The Southern District of Hong Kong island is now easily reachable with the newly opened South Island MTR line. Visit Aberdeen in the evening and try the fish ball soup served directly from one of the fishing boats returning to the harbour for the night with their catch.

The Chungking Mansions are considered by many to be the closest thing in Hong Kong today to the Kowloon Walled City. While they are a far cry from the density of the Walled City, the bustling interior corridors have a similarly seedy reputation with Hong Kongers.

Visit the underground food court at the Shilin Night Market to try Taiwanese specialties like the oyster omelette.

The UNCMAC Conference Building is halfway inside North Korea. In this photo looking outside the window one can see the demarcation line between the two countries (North Korea on the left and South Korea on the right).

The city of Kaesong in North Korea can be viewed from across the DMZ at convenient lookout points on the South Korean side. The US/South Korean joint forces operate massive loud speakers at the lookout that pipe timeless classics such as "It's Raining Men" across the border to entertain the North Korean border guards.