DW A Postcard From Pyongyang July 12, 2024
In 2012 the worlds press was full of reports about north korea dictator kim jong il had died in december 27th and now everyone was wondering what north korea would be like under the leadership of his son 28 year old kim jong un. An old asian proper says seeing with your own eyes is better than hearing a 1000 reports so in early 2013 my friend philip and i decided to visit north korea. The 1st challenge lay in actually booking the trip. We knew. Normally plan our trips abroad ourselves but individual tourism doesnt exist in north korea even booking the entry and departure arrangements are dealt...