INDIA
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The South of India is not so much on the tourist track, and very beautiful, also random strangers are more likely to be really interesting to talk to than to try to hard-sell you something, which often happens in the northern tourst areas.... Pondicherry, as seen in the movie Life of Pi is actually what it does look like, but of course, more crowded and noisy....
My wife's family is from Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu, both very beautiful places to go.
You will either love or hate India, maybe even both emotions at the same time, the sensual volume of everything is turned waaay up, like sounds, smells, sights are sometimes overwhelming all at once, and yes, cities can be crowded and dusty. But the place is worth it, sometimes its so insanely beautiful and interesting.... then you turn around and step in a pile of water buffalo shit to remind yourself that yes, you are in India....
If you're a single guy traveling alone, and you don't mind a bit of rough traveling experiences, you can take trains all over the place in second class, I did, and I'm very glad I did, often the stops in the middle of nowhere were more intersting than all the lists of things I thought i was supposed to see. If you are female, traveling in India is very different, you probably want some people to travel with, as the hassle factor of strange guys can be waaay too much and burn you out, as a few friends told me.... and I was often traveling with a woman and guys hassled her even though I was right there... long not so fun story.....