Places Leininho Wants to Go

Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.

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

Built by the Portuguese colonists in the early 16th century, this fort is one of the oldest European structure in Asia.

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

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

This vanilla farm serves its crops at an on-site café.

The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.

Malaysia's oldest coffee roaster is also a historical landmark.

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

A forsaken beachfront condo abandoned after the Boxing Day Tsunami.

This floating cinema brings new meaning to the phrase "going out" to the movies.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

Abandoned mini-mansions that were once intended for affluent Bangkok families now sit empty.

On a river island north of Bangkok, a small bar helped lead a home-brewing rebellion.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

This mountain sunrise is one of the most breathtaking views in Thailand, yet well off the tourist trail.

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.

Bizarre dirt trail winds a narrow path above the tree line.