Where should I go in Asia?

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haha

Culture: Japan, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, India
Food: China, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Thailand, India
Shopping: Hongkong, Shanghai, Singapore, Korea
People: Every country?
Nature: Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Malaysia
Overall best: I'm not sure. I want to say Singapore but I'm Singaporean so it isn't very fair.

sundaymorninglover

One that really fits all the categories listed above is Bali, Indonesia. Bali is filled with ancient history and the everyday lives of people there are dependent on the culture. The Balinese thrive on culture and if you visit, you'll find that the people still wear traditional clothing.

Food, well you've got traditional Balinese buffets and food. You can always opt for a Balinese meal or if you fancy other cuisines, you won't have trouble finding it.

Shopping..it's cheap and you've got variety. Bali is big on handicrafts and you're able to purchase all sorts of traditional arts and crafts, mostly handmade and cheap. It's worth taking the time to travel out of the city to purchase these items if you are really interested. Most of the time these purchases are cheaper where they're made instead of a market.

The Balinese pride themselves on service, they are probably one of the friendliest people I have ever met. Having travelled to many Asian countries, the Balinese are ever so willing to help and to try.

Nature wise in Bali you've got white water rafting, hiking, scuba diving, elephant rides, a volcano & crater trip...anything. And they say, the paddy fields are beautiful.

As much as people say Bali is commercialised, yes in many ways it's true (if you head downtown to Kuta) but you still get that true Balinese experience in other parts of Bali.

Definitely Bali.

Rabbityama

I will try to list places that I feel suit each category best:
Culture: India, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, China
Food: China, South Korea, India, Japan
Shopping: Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong (China)
People: Japan, Philippines
Nature: Indonesia, China, Thailand, India

Overall Best: Hmm... It depends on which of these categories you put the greatest value on. On my list, the nations that are in the most categories are China and Japan. It's very difficult to judge, though. Even nations that I did not list, such as Vietnam are quite intriguing!

crazyhorse14

manila

bestkeptsecret

Philippines!!!go to Boracay, Baguio, Tagaytay and every tourist spot. Plus watch the Ginbebra Gin Kings(most popoular team in the land) play in the Philippine Basketball Association to find out how Filipinos love the game.

HK gal

Culture: Thailand / China / Japan
Food: Thailand / Hong Kong / Philippines
Shopping: Thailand / Philippines / Hong Kong / Singapore and Japan for electronics
People: Thailand
Nature: Philippines / China
Overall best: Thailand

beez

I've heard and read good things about Thailand, including Bangkok and rural regions. It's also inexpensive.

fishball

Thailand, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, parts of China would offer what you are seeking "on a budget" that's why I'm not suggesting Japan, Korea, HongKong, Singapore - pricey!!

Colonyhkman

Food, Hong Kong or Macau
Culture, Hong Kong, Thailand
Shopping, Hong Kong, Thailand
Culture, Indonesia, Thailand, Phillipines
Nature, Indonesia or Thailand
Overall. I think Hong Kong, because you can visit Macau on a short ferry ride and experience one of the (previous) oldest european colonies in the the world. The Portuegese were their from the 13th century till 1999.

Sniper

Bali as Bali has the culture,food,shopping(souvenirs),the people are most friendly and they will smile and greet you. nature(Bali has plenty) and you will go there over and over again, just like me. Phuket, Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Udon Thani-Thailand. Siem Reap-Cambodia, Luang Phabang-Laos, Dalat-Vietnam. Boracay-Philippines. Penang, Pangkor-Malaysia.Lijiang, Kunming-China just to say a few.

fty05

manila

Dave Star

Culture, I'll go for China or Japan. Food, People, Nature, I'll go for Philippines and Thailand. Shopping, I'll go for Hong Kong. Overall? I'd say the Philippines because there you can see unspoiled nature, beaches are great and people understands English. And best of all, it's cheap!

KiKi D

It is really hard to say which Asian country can satisfy all your wants. My suggestions are ....
Culture: China
Food: Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, China
Shopping: of course is Hong Kong & Japan
People: hard to say, I think Thailand ppl is v. nice. Hong Kong ppl & Sigaporean are gd as well; also I think you have to think about the language problem.
Nature: China
Overall best: Hong Kong, Japan & Thailand

If you don't have much $$ at this moment, I will highly recommend you to go to Thailand. Remember when you go there, ask for discount!!!

China is also gd, but it is not a shopping paradise!

OC E90

Just my personal opinions:
Culture: China
Food: Hong Kong or Singapore
Shopping: Hong Kong or Singapore
People: Philippines
Nature: Phuket, Thailand (tropical); Korea or Japan (mountains)
Overall best: pick based on the list above

Nicky -N

go to india , kerala wonderfull land , need more details contact me.

Christopher B

Hong Kong

bynr

Culture: Indonesia (One country and more than thousand different cultures), India (colourful), Thailand (Still keep their royal culture)

Food: Singapore has so many choices of food, but Thai's food is really cheap & great!!

Shopping: Of course China has! Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, all offering bargain shopping experiences. Singapore also cosy for shopping.

People: Mostly Asian people are friendly, except some people in big & busy cities. Thai people are great, Indonesian also really friendly and warm.

Nature: Indonesia (wide range natural landscapes, from tropical rain forests, sunny beach, sand dessert, snow capped mountain, savannah, etc). Thailand, China, & India also has great landscape.

Overall best: Either Indonesia or Thailand, cheap and naturally beautiful, also the people are great.

tadgh15

Bangcock, Thailand.

Chery

Come to Malaysia and visit me!We are freandly,good food,clean,Cheap shoping we have the tall Patronas bulding,green country cheap hotels.And we have Visit Malaysia year 2007. Hope to c u soon.

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