SRI LANKA, Marco Polo considered Sri Lanka the finest island of its size in the entire world, and you'll likely agree after exploring the country's fabled delights. MALDIVES, An archipelago of 1190 islands, straddling the equator and scattered like gems across the Indian Ocean. BHUTAN, Known as the Land of the Thunder Dragon, the jagged snow-capped peaks of this mountain kingdom look down to fertile valleys, rivers and rolling hills. TIBET, Tibet (Xizang), the Roof of The World, remained unknown to the world until the very beginning of the last century. Nepal, nestled in the Himalayas between India and the Tibetan region of China. Home of the world's highest mountains Everest, Kanchejunga, Annapurna, Makalu.