Have You Ever Been To?

While writing about 墨西哥 (Mak Sai Go – Mexico) the other day, I started thinking about other countries I absolutely must go to.

The first one on my list is, naturally, North Korea 北韓 (Bak Hon). Well, I have been there before, technically. One day in 2007 I stood with one foot in China and one in North Korea, feeling damned proud of myself and wondering if there were soldiers in the nearby shrubbery with AK 47s trained on me. But it looks pretty peaceful in the photo above. That’s right, on the other side of that river, that’s North Korea.

Looks a little shabbier close up.

Have you ever been to North Korea? 你有冇去過北韓呀？ (lei yao mou heui go Bak Hon ah? – You have/haven’t go [in the] past [to] North Korea ah?)

Other countries I absolutely must be in before long:

南非 (Laam Fei – South Africa)
以色列 (Yi Sek Lit – Israel)
哥倫比亞 (Go Leun Bei Ah – Colombia)
古巴 (Gu Ba – Cuba)

For now! I just feel that time is running out. Not only because I’m old, but because I think the world is heading for a major meltdown and no one will be able to go anywhere. Cheers! 飲杯 (yam bui! Drink Cup!)