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I'm dividing an Asia trip into two parts: east Asia (or the "Far East") and central Asia. Investigate organized tours to have a break in the middle of an extended trip. For the far east there are organized tours of Japan and South Korea (and some include Taiwan); also tours of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand & Vietnam. For central Asia there are tours of 3 or 5 of the "stans"; also tours of India, Nepal & Bhutan.

My East Asia trip. Initial list of countries as must-sees:

• Japan
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• Philippines
• Malaysia
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Australia
• New Zealand

My secondary list would include:
Burma
Cambodia
East Timor
Indonesia
Laos
Vietnam
One or more of the many island nations

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My Central Asia trip would include the following:

• Some or all of the five "stans"
• India
• Nepal
• Tibet

My secondary list would include:
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bhutan
Pakistan