Some reccomended Countries for your travel

Some rightly popular and recommended independent travel countries

Okay you won't have the place to yourself, but...

India, Nepal & Sri Lanka New Zealand Turkey South Africa Thailand, Laos, Cambodia & Philippines Guatemala & México Brazil, Bolivia & Peru Honorary mentions: USA (don't knock it until you've tried it), Western Europe (Italy/Spain) and Japan. Recommended lesser travelled countries However, they can seem well travelled... Syria or anywhere in the Middle East Leave the SE Asian mainland crowds behind and check out the amazing Philippines Ethiopia, Uganda & forgotten Kenya including Lamu Island Ghana, Benin & off-the-beaten track Brazil or forgotten India/Pakistan/Bangladesh Neglected Europe: Romania/Bulgaria/Macedonia Mozambique (parts away from South Africa) & Zimbabwe (parts) Honorary mentions: Lesotho and Israel/Jordan with the present troubles. In South America try French Guyana. If you really want less travelled countries head to West Africa or Central Asia, but they are not particularly pleasant to backpack in. The advice is: don't worry about it - even in the most visited countries you can always find gems if you have the time. Great train journeys (a few, often long train journeys in some remarkable places) Dakar (Senegal) to Bamako (Mali): an out-of-this world 30-36 hours - very hard work, may leave you mentally scarred! Trans Siberian/Mongolian: Moscow to (generally) Beijing, passing through some of the worlds most remote places for days on end Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) to (almost) Lusaka (Zambia): pass through pristine African bush for two days and a night - better value than the raved about Nairobi to Mombassa line. Get off at Mbeya to travel Malawi. From Calama (Chile) to Uyuni (Bolivia): a cold at times high-altitude lunar type experience. Honorary mentions: Any train journey in India or China, Japan's Shinkansen (bullet) trains which with a rail pass are quite affordable, without - ridiculously expensive.