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I'm wondering if he was allowed to travel individually or as part of a group (which is controlled by NK). If anyone is interested, here is a great documentary

by power2u 13y ago

I'm wondering if he was allowed to travel individually or as part of a group (which is controlled by NK). If anyone is interested, here is a great documentary which I say a few days back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oULO3i5Xra0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oULO3i5Xra0

dominotw 13y ago
I don't think an average person can travel to DPRK on his/her own.
- steveklabnik 13y ago
  You can... For example, Merrill Newman (who has been in the news lately) was taking a 10 day vacation there when he was detained.
  - mikeash 13y ago
    But not individually. You have to sign up for a group tour.
    - steveklabnik 13y ago
      Ah, you mean that kind of individually. I thought you meant "I'm not a journalist or a diplomat" individually.
      - mikeash 13y ago
        Well, it wasn't me, but that's what I got from the "which is controlled by NK" comment. In short, I think he wanted to know if you could just go wander around without having government minders watching you all the time.
        steveklabnik 13y ago
        Whoops, my apologies for not double checking usernames.
        mikeash 13y ago
        No problem, I'm pretty sure you're not the first person to make that mistake.
        power2u 13y ago
        Yes, that's what I meant.
  - dominotw 13y ago
    He didn't go on his own. He was part of a tour group.
- EliRivers 13y ago
  If you go as a tourist it must be a guided/accompanied tour (or rather, you arrange it through one of DPRK tourism bodies, and they only do guided/accompanied - you can't just turn up at Pyongyang airport and ask to come in), but there is nothing stopping you having a group size of one (i.e. just yourself). People working there and diplomats and so forth come under different rules.
vignesh_vs_in 13y ago
I watched this just few hours ago. I guess i am not the only person to surf documentaries on youtube.
- power2u 13y ago
  ;) Found it from here: www.youtubedocumentaries.com
Xylakant 13y ago
If you follow the slideshow to the end, there's a link to a blog post where he discusses his reasons, the travel arrangements and some FAQ, among them the question about solo traveling. tl;dr: No, he didn't travel alone. It's impossible to do legally and very much inadvisable to try otherwise.
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by power2u 13y ago

dominotw 13y ago

I don't think an average person can travel to DPRK on his/her own.

steveklabnik 13y ago
You can... For example, Merrill Newman (who has been in the news lately) was taking a 10 day vacation there when he was detained.
- mikeash 13y ago
  But not individually. You have to sign up for a group tour.
  - steveklabnik 13y ago
    Ah, you mean that kind of individually. I thought you meant "I'm not a journalist or a diplomat" individually.
    - mikeash 13y ago
      Well, it wasn't me, but that's what I got from the "which is controlled by NK" comment. In short, I think he wanted to know if you could just go wander around without having government minders watching you all the time.
      - steveklabnik 13y ago
        Whoops, my apologies for not double checking usernames.
        mikeash 13y ago
        No problem, I'm pretty sure you're not the first person to make that mistake.
      - power2u 13y ago
        Yes, that's what I meant.
- dominotw 13y ago
  He didn't go on his own. He was part of a tour group.
EliRivers 13y ago
If you go as a tourist it must be a guided/accompanied tour (or rather, you arrange it through one of DPRK tourism bodies, and they only do guided/accompanied - you can't just turn up at Pyongyang airport and ask to come in), but there is nothing stopping you having a group size of one (i.e. just yourself). People working there and diplomats and so forth come under different rules.

vignesh_vs_in 13y ago

I watched this just few hours ago. I guess i am not the only person to surf documentaries on youtube.

power2u 13y ago
;) Found it from here: www.youtubedocumentaries.com

Xylakant 13y ago

If you follow the slideshow to the end, there's a link to a blog post where he discusses his reasons, the travel arrangements and some FAQ, among them the question about solo traveling. tl;dr: No, he didn't travel alone. It's impossible to do legally and very much inadvisable to try otherwise.

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