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Street food is pretty much

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Fashion in this region can vary from conservative to kind of showy like the girl in the photo below but she was running for Mrs.southwest Asia. A lot of people wear a head peaces if they are within the Muslim region.

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There are many places to explore away from the crowds. One has only to step a couple of feet off of the backpacker trail or away from the hostel to discover unique places that have yet to be changed by tourism.

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Nearly all guesthouses and hostels have wifi and it’s fast and (mostly) reliable. This is great compared to other backpacker destinations like Australia or South America, where wi-fi can be slow, expensive, or non-existent.

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This region also has a lot of modern history worth exploring, equally epic although not has pleasant. The ongoing protests in Bangkok and the constantly changing situation in Burma show that history is an ongoing process and that cities can change nearly before your eyes.

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While traveling in Europe and Australia can be pricey, Southwest Asia is one of the easiest and cheapest places to travel in the world. Scores of budget airlines and well established bus and train networks make it easy to around, often for just a few bucks.

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From the street snacks in Bangkok to Vietnamese banquets to Malaysian curry, there is a lifetime’s worth of deliciousness to sample. Nowhere else in the world can you find cuisine that compares to the diverse, vibrant, colorful, and flavorful food found here.

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Christianity, Islam, Judaism are the most popular religions in the southwest.

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Many Southwest Asian cultures work very hard to maintain their historical rituals and practices, even as modernity sweeps through the area, so finding opportunities to learn about the culture first-hand is never difficult.

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Grils of the Yi ethnic group perform at a carnival during the China Kunming Culture and Tourism Festival in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 29, 2013