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Panmunjom Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Panmunjom, Korea Rep.
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Seoul & DMZ (North Korea Border) - Day 140
This is a top pick! ... The tunnel was hand dug through the gratnite bed rock 75 metres underground by the North Koreans. The tunnel penetrated into South Korea by many hundreds of metres before being discovered. It's said that 10000-15000 troops could pass through the tunnel ...
In Front of Them All
This is a top pick! ... the stills are chaotic and surreal, as is the repeated reference to "the 1976 Axe Murder Incident". Before our tour to Panmunjom we sign a waiver that absolves the military of all responsibility for "entry into a hostile area and possibility of injury or ...
Hangin' with Kim Jong Ill
This is a top pick! I tried to hug a North Korean border guard but I got shot. Rather rude, I thought. The North-South Korean border is still the most heavily fortified border in the world with upwards of 500,000 soldiers guarding it at any given time. I took ...
Panmunjom, April 12, 2007 - Thursday
... soldier standing at the doorway of "Panmungak", the North Korean visitors center directly across from the South's. That's North Korea's own pompous propaganda palace facing the demarcation line. Of course, this one is accessible only from the Northern ...
A day at the DMZ
... River for a lot of the trip. Although we were just north of Seoul and definitely still in South Korea, the river was surrounded by tall chain link fences topped with concertina wire and small military buildings that ...
38th Parallel of Korea
... of the Unification Building and looks like we are ready for the shooting squad. We have gotten a look at that North Korea's military building, from a very close distance. We are instructed before visiting, NOT to make any gesture toward the North ...
A peek into the North
... DMZ later that week, but due to a last minute schedule change at my work we were forced to cancel. Unable to visit Panmunjom (the village located on the ceasefire line), with this part of the DMZ being closed on Sundays and Mondays for some reason, ...
Stepping over to the other side
... Third Infiltration tunnel. The tour I joined this time was a little different, visiting the Joint Security Area (JSA) at Panmunjom, the border itself. It is a historic place that holds significance not only because it is where the armistice ...
38th parallel north: korean demilitarized zone
What's one perk when you're an American citizen in Korea? Unlike Koreans, you're welcome to check out the demilitarized zone and stand just meters away from KPA soldiers, who watch your every move via security camera and binoculars... After signing a ...
Pamunjon, monitored by the US Aggressors
Hallo zusammen, am dritten Tag ging es morgens zunaechst zum Songgyungwan Neo-Confucian College, welches ein Museum mit ein paar alten Relikten ist (die Gebaeude sind alle nach 1953 erbaut, praktisch ganz Nordkorea wurde von den USA dem Erdboden ...
DMZ......it's a bit different now
What a difference a few......OK, a dozen plus years can make. Let's just say, the DMZ is now Korea's #1 tourist destination. When last I visited the DMZ in 1999, it was a "Command Tour" arranged by for the group of First ...
DMZ Tour
... Zone. It is 2400 meters from the military demarcation line and lies within the Joint Security Area (JSA), also known as Panmunjom. It is the home to the United Nations Command Security Battalion - Joint Security Area, whose primary mission ...
DMZ
We decided a trip to South Korea wouldn't be complete without a trip to the Demilitarised Zone or DMZ so we researched the different options and decided on one that took us around a few different sights in the area before a tour of the village of ...
Frapper a la porte de Kim
Déjà sur pied à 6:30heures du matin alors que mon guide ne devait venir me récupérer à mon auberge qu‘une bonne heure plus tard, excité, je vérifiais encore et encore que les batteries de mon appareil photo étaient bien chargées, que ...
Railway to the Dangerzone
... road. The guy was both nuts and my hero. Our first stop was Tunnel 3. So named because it was the third of 4 tunnels South Korea discovered the North was digging to bypass the DMZ and invade Seoul. I could go on forever about the history of it, but this ...
DMZ
... will try to keep it to 10 points - 1. our first mission was to cross the Freedom Bridge, which connects North & South Korea. there are barricades everywhere and driving in a straight line is impossible. of course we had some idiot in a car drive ...
Korean War and the DMZ
... until the wage gap is filled, so they don't face problems similar to what Germany did upon unification. Currently North Korea's communist economy has been less than fruitful for the people, as seen in the textile manufacturing industry, where most of ...
The Two Koreas
... the North and to walk to the right of the negotiating table which technically takes us a few feet into North Korea. Someone unintentionally set off a flash that resulted in the South Korean soldier briefly shake his head in disapproval before resuming ...
WAR
... doesn't have risk? The idea of going to visit DMZ was mine. Known widely as one of world's most fortified border between South Korea and North Korea, we booked ourself a ticket for half a day trip from travel agent. Yes, you have to be with travel agent ...
DMZ (demilitarized zone/Pan mun jon North Korea)
Terri and I took a tour of the DMZ. It was pretty interesting. Horrible weather. I stepped into North ...
JSA
... in Korea will deteriorate after unification since the culture gap between the two areas is so wide. I was excited to visit Panmunjom to experience the tense situation between the two borders and from Seoul, it took about one hour to get to the ...
DMZ
... way, including the Imjingak Resort Area, one of the observation overlooks, and Dorsan Station (where a train still takes workers from South Korea to work in industrial complexes in the North and vise versa). Everything you see near the DMZ is very ...
The Scariest Place On Earth
... entertaining and important. But first a brief history lesson. The Korean War was fought from 1950-1953 between the Republic of Korea (South) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North)(Ironic, because it's not even close to a democracy). The ...
JSA and DMZ
... on this trip. We boarded another bus, along with about 7 Japanese tourists to drive up to the northern part of South Korea. We drove out of Seoul and started seeing the areas that were blocked off to civilians. Barbed wire everywhere, and ...
In the line of fire
... had to sign a waiver which had some slightly nervy language. For instance “The visit to the JSA at Panmunjom will entail entry into a hostile area and the possibility of injury or death as a direct result of enemy action”. Unsettling ...
DMZ
We had to get up at 6am for a tour of the DMZ (Demilitarised Zone). Korea is the only divided country in the world. We were momentarily allowed to step over the border into North Korea. It felt a little weird to be driving through live mine fields and ...
Joint Insecurity Area
... incident referred to the cutting down of the tree). After that, they decided it would be beter to draw the boundary through Panmunjom and each stay on their side of the line. The one exception is the conference room, which is half in and half ...
Who Are You Staring at ??
... the message we were left with yesterday. Anyone would think we had an appointment to keep. Today is our final day in South Korea so we are going into North Korea for a little visit. We set off for the DMZ - the demilitarised zone which straddles ...
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