Guide to the Junggang Region Touristically one of the least visited places in North Korea (for western guests anyway), it lies opposite of our favourite Chinese cities from borderlands, Linjiang, which you can read about here. Junggang County is in…
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Pochon County
Introduction to Pochon. Poch’ŏn County is a county in Ryanggang Province, North Korea. It looks westward across the AmnokRiver/Tumen River to China. It is, therefore, one of the many amazing places we get to see on one of our borderlands…
Read MoreA look into the Mount Myohyang Region
While Mount Myohyang which is nestled about 2 and a half hours North of Pyongyang may not be as famous as some of the DPRK’s other mountains (Paketusan, Kumgangsan) it is indeed a hidden gem and an incredibly popular place…
Read MoreThe Hanoi Summit: US Passport ban overturned?
Today North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Hanoi in anticipation for tomorrow’s much-anticipated summit with American President Donald Trump. Here, over the course of the next two days, both leaders are expected to hammer out a series of…
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Top 20 Things to do in North Korea (Part 2)
Continuing on from Part 1 of our list of top 20 things to do in North Korea, we bring you the top ten things to do while in North Korea! 10. Visit the Rason Markets One of the lesser seen…
Read MoreTop 20 things to do in North Korea (20-11)
20. The DMZ A visit to the DMZ is essential to any trip to North Korea and in understanding the tragic split of the Korean Peninsula for more than 70 years. With all our regular tours visiting this historical border,…
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Undiscovered North Korea: North Hamgyong Province
The undiscovered North Hamngyong province has by far become one of our favourite destinations not only in North Korea but also the whole world. Nestled up in the far North East of the country this area is ripe with history,…
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Top 5 coolest North Korean souvenir t-shirts
I’m an absolute sucker for all things novelty t-shirts and North Korea. Put the two together and I’m practically in heaven. Yes, I’m very easy to please. One thing that generally surprises travellers to North Korea is the sheer amount…
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