Insider guide to DPRK (lol..) trip to the"Mysterious Fragrant Mountain"

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December 6th 2009

Published: January 11th 2010

Every day is a new experience and this first week end trip (early December 2009) outside of Pyongyang, North Korea, brought nothing but positive feel. DPRK country side beauty had remained something of a mystery, although I had read about it, actually living in DPRK, I was truly looking forward to the first opportunity to get out of the city and explore unspoiled nature areas and see more of the c... Read Full Entry

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Laetitia

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Started a new life chapter in 2009 and loving it! Bye Bye China (since 2003) and the world of Communication and welcome to the Humanitarian world! Where? Well...first 13 months in Pyongyang, North Korea followed by 18 months in Baghdad. Enjoyed every minute of it & somehow looking at life with a different perspective. If there was one sentence to summarize my state of mind, it would be this quote from Ghandi "Live as if you were to die tomorrow, Learn as if you were to live forever" I am now based in Monrovia, Liberia and it is yet once more a whole new culture ... full info

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11th January 2010

Eb Roell
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Conquering Continents
I was intrigued by your access to the DPRK. I thought it was a "closed" country, i.e. to all westerners. Your writing "tyres" lets me surmise that you are either from the U.K. or from one of its former colonies. As my comment title suggests, I would like to know your secret for entering North Korea. Thank you, and stay safe. Eb

12th January 2010

LivingTheDream
Ben

Great account!
Hey Laetitia, a great account of North Korea! I have been wanting to go for a long time, but the short trips are prohibitively expensive. Maybe one day, when I have a job again. Until then I will see the country through your eyes. I also liked your entry about Kashgar by the way, I did the trip over from Pakistan a few years ago - stunning! Greetings from (currently) New Zealand, Ben

13th January 2010

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Fantastic photos! :)

25th February 2010

laetitiaaroundtheworld
Laetitia

Thanks
Thanks for those comments, it is indeed a quite fascinating place to live in :) And yes indeed Eb, the country is somehow not as opened to foreign tourists as others might be but it is possible to visit assuming you are going through an official travel agent (no independant travel there). As for myself, I am actually based there (humanitarian work) :-)

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