Michael Day
It's one of the most popular attractions in Pyongyang, North Korea, and with a new coat of paint it's ready to attract more admiring crowds for a brainwashing display of jingoism.
The USS Pueblo is a U.S. Navy spy ship captured by the North Korean Navy in ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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U.S. Navy Ship Goes On Display. . .In North Korea
Michael Day
It's one of the most popular attractions in Pyongyang, North Korea, and with a new coat of paint it's ready to attract more admiring crowds for a brainwashing display of jingoism.
The USS Pueblo is a U.S. Navy spy ship captured by the North Korean Navy in ...North Korea To Turn Grimy Port City Into Beach Resort
(stephan), Flickr
Hot on the heels of the Hermit Kingdom building a ski resort out of spite comes news that North Korea is developing a beach resort in a heavily industrialized and militarized bay on the Sea of Japan.
According to a declassified report obtained by South ...Photo Of The Day: Hallabong
This Photo of the Day, titled "Hallabong," comes from Gadling Flickr pool member Mike Rowe and was captured using a Cannon EOS 40D.
In the caption for this image, Mike describes something he found in his travels, has searched for elsewhere and had limited luck finding. ...When Korea Was One: Exploring Kaesong's Koryo Dynasty Treasures In North Korea
Changes in Longitude
It was a hot, sticky day in North Korea as we trudged up the steep hill on Tongil Street to gaze upon yet another massive, gilded statue of the country's founder, Kim Il Sung. We were in the industrial city of Kaesong, only miles from the Demilitarized ...North Korea Builds Ski Resort To Rival 2018 Winter Olympics
U.S. Army / Wikimedia Commons
Nuclear missiles aren't the only thing being built in North Korea that have made headlines lately; it seems dictator Kim Jong-un has also ordered construction on a ski resort that will rival the facilities being built in South Korea to host the ...Better Know A Holiday: Showa Day
Formerly: The Emperor's Birthday, Greenery Day
When? April 29
Public holiday in: Japan
Part of: Japan's Golden Week, a series of four public holidays in the span of a week that sees offices closed, trains and planes packed and a mass exodus from the major cities ...Video: Top 10 Greatest Adventures For 2013 By Richard Bangs
Richard Bangs, the host of the television show "Adventures with a Purpose," has been called the "father of modern adventure travel" by Outside magazine. So when he makes a list of ten great destinations for 2013, it's a good idea to take notice. In the video below, Bangs ...
South Korea Assures Country Is Safe For Travel
North Korea has issued a warning to foreign companies and tourists to leave South Korea in order to avoid harm in the event of a nuclear war, according to USA Today. The message came Tuesday, just after the joint industrial zone, the last cross-border cooperation in the ...Photo Of The Day: Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge
This Photo of the Day, titled "Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge," comes from Gadling Flickr pool member Bernard-SD, captured with a Cannon EOS 5D Mark II.
Not exactly friendly, it is one of the few ways to enter or leave North Korea. The Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge ...The Kimchi-ite: Living And Traveling South Of North Korea
One of the top stories this past week on CNN, BBC, Fox News, Reuters and so many other major news organizations was that of North Korea's plans for a nuclear test. However, in South Korea, no one seems to care. It was certainly not the biggest story for Korean news outlets, ...Cirque Dreams Travels The Country, Tours Military Bases Worldwide
The first-ever Cirque Dreams World Tour performed at 17 U.S. military bases throughout ten countries in January. Now, Cirque Dreams Holidaze promises to light up the 2012 holiday season transforming stages at five military bases in Korea and across the United States ...North Korean Airline Dubbed 'World's Worst' Finally Gets On Board With Online Booking
Let's take a poll: would you fly an airline rated the "world's worst"? No? Now tell us, if that same airline was owned by North Korea would you consider it any more worthy of your ticket price? Probably not, you say?
The good news is that if you answered "yes" to any of ...Video: Sneaking Into North Korea
Most journalists tread carefully around the topic of North Korea. If a tourist in North Korea is found to be a journalist, that person can get into a lot of trouble. Whether or not the punishment for this crime is severe, the risk is too steep for most. But VICE sent a ...
Vagabond Tales: Tunneling beneath the 'scariest place on Earth'
This may come as a shocker, but traveling to North Korea as a tourist isn't exactly easy. In a country that tops the paranoia charts when it comes to dealing with "outsiders," the tourist administration in Pyongyang isn't real cool with throngs of camera-toting tourists ...Syria memories: grieving for a dictator
The death of North Korea's Kim Jong-il has led to some very strange television--the Dear Leader lying in state, throngs of North Koreans weeping uncontrollably, even rumors of miracles such as grieving birds.
The images coming out of North Korea led to a discussion with ...Photos of Mangyongdae Funfair
The Mangyongdae Funfair is a North Korean amusement park known for its rusting rides and harnesses that don't quite lock. For North Koreans, it's an amusement park the same as Disney World is an amusement park for Americans. Being that there are only roughly 1,500 Western ...10 unusual foods from around the world
Who doesn't love trying new and exotic foods when traveling? Maybe some spicy curries in India, a selection of savory tapas in Spain, or some authentic...Pig's Blood Cake? Check out this list of 10 unusual foods from around the world and see if your perspective on trying ...Ghostscrapers - Top ten post-apocalyptic abandoned skyscrapers
When city plans exceed reality, or the money dries up, or people simply leave in a mass exodus, skyscrapers vacate and slowly decay. High winds thrash through broken windows. Rats live undisturbed amongst decades old rubble. Stairways lead to doors that may never open ...New North Korea tour company needs approval from the feds
A new company is trying to get into the North Korea tourism game. Korea Pyongyang Trading USA, based in New York, is looking to diversify out of its current business – importing Pyongyang Soju from North Korea. Founder Steve Park has his eye on Mount Kumgang, the site ...Is the United States a booming travel market for North Korea?!
International relations may be strained, but that's not stopping the tourists. According to Yonhap News Agency, the number of North Koreans visiting the United States in the first half of 2011 surged more than 50 percent from the same period in 2010. The report cites data ...
