Places vijayhm Wants to Go

An old curiosity shop holds on to a centuries-old tradition of manually-distilled rose water.

This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.

One of the last surviving ancient Buddhist sites in the region, it escaped the brunt of several Hun invasions thanks to its remote location.

A mere stone's throw from Islamabad exists a spectacular display of three millennia of humanity's progress.

On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

This archaeological site was once a grand city of the Indus Valley Civilization with a sophisticated system for conserving water.

This historic complex is home to the oldest Christian grave in Kolkata, India.

Kolkata’s only Portuguese church has a curious link with chickens.

For just a few hours each morning, this market serves specialties from the city's shrinking Chinese-Indian community.

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.

The site of an atrocity that would be used to justify Britain’s conquest of India.

The largest tiger reserve in India is a vast expanse dotted with ancient ruins of Nagarjuna Viswa Vidyalayam.

This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.

The trunk of this 700-year-old tree measures more than 60 feet around, making it the oldest and largest baobab in Sri Lanka.

This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.

Once where royalty entertained guests, this opulent table is now one of the longest in the world.

The single largest diocese established on the Asian continent.

Camera cars and condom bikes built from scrap and one man's passion.

A gray market run by Burmese Indians offers a portal to a forgotten period in history.

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

An effigy of the deity emerges from a temple's water every 40 years.

A once-stately trading fort is now a ruin slowly being consumed by the sea.

The world's largest bust sculpture celebrates the Hindu deity, Shiva.