Bucket List 196: North Korea!
The Road Travelled · Tales From North Korea · Photos
Country 7/196: North Korea. One of the most reclusive, unstable and unwelcoming destinations on earth – or is it? Yes, it absolutely is. Having said that, I would be lying if I said that I didn’t have a slightly morbid fascination with the place – what is life really like in the self-contained and mysterious north? Well, not wanting to line the pockets of the brutal regime, I had to make-do with a day trip to the most heavily-militarized border in the world in order to get an all too brief a glimpse of the most captivating of nations.
The Road Travelled
Tales From North Korea
I’m a Little Despot, Short and Stout
October 15th, 2016 I left you last at the infamous blue meeting rooms of the Joint Security Area (or JSA), having spent the morning hopping between North and South Koreas and taking photos with stern-looking border guards. Our group was then shown towards the North Korean gift shop, where all manner of legally-acquired northern merchandise was up for…
Live Fast Die Jong
October 14th, 2016 North Korea. One of the most reclusive, unstable and unwelcoming destinations on earth - or is it? Yes, it absolutely is. Having said that, I would be lying if I said that I didn't have a slightly morbid fascination with the place - what is life really like in the self-contained and mysterious north? Well,…
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North Korea
Country: 7/196 Visited: Autumn ’16
