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  1. North Korea to partially reopen for tourism after five years

    Air Koryo planes are lined up at the airport in Samjiyon, North Korea in this file photo North Korea will reopen one city to foreign tourists in December after nearly five years of border closures ...

  2. Biden admin renews travel ban to North Korea amid rising tensions

    The Biden administration is extending for another year a ban on the use of U.S. passports for travel to North Korea, the State Department said Tuesday. The ban was imposed in 2017 and has been ...

  3. North Korea is trying to lure tourists to its newly-built 'socialist

    Along with the city of Samjiyon, North Korea is developing a tourist area around Wonsan-Kalma international airport on the country's east coast. The resort will be home to a reported 10,000 new ...

  4. North Korea to open borders to tourists five years after Covid-19

    North Korea has dubbed Samjiyon its "'model of a highly-civilized mountain city' with new apartments, hotels, a ski resort and commercial, cultural and medical facilities," Reuters said. Earlier ...

  5. North Korea Is Reopening Its Doors to Tourists

    In January 2020, North Korea was the first country in the world to go into lockdown and shut its international borders amid the Covid-19 outbreak. Since then, the country has been sluggish in ...

  6. On a Trip to Seoul, Catching Glimpses of Isolated North Korea

    I started thinking about North Korea at Namsan Sool Club, a handsome bar in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood. Sleek, modern and buzzing, it was a world apart from the isolated "hermit kingdom ...

  7. North Korea will reopen to travelers from abroad in December

    The State Department still has a Level 4 "do not travel" advisory for U.S. citizens considering a visit to North Korea, saying there is a "serious risk of arrest and long-term detention of U.S ...

  8. I've Been to North Korea 180 Times. Here's How to Stay Out of Trouble

    Simon Cockerell, a tour operator, has visited North Korea more than 180 times. North Korea is opening partially to tourism for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. He said visiting can be ...

  9. Travel insiders express doubts about North Korea tourism reopening in

    Claims that North Korea plans to reopen its borders to international tourists in December have been met with skepticism by some industry insiders, who cite logistical challenges and the country's history of discouraging winter travel outside the capital. Koryo Tours and KTG Tours both announced last week that the DPRK will allow tourists from around […]

  10. Life in South Korea is convenient and efficient

    He says the healthcare is affordable and he can travel easily. John Towfighi. 2024-08-29T10:03:02Z ... North Korea flies warplanes near South Korea border, triggering drills. Economy Travel Germany.

  11. Friends Budget Travel a Bit 'Too Hard,' End Up in Unexpected ...

    A video of two travelers stumbling upon a tiny "self-service grocery store" in a remote town in Iceland has gone viral on TikTok. The clip, posted by user @_kristinarose, has amassed more than 1.2 ...

  12. Kolkata doctor's rape case: Parents remember daughter who was ...

    The doctor's death has sparked a nation-wide conversation on violence against women in India The rape and murder of a trainee doctor in India's Kolkata city earlier this month has sparked ...

  13. 7 Last-Minute Escapes for Labor Day Weekend

    North Carolina. Hike to magical waterfalls. Less than an hour's drive from downtown Asheville, N.C., and covering 500,000-plus acres, Pisgah National Forest is a magical place to be immersed in ...

  14. North Korea Travel Guide

    North Korea Travel Guide - Frequently Asked Questions Can Anyone Travel to North Korea? ... Her writing combines storytelling with insight into the social, historical, political and economic factors that shape the country or place in relation to tourism. Becki has appeared live on Sky News and CNN and has contributed to high profile media ...

  15. A Rare Glimpse of North Korea

    Tributes to former leaders Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il loom over almost every aspect of life. The Arch of Triumph, pictured up top, celebrates the "triumph" of Kim Il-Sung, and towers 197 feet ...

  16. First Timer's Guide to Visiting North Korea

    To get the visa, prospective visitors need to go through an appointed travel agency running tours to North Korea. Even if you decide NOT to join a tour group, you will still need to go through one of these agencies. They will take care of booking plane and train tickets for you, verify your tour booking with the North Korean authorities and ...

  17. Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans think about ...

    Alek Sigley is a PhD student at Stanford University's Modern Thought and Literature program, where he is writing a dissertation on North Korea. From 2018-2019 he studied for a master's degree in contemporary North Korean fiction at Kim Il Sung University's College of Literature. He speaks Mandarin, Korean and Japanese. Follow him on Twitter.

  18. My Holiday in North Korea: The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth

    The author, neither a North Korea expert nor a travel writer, describes herself as someone who loves to travel, and she booked herself on an individual ten-day tour of North Korea. ... This is the challenge Wendy Simmons faced in writing about her trip to North Korea. By combining her award winning photographic skills, history as an experience ...

  19. Korea, DPR (North Korea) travel advice

    If you decide to visit North Korea, follow the advice of your tour group and the local authorities. Failure to do so could put your personal safety at risk. The North Korean authorities have ...

  20. Entry requirements

    The authorities in North Korea set and enforce entry rules. If you're not sure how these requirements apply to you, contact the Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK) in ...

  21. North Korea

    The Korean writing system is deceptively simple. ... The United States and South Korea forbid travel to North Korea for their citizens without special permission, and unauthorised travel is a crime punishable under their laws. Special permission is granted only in very limited circumstances (ordinary tourism is not one of those). ...

  22. Tourism in North Korea

    Other North Korea tour companies announced they would also review their positions on accepting U.S. citizens. [23] In July 2017, the U.S. government announced that U.S. citizens would no longer be permitted to visit North Korea as tourists. The one-year travel ban took effect on September 1, 2017, and has been extended annually since then.

  23. Travel advice and advisories for North Korea

    NORTH KOREA - AVOID ALL TRAVEL. Avoid all travel to North Korea due to the uncertain security situation caused by its nuclear weapons development program and highly repressive regime. There is no resident Canadian government office in the country. The ability of Canadian officials to provide consular assistance in North Korea is extremely limited.

  24. How To Travel to North Korea as a Tourist

    My North Korea tour group. A lovely, diverse bunch of people. 2) Get Your Chinese Visa. My tour with Lupine Travel started and ended in Beijing. This meant I required a Dual Entry Chinese Visa, as I would technically be entering China twice: once via a flight from London, and then again when I left North Korea.. The Chinese visa can be a little tricky.

  25. North Korea Travel Advice

    The most important piece of North Korea travel advice is to abide by a few important rules. Firstly, never speak ill of Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il or Kim Jon-un. Criticising the Kims is a huge insult - and also a crime - and could put your entire trip at risk. Secondly, don't wander off from your group or guides.

  26. North Korea Tours, DPRK Travel (2024-2025)

    9 nights along theDMZ in South Korea. Travel along the DMZ from West to East, and experience. dynamic Seoul. The tour will be accompanied by North. Korea experts. From 2595 USD per person. Please apply by 6th September, 2024. Book now Tour Details.

  27. Is North Korea Safe? 8 Essential Travel Tips for Visitors

    1. The political situation in North Korea. While peace is maintained under an armistice agreement, the two Koreas are still technically at war and inter-Korean relations are extremely tense. The security situation on the Korean Peninsula could deteriorate with little warning.

  28. Best Books to Read Before Traveling to North Korea

    CATEGORIES: Person/Place/Event | Sense of Culture. Cited by Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of 2019, the epic novel spanning four generations follows a poor Korean family that immigrates and struggles to assimilate in Japan.Opening in 1910, during the Japanese occupation of Korea, and ending in 1989, Lee's second novel shows how — just like the game for which the book is named ...

  29. 6 day itinerary for a trip to North Korea, the most isolated country

    6 day itinerary for a trip to North Korea, the most isolated country. Written by Mar Pages. Newly opened Pyongyang airport. The world's most secretive and isolated country is the focus of many a story. We all imagine days filled with propaganda billboards, a sad and brain-washed population, grey communist architecture and Orwell's 1984 Big ...

  30. North Korea Rules: What to do and not to when in the DPRK

    2. Do not take photos of the leader's statues and pictures with the limbs cut off. The next set of North Korea rules relate to how you photograph things. When taking photos of anything involving Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong-Il and Kim Il-Sung you are expected to ensure the whole of their body is inside the photo. Photos with parts of their limbs cut ...