India

Best time to go: The cooler months are November to March.

Interesting areas: National parks and tiger reserves, Rajasthan, Kerala, River Ganges, southern India, Ladakh, Sikkim.

Don't miss: Qutb Minar, Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Amber, Sikandra, Khajuraho, Pushkar Camel Fair, Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, Jaipur, Fatehpur Sikri, Hindu temples in the south, Mahabalipuram monuments, tiger reserves such as Ranthambore, Bandhavgarh and Kanha, Sundarbans National Park, Bodh Gaya, Udaipur, Varanasi, Sarnath, Keoladeo and Kaziranga national parks, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Jaisalmer Fort, Jodhpur, Leh, Darjeeling, people-watching on a city street, sacred cows, tigers.

Opportunities: Everything - including landscapes, mountains, lakes, architecture, palaces, archaeological sites, deserts, mixed cultures, people, temples, wildlife.