Suggested South Asian Destinations

South Asia

Nepal:
(1) Kathmandu. Check out the Buddha stupa, Nepal's holiest site and a World Heritage Site. Stay at the Hyatt Kathmandu, known for their crazy specials. I stayed in a a deluxe room for only $80 and the buffet is only $10! Recommended stay: 2-3 days. Get there: fly in from BKK or Lhasa, or over land from Tibet.

India
(1) Delhi. I loved it! Check out their capitol buildings. Don't miss AGRA (take a train) to see the Taj Mahal!

Tibet
(1) Definitely start from Lhasa otherwise you risk dying from the altitude as we did. Acclimate in Lhasa for at least 2-3 days. We entered from Nepal which was a very bad idea since we went from zero to 4000 meters in a few hours! Altitude sickness sucks!

(2) Check out the Potala Palace in Lhasa (Dalai Lama's summer palace), check out one of the largest and highest fresh water lakes in the world west of Lhasa; pilgrims spend days praying while circling it. Try a Yak Burger!Stay at the Mt. Everst base camp if possible. I've never seen so many stars in my life before! We rented a land rover, driver and guide for 6 days for $2500 for (including hotel) which is quite expensive.

(3) Recommended stay: 3-6 full days depending if you want to drive out west. Get there: YOU SHOULD start from Lhasa, fly in or take the new train in from China.