Where to go
Where to go for nature
Thailand, Indonesia, Georgia, Armenia, Vietnam, Montenegro, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Japan, Sochi
- ThailandBangkok and Phuket. The Grand Palace and Wat Pho are the first pair, and Yaowarat is the night market after. Floating markets use more than one pier, so this plan does not pin them to a single stop.
- IndonesiaBali. Ubud is temples, rice terraces, and yoga. A volcano sunrise and the waterfalls are a separate outing. Seminyak is beaches and beach clubs, and Uluwatu is cliffs and surf.
- GeorgiaTbilisi. The old town, Narikala, and the sulfur baths are in Tbilisi. Kakheti is the wine day, Mtskheta is the old-capital trip, and Rustaveli Avenue is the last supper.
- ArmeniaYerevan. Republic Square and the Cascade are in Yerevan, with Ararat behind them. Garni and Geghard are the monastery day, the brandy factory and Vernissage sit in the city, and Sevan is a lake trip.
- VietnamHanoi. The Old Quarter and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum are the Hanoi pair. Ha Long Bay is an overnight cruise, not a neighborhood, and Ninh Binh is the rice-paddy day.
- MontenegroKotor. The walled old town and the fortress climb are Kotor. Perast is a boat stop on the bay, Budva is the beach day, and Durmitor is a mountain trip, not a walk in the old town.
- MaldivesMalé. Malé is the arrival city. The days themselves are an overwater villa, a snorkel, diving, and a dolphin cruise on resort islands, not a walk around the capital.
- Sri LankaColombo. Colombo is the arrival name. The days run through Sigiriya and Dambulla, Kandy and the tea train, Yala, then Galle — not a walk around the capital.
- MalaysiaKuala Lumpur. The Petronas Towers and Batu Caves are the Kuala Lumpur pair. Chinatown is the food crawl. Langkawi and the Cameron Highlands are trips out of the city, not districts of it.
- JapanTokyo. Shibuya, Harajuku, and Meiji Shrine are in Tokyo. Tsukiji and Ginza are another day. Kyoto, Mount Fuji, and an onsen are trips out of the city.
- SochiSochi. The Riviera and the embankment are the city beach. Olympic Park is down the coast in Adler, Rosa Khutor is the mountain day, and the Arboretum is the green stop in town.