Places ASocialNomad Wants to Go

Malaysia's floating mosque.

Two thousand feline artifacts fill Malaysia's "Cat City."

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

The ruins of this prominent glass factory yield hidden treasures buried among the jungle floor.

The world's largest reclining Buddha, the Giant Buddha of Mudon.

These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

Caves full of Buddhist statues, incredible rock formations and a deserted lagoon.

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

Villagers have recycled bomber fuel tanks from the Vietnam War and turned them into very, very strong boats.

After a 2004 tsunami, this stranded boat was left in place.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.

Abandoned soda factory on a Cambodian roadside in a state of beautiful decay.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

Limestone caves in the Cambodian countryside, once the site of genocide, now a place of peaceful beauty.

A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.

Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.