Good news is that you can still have amazing places to yourself, at least in Asia. Vast majority of tourists flock to select few locations, the rule of thumb is

Good news is that you can still have amazing places to yourself, at least in Asia. Vast majority of tourists flock to select few locations, the rule of thumb is if some place sounds familiar to you, it's overcrowded and has been for a while. You either need to do a little bit of research or just take a bike and ride a few kms I visited Calcutta a few years ago (albeit during low season) and I have seen 2 (two) western tourists in a week. Last year I went to Arunachal Pradesh and met exactly zero western tourists in 10 days