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North KoreaThe Inside StoryTwenty-five years after Regent’s first group entered NorthKorea, visitors to this perplexing country still find it asfascinating. As the leading UK experts on North Korea wework closely with the authorities to develop programmeswhich push the boundaries for tourism here.Part of the fun of a visit to North Korea is to expectthe unexpected, so go with the flow and you will berewarded with an intriguing tour. Appreciate the pompand propaganda of Pyongyang before heading out of thecity and meandering through the endless corridors of theInternational Friendship Exhibition.Visit Panmunjom in the DMZ where you can gaze across theborder at the stony-faced South Korean guards and evenenter one of the huts that straddles the border. Learn aboutlife on a co-operative farm and make sure you buy somepropaganda as a memento of your visit to this curiosity.This year we’re pushing the boundaries of travel in NorthKorea with our Remote North Korea Group Tour, exploringthe Rajin–Sonbong Free Trade Zone for the first time. Seeour website for more details.Storyto tell -CarlMeadowsWhy I loveNorth KoreaNorth Korea is like adifferent universe. I’vevisited many times overthe years but it neverfails to surprise me indifferent ways, fromthe exceedingly friendlypeople to the beautifulsights, North Koreahas to be seen to bebelieved.57-18 BCThree Kingdoms of Silla,Goguryeo and Baekje founded676Silla repels Chineseinvasion and unites muchof Three Kingdoms1945Japanese occupation of Koreaends; Soviet troops occupyNorth, US troops South1948Democratic People’s Republicof Korea is proclaimed withKim Il Sung as premier1968USS Pueblo – a US spyvessel – is captured byNorth Korean gunboats372-527Kingdoms adoptBuddhism1231The Mongols invade Korea1946Soviet-backed Workers’ Partyof North Korea is founded1950-53North and South at war:over 2 million lives are lost