Tawang, India
India's far northeastern frontier — the largest monastery in the country, a 13,700 ft pass, and valleys almost nobody visits.
Port Blair, India
Radhanagar Beach, coral at Elephant Beach, and the natural rock bridge at Neil — an island week with no visa required.
India
Tea hills, a night on a private houseboat through the backwaters, and beach time at Kovalam to finish.
The white salt desert at Kutch, the last wild Asiatic lions at Gir, and the temple coast at Somnath and Dwarka.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Burj Khalifa, an evening in the dunes, a dhow cruise dinner and a full day across to Abu Dhabi.
Maldives
Four nights on a private resort island, with a house reef off your deck and a sandbank dinner in the middle.
Vietnam
North to south in a week — the Old Quarter, an overnight cruise in Halong Bay, lantern-lit Hoi An and the Mekong Delta.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Twin Towers and Batu Caves, a hill day at Genting, and two nights of island time at Langkawi.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Tea country by train, elephants at Udawalawe, the Temple of the Tooth, and three days on the southern coast.
