For many visitors to Mongolia, a visit here will only involve a stop of three to four days possible as part of a trip to another country or taking the Trans Mongolian railway. Its always a little sad, especially as Mongolia, is such a vast country with a lot more to see.
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For many visitors to Mongolia, a visit here will only involve a stop of three to four days possible as part of a trip to another country or taking the Trans Mongolian railway. Its always a little sad, especially as Mongolia, is such a vast country with a lot more to see.
Read full storyBefore and after photographs from our visits to North Korea since 1993.... and a few unusual collections thrown in too
Read full storyOn 25th June 1950 the Korean War erupted - a tragedy for all Koreans and the wider world too.
Read full storyMongolia has been affected by the virus, but its response ranks as one of the best in the world in my opinion. To date, we have had no deaths and no local transmissions within the country.
Read full storyThe 20th anniversary of a date when it looked like Korean Reunification could really happen! But what did happen?
Read full storyWidow Paek's House - Paek Son Haeng Memorial Hall
Read full storyNorth Korean Food: 6 Great Vegetables of North Korea
Read full storyMany tourists visiting North Korea will have tried the unique petrol-cooked clams of Nampo, or even have visited the Pyongyang Catfish Farm. How about lesser-known North Korean food?
Read full storyThis fairy-tale story of these giant killers was shrouded in mystery. They had come to England as 1000:1 outsiders, won the hearts of the nation, but no one knew what had happened to the players on their return to North Korea – if they were held in high regard or not.
Read full storyWhen you think of North Korea, fruit is not immediately what springs to mind. However they do grow, and there are some unique regional variations.
Read full storyWhat is the difference between a hanbok and a jeogori? And where does cheoson-ot come into play?
Read full storyChongjin is a very large city by North Korean standards, the third-largest in the country in fact, due to being somewhat remote as well as complicated and troublesome to get to it is rarely visited by tourists.
Read full storyHotels in one of North Korea's least visited and most unique areas, Rason SEZ
Read full storyFacial hair is destiny: clean-shaven men are heroic. Men with moustaches are evil; men with chin beards always seem like they’re imparting folksy wisdom.
Read full storyThe Flag pole was to hold its Guinness book of world records crown until the Jeddah Flagpole took 1st place in 2014 with its 171-metre high giant. For me, though there is something special about the flag in Dushanbe.
Read full storyTake a look at the life of this Persian legend, and you can see why he is so revered in Tajikistan and further afield.
Read full storyWestern songs about North Korea? We found some!
Read full storyLonely Planet recommends the Central Market in Honiara as a top activity in the Solomon Islands... But there's more to it. MUCH more.
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