A Visit to Pyongyang

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  07.14.08 | 11:06 AM ET

An article in the Times of London—written anonymously—offers some darkly compelling details about the secretive North Korean capital. From the unsolicited life advice issued to the author at the border (“A single man may live like a king, but die like a dog”) to the constant surveillance from official “tour guides” (“That is a very journalistic question”), the story creates an eerie portrait of Kim Jong Il’s city. I can’t quite decide if it makes me curious to visit Pyongyang, or glad I’ve never been.

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Tags: Asia, North Korea

Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


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