Asia

Asia is the continent that taught us how to travel slowly. Eight of the ten countries we cover deepest sit east of the Indus — and within each, the country itself is a region of regions: Tokyo and Hokkaido share a flag and almost nothing else; Kerala and Ladakh exist in different millennia, never mind different climates.

Our coverage starts with the iconic itineraries (Tokyo–Kyoto, the Golden Triangle, the Bangkok–Chiang Mai–island circuit) and then pushes into the corners that reward repeat visitors — Vietnam's Ha Giang loop, Sri Lanka's tea highlands, Indonesia's Komodo and Raja Ampat, the Korean coast nobody flies for.

Each country guide below is reviewed by an editor with regional expertise, refreshed against current visa rules and seasonal patterns. Use this regional index as the starting point — then go deeper into the country page and the topical guides we cross-link from each.