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In the Middle of the Dictatorship, part 4

This story is a continuation of the previous blog post “In the Middle of the Dictatorship, part 3“… The Juche Idea The Kim Il-sung’s greatest “achievement” is The Juche Idea which still is controlling North Koreans everyday life. The Juche Idea is based on Kim Il-sung’s teachings and to Marxism-Leninism. In a nutshell the Idea…

In the Middle of the Dictatorship, part 3

This story is a continuation of the previous blog post “In the Middle of the Dictatorship, part 2“… Give me your phone and go to the line An independent trip to North Korea is impossible. The only chance is to join a group that travels together 24/7 in North Korea. You are absolutely not allowed…

In the Middle of the Dictatorship, part 2

This story is a continuation of the previous blog post “In the Middle of the Dictatorship, part 1“… The North Korean Amateur Open was organized by British travel agency Lupine Travel. The idea was originally from company’s head, Wigan-based Dylan Harris who had organized tourist trips to North Korea since 2007. Lupine Travel is not…

In the Middle of the Dictatorship, part 1

I got feedback from one of our British reader (thank you for your email Paul) that he would like to hear more about my trip to North Korea, which I wrote shortly in my first blog post. You can imagine that Paul isn’t the first person to ask how it was. It was so different…