A new fine art exhibition kicked off in Pyongyang last week, and according to the Korea Central News Agency, it's a must-see. If you're down with the "anti-Japanese struggle," I suspect you'll be right at home at the Pyongyang International Cultural Center.
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A new fine art exhibition kicked off in Pyongyang last week, and according to the Korea Central News Agency, it's a must-see. If you're down with the "anti-Japanese struggle," I suspect you'll be right at home at the Pyongyang International Cultural Center.
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In my career as a writer – and before that as a management consultant – I saw some pretty strange proposals. But, nothing that crossed my desk compared to what Jonathan Lee has put together. The 13-year-old was born in South Korea and lives in the United States, ...Five facts about the North Korean Arirang festival
North Korea's Arirang festival is in motion, and people from all over the world are traveling to the isolated communist country to watch what truly is an impressive undertaking. But, what do we really know about it? So much about North Korea is shrouded in mystery, making it ...Everybody loves Arirang according to North Korean news agency
It's Arirang time! The North Korean group gymnastics festival is under way, and the crowds are predictably adoring. According to the Korea Central News Agency, the twenty-fifth batch of campers of the Songdowon International Children's Camp "appreciated the grand gymnastic ...Mount Kumgang hotel in North Korea reopens
North Korea has reopened its Mount Kumgang hotel – the only place in the country where South Korean tourists are welcome. It's the first shot North Korea took at working with businesses from across the border and was built by Hyundai Asan with permission from the ...World Cup hangover: North Korea team grilled
The North Korean World Cup soccer team never had a chance in South Africa, but that didn't make the trip home any easier. At the beginning of July, they faced a "grand debate" because they let down the regime in the "ideological struggle" to put the ball into the net a lot ...
Five Unique Ways to Visit North Korea in 2011
You've listened to enough friends and co-workers drone on and on about the boring, conventional vacations they take. In the pre-social media days, these people would have bored you to death with slide show and photo albums. Now, they just clutter your Facebook news feed. ...Tip this waitress or she'll kill you
There are two types of waitress you want to tip. The first will climb onto your lap for an extra $20 while the DJ pushes the sounds of Whitesnake through the speakers, and she'll earn every dime of it. The other, however, is far more dangerous. She won't take your money, ...Shanghai: New route from China to North Korea
It isn't exactly a wide-open commercial route, but at least the door is slightly ajar. Korean Air charter flights will start flying from Shanghai to Pyongyang on August 6, 2010, when the first group of tourists will take advantage of this (rather slight) liberalization of ...North Korea poster: a conversation piece, at least?
For travel junkies, there's a new poster that could be equivalent to putting commemorative plates on display in your home. Show your zest for hitting the road – and how it pervades your entire life – by turning your walls into a shrine to exploring new places. ...Tea-leaf picking: Summer fun in North Korea
If you can get into North Korea ... and if you can manage to set your own itinerary ... visit the Kangryong Unjong Tea Plantation of the DPRK (i.e., Democratic People's Republic of Korea). It's tea-leaf picking season, and now's the time to get in on the action, in theory, ...Pittsburgh restaurant features 'conflict cuisine'
Most American travelers will never set foot in Iran, but at least now if they make it to Pittsburgh, they can enjoy some of the country's delicious cuisine. It's the idea behind a new take-out restaurant called Conflict Kitchen, a new eatery that's attempting to feature ...Explore the Tuman Triangle
If you're going to travel all the way across the Pacific, you want to make your trip to Asia worth it. The latest package from Koryo Tours is designed to do this, exposing you to three countries, three cultures and three time zones in one shot. From June 30 to July 10, 2010, ...A priest, a rabbi, and... Kim Jong-il?
If you're like me, you probably don't associate North Korea with comedy. But after reading the jokes below, told by North Korean defectors to Radio Free Asia, well... you still won't. The jokes, most of which lampoon Kim Jong-il and the North Korean police state, bring to ...GadlingTV's Travel Talk 012: Trains, planes, & mergers! Behind the scenes at Southwest Airlines, Gowalla & Gadling in Austin + a brand new GIVEAWAY!!
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Well, we've been bouncing around the country this week and have got a great show to prove it! From Dallas, Texas to Austin, Texas and finally Portland, Oregon - we'll take you ...Aijalon Mahli Gomes phones home
Every now and then, an overzealous traveler crosses the border into North Korea without doing the requisite prep work and having various forms rubber stamped. When this happens, bad things follow. For Aijalon Mahli Gomez, a U.S. citizen, the crossing turned into an ...North Korea Threatens "Historical Punishment" for Vacation Blocking
Korea Central News Agency, the official mouthpiece of North Korea, is mad – damned mad – that South Koreans aren't heading across the border any more.
Mt. Kumgang tours were made possible at one point, but the South Korean government has suspended them, ...Kim Jong-Il Celebration: Party Like It's Juche 99
It was the biggest party of the year – and will probably retain that distinction until the end. Everybody was there, including foreign officials far too cool to be named. Dancers, singers and synchronized swimmers performed ... all in honor of the Dear Leader's ...North Korean film festival has begun!
If you just happen to be in Pyongyang for the next week, check out the city's film festival. It opened yesterday at the People's Palace of Culture, with the opening ceremony followed by a screening of "The Great Devotion (2009, the year of dramatic changes)." The festival's ...North Korea to Americans: come on over!
The good news has been confirmed: North Korea is opening its doors to Americans all year long. The Korea International Travel Company revealed the new policy to Asia Pacific Travel Ltd, which is a departure from the standard that had existed since 2005. For the past five ...
