Can you tackle the lack lustre exterior of the totalitarian state of North Korea?
A trip to North Korea isn’t most people’s idea of a good time. The country’s territory is perfectly nice, its countryside beautiful. But the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) isn’t a particularly welcoming place. Its leader is irrevocably reclusive and some would say outright repressive, he has a penchant for making movies, but his country is widely believed to lack the budget to make an episode of Eastenders. Quite simply, you don’t want to travel to DPRK, its not very nice apparently. But to me, that’s a challenge. Why not explore my options and consider a quick trip to have tea with Kim Jong-Il himself? The crazy thing is he’d probably agree to it. Such is the shadowy nature of the country that tourists just aren’t seen. Journalists report from neighbouring South Korea and few people would even know where you came from. I’d be a novelty, an intriguing character, someone to convert perhaps. So I thought I’d look into it. I’ve always wanted to visit Russia and if some
