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Taking a Karakoram Highway Tour
Karakoram Highway travel - what and where? What was once just a dirt track caravan trail on the Silk Road is now the highest paved international road in the world.…
Departing Pyongyang on Air Koryo to Beijing
How to travel to North Korea?
Following on from our post about how you can actually visit North Korea, let’s go back to the basics. How do I actually travel to North Korea? By far the…
Mass dance at the Party Foundation Monument, Pyongyang, North Korea.
What is Party Foundation Day?
What party? Where?! In North Korea Party Foundation Day marks the 10th of October 1945 meeting of the "Central Organizing Committee of the Communist Party of North Korea". This is the…
Mass Dance at the Arch of Triump, Pyongyang, North Korea.
What is Liberation Day?
More specifically, what is Liberation Day in North Korea? The national Liberation of Korea is annually celebrated on August 15 in both South and North Korea. It is the only…
Why You Should Visit Asmara
Visit Asmara - The most beautiful city in the worldThis isn’t Florence or Venice but it still holds all the charms and none of the mass tourism of the old…
Typical North Korea Tourist Card
How to visit North Korea
You travelled to North Korea?! I thought it was impossible!A common reaction upon hearing about someone's travels in the hermit Kingdom. But is it actually difficult to go there? Just…
North Korean Independent travel. Is it possible?
North Korean Independent Travel? Really?! The short answer: Yes and no. Not very helpful so you’ll have to read the long answer! The long answer: North Korea famously does not…
First Impressions of North Korea
From a long time observer, first time visitor. Here's a few of my first impressions of North Korea. Openness with photography. One of the great misconceptions associated with North Korea…
Why Iraq is the next holiday hotspot
The cradle of civilization.Beneath Iraq's reputation for war and turmoil lies another almost forgotten reputation - It’s status for being the cradle of civilisation. It is this reputation that will…
President Kim Il Sung displayed during the mass games in Pyongyang.
In Pictures – North Korean Mass Games
Just what are the North Korean Mass Games? Quite simply the largest human group performance on earth.This year's show entitled “Land of the People” will feature up to 100,000 performers…