As our convoy of 12 tourist buses drove through the spartan villages and neatly cultivated fields of North Korea, not a soul was in sight...

North Korea shows its idols, past and present.

It's always a little disconcerting the first time one hears a car parked at the Tolkuchka bazaar bleating.

Ashgabat is possibly the world's weirdest (and somewhat sinister) capital city, writes Jill Worrall.

London-based lifestyle magazine 'Monocle' has revealed its top cities for 2008.