{"id":320231,"date":"2018-07-10T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T07:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lonely-planet-reveals-10-best-destinations-in-asia-to-visit-in-2018-and-youve-probably-never-heard-of-half-320231.html"},"modified":"2018-07-25T16:06:03","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T08:06:03","slug":"lonely-planet-reveals-10-best-destinations-in-asia-to-visit-in-2018-and-youve-probably-never-heard-of-half","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/travel-my\/destination-accomplished-my\/asia-my\/lonely-planet-reveals-10-best-destinations-in-asia-to-visit-in-2018-and-youve-probably-never-heard-of-half-320231.html","title":{"rendered":"Lonely Planet reveals the 10 best destinations in Asia to visit in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":" <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/travel\/destination-accomplished\/asia\/these-are-asias-best-coffee-cities-according-to-lonely-planet-309271.html\">Lonely Planet<\/a> has just revealed its<strong> 2018 Best in Asia<\/strong> list, a collection of 10 of the best destinations to visit in the continent for the year. But which city topped its list?<\/p> <p>For its third annual Best in Asia list, their panel of travel experts has named <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/travel\/now-or-never\/destinations\/beautiful-attractions-busan-south-korea-283847.html#item=1\"><strong>Busan, South Korea<\/strong><\/a> as its top pick, describing it as \"eclectic\" and \"vibrant\".\u00a0Hot on its heels are the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/travel\/destination-accomplished\/asia\/8-beautiful-places-sri-lanka-280146.html\"> ancient cities<\/a> and jewelled architecture of <strong>Uzbekistan<\/strong> in second place, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/food\/hot-spots\/recommended-spots\/best-coffee-places-ho-chi-minh-222360.html\">Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam<\/a> at third.<\/p> <p>It's a list of surprisingly - and refreshingly - underrated destinations.\u00a0Among its top 10 picks are Western Ghats in India, Lumbini in Nepal, and Sichuan Province in China. Granted, they're still fairly untrodden paths for the average tourists, which is why if you're scouring the travel guides for your next vacation spot, this is a list worth going by.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAsia\u00a0is such a vast and diverse continent for anyone dreaming of an escape,\u201d shares\u00a0Lonely Planet\u2019s Asia-Pacific Media Spokesperson\u00a0Chris Zeiher. And truer words haven't been said, considering the diverse motley of landscapes, cultures, languages, traditions and more brimming within the continent.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOur experts have combed through thousands of recommendations to pick the best destinations to visit over the next 12 months.\u201d<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cFrom\u00a0<strong>Nagasaki<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Japan<\/strong> to\u00a0<strong>Arugam Bay<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/travel\/destination-accomplished\/venture-off-beaten-path-7-unique-travel-activities-sri-lanka-97162.html\"><strong>Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Chris<\/strong>\u00a0says, \u201cthis is a line-up to inspire a multitude of travellers \u2013 whether they\u2019re based in\u00a0<strong>Asia<\/strong>, or maybe they\u2019ve already visited some of the region\u2019s heavy-hitting destinations.\u201d<\/p> <p>For the 10 destinations in Asia to visit this year (and reasons why you should, according to Lonely Planet!), check out our gallery above.<\/p> <p><em>Lonely Planet\u2019s Best in Asia 2018\u00a0is available online, with accompanying articles to each destination, at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lonelyplanet.com\/best-in-asia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lonelyplanet.com\/best-in-asia<\/a>.<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Sarah Khan<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Photos: Getty Images<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>READ MORE:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/travel\/now-or-never\/destinations\/best-countries-visit-asia-touch-emotions-according-lonely-planet-290019.html#item=1\">The best places to travel to connect with your emotions, according to Lonely Planet<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/travel\/now-or-never\/travel-news\/marina-bay-sands-most-instagrammed-hotel-world-290669.html#item=1\">Marina Bay Sands is officially the most Instagrammed hotel in the world<\/a><\/p>  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