World Tour: North Korea
The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea is between 1 and 4 km wide, and just a few dozen kilometres from the southern capital, Seoul. Tours of the south's part of the DMZ are common, stopping at this overlook with North Korea in the background. Photos from the edge of the overlook are prohibited to avoid annoying the north, but are allowed from a few steps back.
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World Tour: Himeji, Japan
Himeji-jo Castle, near Osaka, is one of the finest castles in japan. The site dates from the 1300s, while the current castle was built in the 1600s.
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World Tour: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Petronas Towers, locally known as Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC), were for a time the tallest buildings in the world and a symbol of modern superarchitecture.
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World Tour: Jalan Duta, Malaysia
The Royal Palace in Jalan Duta is the new official residence of the head-of-state of Malaysia. It's brand new, having opened in in late 2011, built at a cost of around USD$250 million.
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World Tour: Seoul, Korea
Seoul's Olympic Stadium is located on the south side of the river. It's not used much today and is generally closed, but I managed to convince a security guard to let me in the athlete's entrance to the track for a few pictures.
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World Tour: Seoul, South Korea
Gyeongbokgung Palace is an oasis of calm in the metropolis of Seoul. It was originally built in 1394, then reconstructed in 1867 and again after the Japanese occupation in the first part of the 20th century.
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World Tour: Matsumoto, Japan
Matsumoto-jo Castle, near Nagano, dates from the 16th century.
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World Tour: South Ari Atoll, Maldives
Maldives is a hot spot for manta rays, who come for the tasty plankton and for cleaning by the many fish you see swimming around it. The larger remora fish attached to the bottom of this 2-3 metre manta ray is just hitching a ride, however; it provides no benefit to the ray at all.
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