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INTRODUCTION

• Best Place to Pitch Your Tent

• Best Hot Springs

• Best Stress Reliever

• Best Garden

• Best Spirit Encounter

• Best Animal Encounter

• Best Place to Blow Serious Cash

• Best Restored Treasure

• Best Sacred Tree

• Best Place Dream of Stardom

• Best Urban Refuge

• Best Literary Excursion

• Best Mind Warp

• Best Theater with a Difference

• Best Local Tip

• Best Airport Time Filler

• Best Oddball Museum

• Best Place to See Old China

• Best Place to See New China

• Best Pools

• Best Sporting Event

• Best Tattoo Parlor

• Best Spring Roll

• Best Waterslide

• Best Tailoring Bargains

• Best Gym with a View

• Best Skiing

• Best Bar in the Middle of Nowhere

• Best View of a Minefield

PERSONAL BEST

Famous Asians give us their top picks

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INTRODUCTION

Voyages Of Discovery

The ultimate insider's guide to Asia's most enchanting experiences

BEST FOR THE SOUL

• Best Place to Pitch Your Tent: Bhutan

• Best Hot Springs: Tidrum Nunnery, Tibet

• Best Stress Reliever: Discharging Firearms

• Best Garden: Ryoanji Temple Garden, Kyoto, Japan

• Best Spirit Encounter: Mount Popa, Burma

• Best Animal Encounter: Endangered Primate Rescue Center

• Best Place to Blow Serious Cash: Dhoni Mighili, The Maldives

• Best Restored Treasure: Baltit Fort, Hunza Valley, Pakistan

• Best Sacred Tree: Sri Maha Bodhi, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

BEST FOR THE MIND

• Best Place Dream of Stardom: Film City, Bombay, India

• Best Urban Refuge: Liu Xian Guan Teahouse, Beijing, China

• Best Literary Excursion: Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, India

• Best Mind Warp: Pyongyang, North Korea

• Best Theater with a Difference: Theatre of the Silence

• Best Local Tip: Extreme Yak Sports

• Best Airport Time Filler: Kantarat Golf Course, Bangkok, Thailand

• Best Oddball Museum: Meguro Parasitological Museum, Tokyo, Japan

• Best Place to See Old China: Lesser Three Gorges, Daning River, China

• Best Place to See New China: Three on the Bund, Shanghai, China

BEST FOR THE MIND

• Best Pools: InterContinental Hotel, Hong Kong, China

• Best Sporting Event: India vs. Pakistan Cricket Matches

• Best Tattoo Parlor: Horiyoshi III, Yokohama, Japan

• Best Spring Roll: Emperor, Hanoi, Vietnam

• Best Waterslide: Waitavala, Fiji

• Best Tailoring Bargains: Hoi An, Vietnam

• Best Gym with a View: Park Hyatt, Tokyo, Japan

• Best Skiing: The Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East

• Best Bar in the Middle of Nowhere: Le Jovial Jarai, Banlung, Cambodia

• Best View of a Minefield: Tamil Tiger Territory, Sri Lanka

Personal Best

Famous Asians give us their top picks


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FROM THE JULY 4, 2005 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE;
POSTED MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2005

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