{"id":173712,"date":"2015-06-10T14:34:57","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T06:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/offbeat-destinations-underrated-asian-cities-put-travel-list-173712.html"},"modified":"2016-06-07T09:58:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T01:58:00","slug":"offbeat-destinations-underrated-asian-cities-put-travel-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/travel\/now-or-never\/offbeat-destinations-underrated-asian-cities-put-travel-list-173712.html","title":{"rendered":"Offbeat Destinations: 10 Underrated Asian cities to put on your travel list"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know Bangkok, Tokyo and Seoul<\/a>. You\u2019ve been to Hong Kong and Bali is practically your second home. But what about underrated Asian cities that barely get a paragraph or two in travel guides? The lesser known places that guidebooks, travel magazines and bloggers rarely mention?<\/p>

As a traveller, the main appeal of these lesser known cities is authenticity. While Bangkok, Bali <\/a>and the likes are thronging with tourists just like yourself, places like Busan and Bandung will be filled with locals where the food will be less commercial, the beaches less crowded and you won\u2019t be jostling other holidaymakers on the 5 foot walkway or queuing up to visit a tourist attraction. Getting to know a country and its culture, sights, sounds and smells is best done far away from the tourist traps and the madding crowd.<\/p>

Today we\u2019re going to do justice to these underdog destinations <\/a>and shine the spotlight on some of Asia\u2019s more modest metropolises. Browse the gallery to find out where you should be heading to this summer!<\/p>

Karen George<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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