INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT

There is nothing Asian about India and the surrounding sub-continent countries other than a couple hundred million years ago two continental plates collided.  India is a behemoth of an area and much more intense in terms of people, action, smells, and noise than it's billion person counterpart China.  

​I have a love / hate relationship with this part of the world - it provides insights and perspectives found nowhere else but at the same time you are counting down the days until your flight departs...until the final week when you realize it wasn't too bad after all. 

BANGLADESH

I spent 72 hours in Dhaka. I liked it so much I wish I had spent a few more days in the country and seen more of Bangladesh.

INDIA

Oh...India.

MALDIVES

I've never had any burning desire to visit the Maldives. But Pete went so maybe I don't need to go.

NEPAL

I equated Nepal with Tibet and just figured they were the same thing on different sides of the Himalayas.  That is completely wrong.  Nepal is more of a lighter version of India - there is a heavy Hindu influence, the food is similar, and the TV Shows are all Indian...but you can relax and enjoy the Nepal Karma.

SRI LANKA

What I regret most about not living in Singapore or Hong Kong are the short flights to the surrounding countries. I would have never visited Sri Lanka, if not for being in Singapore, and that would have been a major miss. Sri Lanka is awesome.