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I researched it a while ago as a Russian. You can't just visit North Korea by booking a ticket and going there. You have to buy a tour, and even then, while you
by grishka 1y ago
I researched it a while ago as a Russian. You can't just visit North Korea by booking a ticket and going there. You have to buy a tour, and even then, while you're there, you can't move freely, can't interact with the locals, and can't have North Korean money, you can only buy things from special tourist shops for foreign currency. You're only allowed to see places and things approved by the government to be seen by foreign tourists.
- decimalenough 1y agoYes, but non-Russian tourists don't have the option to use the Tumangan crossing even on organized tours.
- grishka 1y agoTIL. Though the more common route seems to be flying to Pyongyang from Vladivostok.
- orbital-decay 1y agoNeither do Russian tourists. Before their trip, NK officials simply never expected any foreigners coming through it with right papers. But after this incident the loophole was closed. (I also researched this when this travel report appeared).