Airplane food.
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Fucking jealous bro. Have always wanted to go just for the kitsch factor of it; since the country seems to be stuck in a timewarp.
Did they show you the "poor" parts of the country or did you get the touristy "Best Korea" song and dance?
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THERE IS NO SUCH THING IN BEST KOREA.PLEASEUNDERSTAND.
From what they told me they just stick with what they learned and what works, there was really no incentive to reinvent the wheel and keep updating due to modern trends so even new projects can seem fairly retro.
did you get some (unshaven) North Korean strange?
Fucking jealous bro. Have always wanted to go just for the kitsch factor of it; since the country seems to be stuck in a timewarp.
Did they show you the "poor" parts of the country or did you get the touristy "Best Korea" song and dance?
Fucking jealous bro. Have always wanted to go just for the kitsch factor of it; since the country seems to be stuck in a timewarp.
Did they show you the "poor" parts of the country or did you get the touristy "Best Korea" song and dance?Quote from: Tour Guard??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
THERE IS NO SUCH THING IN BEST KOREA.PLEASEUNDERSTAND.
It's a complete propaganda tour. The "guides" are with you at all times and you are not allowed to go anywhere on your own. Check out the VICE Guide To North Korea for a good documentary on it:
http://www.vice.com/the-vice-guide-to-travel/vice-guide-to-north-korea-1-of-3
Props to Z for going...I'd be too afraid of getting stuck there for any number of reasons.
Need more pics!
Also you say the people you met were nice. Im wondering, did you happen to go to a park where there were people dancing andnyou were asked to join in?
Awesome pictures.
Were you traveling alone? And did you bring back any cool souvenirs?
From the sounds of it, North Korea's government has really calmed down. Good news?
Nice pics Z. I've heard that NK is surprisingly full of seriously beauteous girls, is this true?
The food looks pretty decent. Great thread btw.
I love the pics and your commentary.
I want some North Korean beer. I would be the envy of everyone on Beer Advocate and Untappd.
Did you see any neon lights/signs there? It seems like they have none.
This is an awesome thread. I sort of regret not trying to visit when I was on that side of the planet, but I think you've inspired me if/when I return.
How much did the trip cost you? Did you ever feel nervous at any point? Also, what kind of camera did you use for these pics?
This thread is so cool. Thanks for continuing to update it.
I noticed the visibility in your photos is pretty low. Was it just foggy out during your visit or is that smog? I kind of figured North Korea would have quite clean air.
From other articles I've read, attending the Ararang Games is pretty much the only way Americans can visit North Korea, and with them going away, we're kinda SOL.
From other articles I've read, attending the Ararang Games is pretty much the only way Americans can visit North Korea, and with them going away, we're kinda SOL.
This was true in the past, but since last year they've completely opened the country to Americans and Japanese for tours.
Cuba bans American tourists?
Cuba bans American tourists?
Actually it's America that bans travel to Cuba. Or at least heavily restricts it.
What is unreal about these photos or his own experience?
So, on a scale from communist cesspool to inexplicable socialist utopia, what was your overall impression of North Korea?
What is unreal about these photos or his own experience?
Damn reds! I swear I looked for the resize option! For some reason it only appears if you upload from your album and not the main page, stupid user-unfriendly nonsense. Imageshack never gave me that problem, other than the images dying fast and all...
Indeed, I'm not going to say that I could do anything that I wanted on the trip, but I still think I got a pretty good feel for the country and its people. Most people come into the DPRK with an agenda to serve, and will use what they've seen in such a way to paint a negative image. Anything positive is considered propaganda and discredited instantly, so you get garbage like that Vice documentary as a "real" look into the country, despite the rest of their travel guides being seen as worthless. Shit, give me a few days and I can come up with some footage of Japan that only focuses on poverty in Tokyo and traveling around the decaying countryside.
(http://i.imgur.com/AxYaf.jpg)
Not much traffic on these roads. I asked my guide about it and they said that it's because the highway is only used to go to Kaesong, and most people don't really have a reason to do so. Makes sense.
Seriously. Keep them coming! This looks like a country that I really wouldn't mind occupying some day.:lol :lol :lol
Not really, the Japanese were basically forced into attacking the United States after the oil and steel embargo placed against them by the US, Britain, and the Netherlands. The Japanese were getting the vast majority of their oil from the United States at the time and could not continue their war in China without it. Global relations aren't as black and white as you may have been lead to believe.
Well, I didn't mean do imply you didn't know what you were talking about. Sorry if it came out that way. I just think an opportunity to learn about WW2 via the North Korean perspective shouldn't be so readily dismissed. Most people don't get to see that viewpoint.
This is a genuinely creepy image.
(http://i.imgur.com/n8sq8.jpg)
this is all very cool, but apparently tourists get a very manicured picture of the country. Like, you wouldn't get to see the forced labor camps or get to take a free stroll through a middle/lower class area.
this is all very cool, but apparently tourists get a very manicured picture of the country. Like, you wouldn't get to see the forced labor camps or get to take a free stroll through a middle/lower class area.
Somehow I don't think a guided trip of NYC would take you to Rikers Island prison or the deprived areas of the Bronx, of course they're not going to take you to questionable areas. I'm just showing what I saw, nothing more and nothing less.
So how many cars did you see on the road besides the one you were in?
is it possible to hook up with a north-korean girl?
is it possible to hook up with a north-korean girl?