Originally Posted by
DesertNomad
Iran to Pakistan to China, then into North Korea, back to China and either by ferry or air to South Korea. I know there used to be a China->South Korea ferry but not sure if it is still running.
The real trip is Tehran to Pyongyang overland...
Sounds like a "worst countries of the world" grand tour. I'm sure it would be very interesting (not to say dangerous) but you had better leave plenty of connecting time to answer questions from Homeland Security upon your arrival back in SFO.