Well, if you are willing to overcome the dillemma of giving money to horrible human-brutalising dictatorships, I would recommend Burma over North Korea.
From what I've seen of travel shows on North Korea, you'll have to do all the requisite gesticulating and offerings to the 'Dear Leader' - even as a mere tourist. Oh, and there's no leaving the regulated hotel at night. The TV programming is fairly limited too, since that is then the only alternative. And those nice beaches you like? Don't forget the mines.
By comparison - Burma has very lovely unspoilt beaches too, a people who have a far greater latitude in free trade, and if you choose to escape the controlled tour groups (done easily enough), you'll have considerable freedom of movement - compared with Zimbabwe or North Korea.
'Sides all that, you'll find the Burmese considerably more friendly - has a lot to do with the climate I think.
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On ethical dilemmas...
Date: 2004-03-10 08:55 am (UTC)From what I've seen of travel shows on North Korea, you'll have to do all the requisite gesticulating and offerings to the 'Dear Leader' - even as a mere tourist. Oh, and there's no leaving the regulated hotel at night. The TV programming is fairly limited too, since that is then the only alternative. And those nice beaches you like? Don't forget the mines.
By comparison - Burma has very lovely unspoilt beaches too, a people who have a far greater latitude in free trade, and if you choose to escape the controlled tour groups (done easily enough), you'll have considerable freedom of movement - compared with Zimbabwe or North Korea.
'Sides all that, you'll find the Burmese considerably more friendly - has a lot to do with the climate I think.