Have you ever been to Asia? What were your impressions?

I haven't, but my husband has been to China and he loved it. He said there was a real sense of community everywhere he went and that the people were lovely.

by Vee

Yes I have and loved it! Very colourful, great food, friendly people.

by Sandy Ludinski

I have been to Singapore. I LOVED the place. The ambiance, the culture, the people, the food, everything was superb.

by Happy Mom

I visit India regularly to visit ashrams and really love it. It's such a spiritually and culturally rich place (especially the holy places) and I always feel uplifted and inspired when I visit. Actually, I'm in Mayapur in West Bengal right now! I also love the people of India, who I almost always find are kind and warm-hearted.

I've also visited Bali once and Cambodia (Siem Reap) once, which I also liked very much. All of Asia is so culturally rich and I love the diversity in cuisine, spirituality, the arts...and everything.

by Carolyn Hopping

It has always had me in thought.

I would love to go, but have never had the chance.Not sure if I will even in this lifetime....to much has to happen before I could or would go there.
Looks wonderful, I must admit.I would dearly like to also see those amazing dancers!

by jonaja

Asia is full of so many diverse cultures - the scenery is amazing, the food is outstanding, it's great for families or backpackers because every dollar goes such a long way.

by Lucy

I've been to Singapore and was not overly happy there.

by Matteo Lor

I think its fair to say Singapore is not necessarily any reflection of what other parts of Asia can offer. Hopefully you get to travel further afield next time. Singapore is very developed, systematises and clean. Other parts of Asia certainly have a very different feel.

I should have provided more information: I went through Singapore at the end of a long trip. I was tired and generally pretty irritable, and with jet lag I didn't sleep for 2 days. So it probably wasn't Singapore's fault - I was just unhappy when I was there :)

Fabulous, beautiful and great food....some things to be wary of but no more than anywhere else....

by Lydia C. Lee

Living in Western Australia, we often used to go to Asia, and I quite liked some parts of it until I got a rare hookworm many years ago.

It was not diagnosed for some time as it was a different strain to what had been seen in Australia and I ended up in the Australian Medical Journal.
Since then I have only been back to Asia about 3 times or perhaps 4.

by Finy

My trip to Indonesia was interesting as it was different but the shock of seeing open sewerage in broken pipes in the street outside a cafe forced me to only eat in the international hotel.
When a saw Australian / Indonesian mixed children begging in the street my heart sank as it was obvious they were the result of a poor Indonesian girl meeting the needs of a tourist and then dumping the child in the streets to beg for its life. This left me ashamed and sad. It was different and the people friendly but I suspect this was about them earning a living more than genuine concern for me. I was glad to get home and will never return to Asia.

by kstew

Loved my trip to Phuket. Travel does broaden the mind and I loved travelling on the local bus with the locals. One of the highlights was getting to know the women who provided foot massages, manicures, pedicures, back massage etc near the place we stayed. I felt a real bond with them. One of them lent me her thongs after I had a manicure. She didn't want my nail polish to smudge. It was so funny as I have big size 11 feet and she had typical Asian petite feet!. There were so many wonderful experiences

by Marie Vonow

Have been to Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines.

Haven't been back to HK since China reclaimed it. No hurry to do so.
Will never return to Thailand, or Philippines. Hated both.

Singapore, I still love travelling there.
Penang, Malacca, Batu Ferringhi Beach, just my favourite places to go.

Not interested in going to other countries' there, especially Indonesia, which is just the pits, in every way.

by donjo

Loved Singapore but would never go to Indonesia or India.

by helga