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... buses, some 90 foreigners in all, and waiting outside my bus, I chattered absently with a tour guide, distracted by the North Korea soldier standing a few metres away, and mesmerized by the portrait of Kim Il Sung--still head of state 12 years after his ...
... foreign investment in North Korea, Hyundai's Kumgangsan tourist region is one of Pyongyang's highest currency generators. Despite North Korea's devout anti-American sentiment, the US dollar rules in Kumgangsan. Whisked from the hotel compound and onto a ...
... visit to the DMZ and the hiking tour of Kumgangsan, the next stop is Pyongyang. Why am I so fascinated by North Korea? I'm not ideologically sympathetic. I find Kim Jong il and his regime repellent. It's more about my own curiosity and desire to know. ...
We honestly thought nothing of it, even though we probably should have. The mural looked warm and inviting, so harmless and fascinating, exposed as it was under bright lights in the dark evening, and we were drawn to it like moths to a flame. Aside from ...
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North Korea
Posted on Feb 9, 2009, 13:07:03
... ;d chime in since I've been reading about the subject for a while now. Citizens of most western countries can visit North Korea relatively easily through a pre-arranged tour from Beijing. You can do this either with a group or solo and at any time of ...
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North Korea
Posted on Jun 19, 2007, 00:37:59
... would be great to hear from someone who has made it there. I am a South Korean. I have been there to travel KUMKANG MOUNTAIN. The Mt is sooooooooooo amazing !It is beautiful. I counldn't go other city in N. Korea. cuases it was limited travel.
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North Korea
Posted on Aug 22, 2009, 02:22:18
There's been some pretty interesting developments on this topic lately. Shortly after Bill Clinton visited North Korea and secured the release of the two American journalists the president of Hyundai Asan, the South Korean company that controls inter- ...
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North Korea
Posted on Aug 13, 2007, 08:11:32
Just in case you're still looking at going to North Korea the below website might be of some help.
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