I was given a rare treat. It was not an expensive piece of jewelry, or a free ticket to Hawaii. It was better than that. I took a 3-hour ride through all 16 of the stations in the Pyongyang Metro, [...]
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By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | September 26, 2014
INTRODUCING THE NOUL TABLET: DPRK’S ALTERNATIVE TO THE IPAD MINI
Disclaimer: We did not spend loads of time with this product, so this review is meant to be introductory. We would also like to mention that this is not [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | September 13, 2014
The DPRK has several state-owned and run Pyongyang style restaurants in Shanghai, and other cities in China like Beijing. We went to the Xuhui location in Shanghai and it’s worth a visit.
Although we’ve had better North Korean cuisine in [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | June 5, 2014
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
The Pyongyang International Pro-Wrestling Friendship Games was nothing short of entertaining and fascinating! We saw all of the action up close and personal, with the “Beast” (American wrestler Bob Sapp) wowing the local crowd, Brasil’s Montanha [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | June 5, 2014
UPDATED OCTOBER 21, 2015
Our Shanghai departure tours will be temporarily suspended from November 1, 2015 to March 2016. It’s been a great year from Shanghai and we’re looking forward to offering more exciting tours next year. Stay tuned [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | June 2, 2014
We just returned from our first bike tour of North Korea, covering over 150km of pure DPRK terrain! We rode on routes never before biked on by foreigners, through busy city streets as well as other remote areas seeing [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | March 16, 2014
The Meari Shooting Range re-opened after a year of renovations in March 2014! It’s located in the new Sports District of Pyongyang and we have the first look. Come take a virtual tour!
Shooting practice in a controlled environment [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | February 4, 2014
Updated October 24, 2014
Before we get started, see our primer post from our FIRST SKI TRIP TO THE MASIK PASS for general resort information.
Now that you’re all caught up, here’s the LATEST: [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | January 12, 2014
Today our CEO Andrea Lee took a trip to the Masik Pass Skiing Ground, North Korea’s newly opened ski resort. Below are just a few pictures and observations from her trip. For those interested, we are offering several ski trips [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | December 31, 2013
Today, our DPRK partners told us that North Korea’s new ski resort, officially named the Masik Pass Skiing Ground, may open as early as this week! Today’s newspaper in Pyongyang clearly shows an operational chairlift servicing [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | December 12, 2013
Want to swim, rock climb, get a haircut and work out all in the same place? Well, now you can at this massive water park in North Korea! The DPRK has opened the Munsu Water Park in Pyongyang open to [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | December 9, 2013
We were the first Americans to visit the Mirim Equestrian Riding Club in Pyongyang this December! This impressive horse riding center has an indoor training facility, 7 outdoor riding courses, a pavilion, restaurants, sauna and more! The Mirim Equestrian Riding [...]