The photo and caption about the spectacular paintings in North Korea remind me of how much I regret going into the country without a good amount of cash. On the

The photo and caption about the spectacular paintings in North Korea remind me of how much I regret going into the country without a good amount of cash. On the tour, we visited several galleries and artist studios stocked full of large and exquisite paintings—most not propaganda—at what I remember being very reasonable prices. Obviously, they were unable to accept Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.