Up early for a two hour drive south-east to the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) at the 38th Parallel. The roads were empty of cars, people, and snow. We stopped off en route at a service station, and managed to purchase a very welcome & much needed cup of coffee. The scenery en route was breathtaking, …
En route to the city the buildings we passed were on average ten stories high, in a standard issue soviet housing style, usually grey, but occasionally pale green or brighter colours. We saw very few people, and those we did were generally dressed in grey coats, head down, shuffling forward quickly, as I would …
Continue reading Buildings, bowing & bowling. First night in the DPRK.
It’s been almost three years since I went to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and as I still get asked about it frequently I thought I should finally get around to writing about the trip. And hopefully, at some point in the not too distant future politically, economically and socially it will be …
Continue reading Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Part 1.
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