Kathmandu
Nepal
Marigold garlands and incense smoke hang over Pashupatinath's cremation ghats while motorcycles queue three-deep on the streets behind you. Kathmandu is ancient and chaotic in the same breath, medieval temple squares that survived earthquakes sitting next to concrete rebuild, sadhus painting their foreheads in orange light, and a city that never fully quiets because someone always has a puja to run.
Asia$1000-1500
