppe without end and cities of bold new lines
Kyrgyzstan
Yurts and celestial mountains for the unhurried rider
Laos
The Mekong's slowest, gentlest bend
Malaysia
Twin towers, tea hills, and Borneo's wild half
Maldives
A thousand coral rings barely above the blue
Mongolia
The eternal blue sky over the emptiest, freest land
Myanmar
Bagan's thousand temples in the morning mist
Nepal
Eight of the world's ten highest peaks, prayer flags flying
North Korea
The hermit kingdom, seen only by permission
Pakistan
The Karakoram Highway and hospitality at altitude
Philippines
Seven thousand islands of song and white sand
Singapore
A garden city-state engineered to delight
South Korea
K-everything, temple stays, and midnight markets
Sri Lanka
Ceylon tea hills, leopards, and ocean-washed temples
Taiwan
Night markets, gorge marble, and bubble tea's home
Tajikistan
The Pamir Highway across the roof of the world
Thailand
Golden temples, floating markets, and the easiest smile
Timor-Leste
Asia's newest coast, coral-rich and quiet
Turkmenistan
Marble capital and a crater that never stops burning
Uzbekistan
Samarkand and Bukhara — the Silk Road's blue jewels
Vietnam
Lantern towns, karst bays, and pho at dawn