■ NEPAL, KATHMANDU: The centre of Nepal's capital have more markets than any other downtown area I've seen in Asia. The two biggest merge into one another and become indistinguishable from one another as street after street is lined with shops and stalls selling t-shirt, knives, shoes and local souvenirs.

Surprisingly though given its size and the incredible number of people who wander around here bargain hunting, the noise level of this place isn't anywhere near what you'd expect in the equivalent market of India or Vietnam.

Still, given the chaos that reigns across this market it's one of the most intriguing I've ever seen.