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* The [http://www.jrbeetle.co.jp/english/ "Beetle" ferry] goes from Fukuoka, Fukuoka (so Asian they named it twice) to what we are now supposed to call "Busan" in S Korea. But as the United Nations could tell you, it is a [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=busan+to+seoul&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=22.666361,67.631836&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=8&start=0 bloody long way] from Pusan to Seoul (heavy Chinese and DPRK resistance not shown), so if we are to go anywhere interesting in Korea it cannot be a mere day trip. Indeed I (Smith) can quite see Korea expanding into an almost equal partner in this putative coalition, because we may find that there isn't so much in Japan to, ah, '''occupy''' our attention (inb4 Manchuria)

* As shown [http://wikitravel.org/en/North_Korea#Get_in here], North Korea is a possible day-trip from Seoul. It almost certainly does not justify more than this, because, well, while it's OK to visit, you wouldn't want to live or indeed spend significant amounts of time there due to the complete lack of anything to do and the rapid dropoff in the novelty value.

* As shown [http://wikitravel.org/en/North_Korea#Get_in here], North Korea is no longer a possible day-trip from Seoul, but the DMZ is. It almost certainly does not justify more than this, because, well, while it's OK to visit, you wouldn't want to live or indeed spend significant amounts of time there due to the complete lack of anything to do and the rapid dropoff in the novelty value.

* I (Smith, though also valid for anyone) have not crafted an itinerary yet

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 * The [http://www.jrbeetle.co.jp/english/ "Beetle" ferry] goes from Fukuoka, Fukuoka (so Asian they named it twice) to what we are now supposed to call "Busan" in S Korea. But as the United Nations could tell you, it is a [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=busan+to+seoul&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=22.666361,67.631836&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=8&start=0 bloody long way] from Pusan to Seoul (heavy Chinese and DPRK resistance not shown), so if we are to go anywhere interesting in Korea it cannot be a mere day trip. Indeed I (Smith) can quite see Korea expanding into an almost equal partner in this putative coalition, because we may find that there isn't so much in Japan to, ah, '''occupy''' our attention (inb4 Manchuria)
-* As shown [http://wikitravel.org/en/North_Korea#Get_in here], North Korea is a possible day-trip from Seoul. It almost certainly does not justify more than this, because, well, while it's OK to visit, you wouldn't want to live or indeed spend significant amounts of time there due to the complete lack of anything to do and the rapid dropoff in the novelty value.
+* As shown [http://wikitravel.org/en/North_Korea#Get_in here], North Korea is no longer a possible day-trip from Seoul, but the DMZ is. It almost certainly does not justify more than this, because, well, while it's OK to visit, you wouldn't want to live or indeed spend significant amounts of time there due to the complete lack of anything to do and the rapid dropoff in the novelty value.
 * I (Smith, though also valid for anyone) have not crafted an itinerary yet