Vacationing in North Korea - Vicky Mohieddeen

North Korea is an isolated and closed society whose relationships with most other nations are touchy, at best. Naturally, it's a surprise to many that the country would host Western tourists. But tour operator Vicky Mohieddeen helps guide people through the country. She explains that she's had very few people denied visas, and that it's "extremely rare for foreigners to be detained" there, but there are many rules that are important to follow. Mohieddeen explains that the pace of life in Pyongyang is very different from most other Asian cities of a similar size: people work 6 days each week, and there isn't much of a consumer culture that brings people out to shopping districts. She also says that try as North Korea's government might try to project an image of prosperity, it's hard to hide the lack of development when they stay in hotels that don't have indoor plumbing or have regular power outages.