Comments on: Travels In North Korea http://travelhappy.info/korea/travels-in-north-korea/ Backpacking and Travel in Thailand and South East Asia Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:19:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Vincent http://travelhappy.info/korea/travels-in-north-korea/#comment-101008 Vincent Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:59:11 +0000 http://travelhappy.info/korea/travels-in-north-korea/#comment-101008 That must have been a major freakout for Guy Desisle or anyone to spend some time in North Korea. Aren't a lot of the buildings in Pyongyan uninhabited and just for show? North Korea truly is the final frontier in terms of travel, although I head they do offer short excursions into the territory from South Korea. Anyway it would be very interesting to learn more about a place I know nothing about. That must have been a major freakout for Guy Desisle or anyone to spend some time in North Korea. Aren’t a lot of the buildings in Pyongyan uninhabited and just for show? North Korea truly is the final frontier in terms of travel, although I head they do offer short excursions into the territory from South Korea. Anyway it would be very interesting to learn more about a place I know nothing about.

]]> By: Shenzhen: A Travelogue From China - Book Review · Thailand Backpacking: Travelhappy.info http://travelhappy.info/korea/travels-in-north-korea/#comment-13971 Shenzhen: A Travelogue From China - Book Review · Thailand Backpacking: Travelhappy.info Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:29:59 +0000 http://travelhappy.info/korea/travels-in-north-korea/#comment-13971 [...] Guy Delisle published Pyongyang, a graphic novel documenting his time in North Korea’s enigmatic capital while working there as an animation supervisor, to great acclaim a couple of years ago. Shenzen is a clear attempt to follow the same formula, as it documents another 3 month stint as an animation studio chief, this time in China. (I’ve previously reviewed Pyongyang if you want to read more about it). [...] [...] Guy Delisle published Pyongyang, a graphic novel documenting his time in North Korea’s enigmatic capital while working there as an animation supervisor, to great acclaim a couple of years ago. Shenzen is a clear attempt to follow the same formula, as it documents another 3 month stint as an animation studio chief, this time in China. (I’ve previously reviewed Pyongyang if you want to read more about it). [...]

]]> By: James Trotta http://travelhappy.info/korea/travels-in-north-korea/#comment-21 James Trotta Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:10:29 +0000 http://travelhappy.info/korea/travels-in-north-korea/#comment-21 I've been to North Korea in a way. When I toured the DMZ we stepped over the 38th parallell (in the safety of a UN building). A North Korean soldier came up to the window and tapped on the glass with his radio. My friend got a nice close-up picture. They do have tours leaving from South Korea, but it seems like quite a hassle just to go hiking. As far as I know tourists are only allowed to hike on certain trails so it's not really possible to explore North Korea in the traveler's sense. Al least not that I know fo. I’ve been to North Korea in a way. When I toured the DMZ we stepped over the 38th parallell (in the safety of a UN building). A North Korean soldier came up to the window and tapped on the glass with his radio. My friend got a nice close-up picture.

They do have tours leaving from South Korea, but it seems like quite a hassle just to go hiking. As far as I know tourists are only allowed to hike on certain trails so it’s not really possible to explore North Korea in the traveler’s sense. Al least not that I know fo.

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