Places Aksel Wants to Go

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

Sex curse discovered on ancient tablet in Cyprus.

A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

Breathtaking Byzantine paintings cover the inside of this 12th-century church.

Malaysia's first and only glass temple.

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

Not far from the bustle of Kuala Lumpur is an amazing waterfall that navigates seven vertical drops.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Southeast Asia is a monument to a disappearing community.

Come in, light some incense, and ignore the live snakes around you.

Temple-like building holds power equipment.

A forsaken beachfront condo abandoned after the Boxing Day Tsunami.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to stop a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.