where to start my Asia journey
 

I'd like to travel around Asia,which country be the first

Maybe your favorite Asian country should be the first? ;)

Depends what you want to do. If you dont know want you like doing how are we supposed to know?

Which countries are you planning to go to?

It depends upon you and your budget.Pick any place of your choice and explore it to the fullest.Rather than,thinking that you could visit each and every place in a hurry.Asia is really big,hand-pick few of your favorite,I would recommend you to visit Malaysia,Thailand,Maldives and India they have some of the most beautiful beaches and the food is just yum.Hope you enjoy yourself :)

where are you coming from and which airline stop off point makes the most sense???

Hong Kong

cept that Hong Kong is not a country, so: China, the real one.

cept that you need a visa to visit the real China, and H.K. is really part of that but you don't need a visa for Hong Kong. So, start in Taiwan, it is China but not the real one and it is more than just a city like Hong Kong, and sort of a country, so you can start there.