This is NASA's satellite image of the world at night (click on the image for larger image size). It shows us the distribution of lights made by human beings and the places where we can still find dark/pristine skies. Combining the criteria of dark sky, dry climate, friendly temperature, accessibility and ... fun, here is my list of my desirable places to bring our equipment to and watch the stars:
Mongolia
Xinjiang (China)
Tibet
Afghanistan/north Pakistan
Central Asia (near the Caspian sea)
The Sahara countries
Chile
Australia
Central and Central Highland of Vietnam (just because we live in this country)
New Guinea (well, the climate here is not dry at all, but it's a great great place to travel to anyway)
And, of course, on a small boat in the middle of any ocean at night.
Let's hope we soon can make this astro-travel.
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