Places Leininho Wants to Go

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

Local lore says this 700-year-old tree has sacred and medicinal properties.

This unique wooden mosque resembling a Chinese pagoda was said to be built without the use of nails.

These rugged, color-stained mountains hold the secrets of the Kazakh desert.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

This tiny island protects a number of rare bird species by only allowing visitors to set foot on the beach.

Order your coffee crowned with salted whipped cream or blended with coconut and ice.

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

Vietnam’s everyman “broken rice” dish is given one major upgrade at this humble institution.

For a taste of Vietnamese gastropub culture, look no further than this convivial seafood joint that stays open till midnight.

A refugee returns to his homeland to open Ho Chi Minh City’s first Michelin-starred restaurant.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

This whimsically named Vietnamese stream is closer to a walkway than a waterway.

A desert in southeast Asia, complete with a beautiful lake covered in lotus flowers.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.