 | Kumgangsan, Korea Dem Peoples Rep |
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... every month, crossing into the most politically isolated country in the world to hike it's second highest mountain, Kumgangsan. The Demilitarized Zone is a scary and fascinating place, strung with fences bristling with razor wire, surrounded with mine ...
... a mighty incentive for such an isolated and impoverished country. While there is limited 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 ...
... beaches on the East Sea, while behind us, threaded with white, wispy clouds, were the other peaks and tree covered valleys of Kumgangsan. It was literally a pinnacle moment in all of my travels. And all to soon it was time to walk back down, where our ...
... foreigners already gathered on the main drag and quickly working through the beer fridge of the local Family Mart. In Kumgangsan, shuttle buses run tourists back and forth to different areas of interest with South Korean precision and regularity, and the ...
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North Korea
Posted on Feb 9, 2009, 13:07:03
... December of last year it was possible for citizens of most countries (including both the US and South Korea) to take three day bus tours from Seoul to Kumgangsan, a mountainous resort region on the northern side of the border, or day trips to Kaesong, an ...
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North Korea
Posted on Aug 22, 2009, 02:22:18
... Korean hostage and reached an agreement with the North Koreans to restart the visa-free cross border tours to Kaesong and Kumgangsan! The South Korean government said that the tours would only restart after a meeting between the two governments but I ...
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