Comments on: Other Dangerous, er, adventurous places to visit

By: Wanderer

Wanderer — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:33:54 +0000

North Korea only issues an extrememly limited amount of visas for US citizens (usually around 10 per year). There was a ‘lottery’ recently through their embassy in Beijing. This was limited to 5 visas, which got you the opportunity to buy an expensive state-run tour of Pyongyang. Don’t even think about it if you have any military background. Did I mention the US citizens had to be living in the Beijing area to qualify?

Another option I heard about in South Korea was taking a boat tour through parts of NK where you don’t actually get off the boat, therefore you don’t need a visa. There is something similar in Helsinki to see St. Petersburg without the hassles of a Russian visa…

For many non-US citizens, the travel agents listed above can probably help get you into NK.

Lonely Planet Korea has a section on NK, which may be of interest also.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:04:21 +0000

Bob:

http://www.adventurekorea.com/board/board.asp?id=notice&rowno=187

This has past but I think more are in the works. I had a friend go on the first one. I’ll take a Red Stripe.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:58:14 +0000

Our Governor here in New Mexico seems to be able to get in, maybe I’ll hitch a ride with him.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:19:20 +0000

I’ll buy you a beer if you are able to get travel to North Korea and back.