My ultimate vacation itinerary

Posted By Daniel W. Drezner Saturday, June 14, 2008 - 4:13 PM Share

I like taking vacations off the beaten path -- one of my favorite trips was to Samarkand, Uzbekistan at the height of summer. It should not be surprising, then, that this Foreign Policy list of the most alluring and inaccessible places for an American to visit is like catnip to me. Go check out the list. My favorite fact: fewer than 500 American tourists have visited North Korea since the end of the Korean War.

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BACKPACERFOX

7:17 AM ET

June 15, 2008

hmm maybe becuse amaricans

hmm maybe becuse amaricans are the ritches and bigest enghils speaking country but number 5(england austrila canda is more backapckers ) even maybe dutch and germans/scandinavians on who englise speakers that are backpacking and use lonly planet

hm should you not change the blogroll links ?

KENNETH ALMQUIST

10:15 PM ET

June 15, 2008

If you really want to visit

If you really want to visit North Korea, send a copy of your resume to Kim Jong Il. If he likes what he sees, you won't even need a travel agent.

LALEH

10:57 PM ET

June 15, 2008

Don't know about N. Korea or

Don't know about N. Korea or Somalia, but I have friends who have visited Burma with no problems whatsoever (maye their being British helped); one even lived there for about 6 months teaching English. As for Cuba, you have to get some sort of educational exemption as an American to go. Or a passport other than American.

Finally, FP is really scare-mongering vis-a-vis Iran. Just call up an Iranian travel agency (loads of them in DC or LA), they will get you a two week visa within a month or so. And once you are there, EVERYONE will want to talk to you. And here is a tip: Isfahan is much more fascinating than Persepolis.