North Korea?

[AlanNG]

Who here actually has been there? With the recent trip of Eric Schmidt of Google, could it pave way for more tourists? no? Well. About 300 tourists go to Pyongyang every year from Beijing and US citizens aren't banned anymore...oh and Air Koryo just opened an online booking service..

 

[samh004]

From the similar thread below, there's a post by Lindsay Wilson last year, and someone mentioned in that thread that there was a recent TR posted on AFF by ermen, who travelled there.

http://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/destination-guide/north-korea-45002.html

http://www.australianfrequentflyer....mocratic-peoples-republic-of-korea-42426.html

A search (top right) also reveals threads

 

[Pushka]

My husband went into Pyongyang in 1988. This was during the Olympics and a small part of the Australian Olympics team entered.

 

[AlanNG]

My husband went into Pyongyang in 1988. This was during the Olympics and a small part of the Australian Olympics team entered.

How different was it under Kim Il Sung?

 

[Pushka]

I guess that's hard to say when you don't have a comparison point. Plus 25 years ago. His main memory is that there weren't a lot of happy smiling faces. And weaponry.

 

[AlanNG]

I guess that's hard to say when you don't have a comparison point. Plus 25 years ago. His main memory is that there weren't a lot of happy smiling faces. And weaponry.

And there were Soviets too, apparently the Norks were prospering more than they were today..

 

[hedge]

Best to take the train down. More to see

 

[AlanNG]

Best to take the train down. More to see

Beijing to Pyongyang service, hide your sd card under your backside ehehehe...

 

[Happy Dude]

I haven't been. After I read Tony Wheeler's account of it in "Badlands", there was and is no interest. I doubt I could handle the masquerade.

It's a pretty good read. The chapter on Iraqi-Kurdistan however, had me champing at the bit. Lived up to expectations too.

 

[AlanNG]

I haven't been. After I read Tony Wheeler's account of it in "Badlands", there was and is no interest. I doubt I could handle the masquerade.

It's a pretty good read. The chapter on Iraqi-Kurdistan however, had me champing at the bit. Lived up to expectations too.

I read about North Korea on this book called Dark Tourist..I have Badlanda but I haven't read it yet...