Places AlexOnAdventure Wants to Go

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

The fight to make Bengali an official language started in this stunning university hall.

The shipyards along the outskirts of the Bangladesh capital are a flurry dangerous boat breaking and rebuilding.

One of the longest natural sand beaches in the world.

A beautiful stretch of Bangladeshi river known for its high quality sand is possibly more remarkable for its color changing water.

Where giant ships go to die.

A strip of neutral ground where the people of Tajikistan and Afghanistan come together to trade.

The abandoned palace stands as a wounded but proud beacon of Afghan hope.

What was once supposed to be the symbol of a shining Afghan future is now a bombed-out ruin.

Despite a history of destruction, this former citadel survives to document Afghanistan's oft overlooked history.

The West's first incursion into the Afghan world lies buried beneath a military base.

Rock-cut chamber at top of an outcroup, reached by a mountain stairway of forty steps.

Highly unusual subterranean stupa and adjacent cave monastery.

Splashes of blue in an otherwise monotonous lunar landscape.

Once an impressive link to Afghanistan’s Buddhist past, now a sad reminder of intolerance towards other cultures.