(Opening picture: My days of hanging out in Pyongyang bowling alleys and wild North Korean nightlife are probably over.) Flashback to 2012 and 2013: Life
Tag: north korea
North Korea is Currently Imploding: is Peaceful Reform Finished?
There’s long been an idea that North Korea’s erratic behaviors are part of a mad genius-strategy that involves gaining political leverage and controlling the population.
Pyongyang, the City of Secrets
All photos were taken in April 2013 and are copyright to Cyrus Kirkpatrick, all rights reserved. Click on any image to expand it The spirit
Select Images from the April 2013 North Korea Trip
Presenting 15 (+1.. 16!) of the more interesting photos I pulled out of my huge archive of pictures from the 2013 North Korea trip. There’s
CNN Features Our North Korea Group
Americans vacation in North Korea CNN caught up with three of the guys from our group in Beijing after returning from this year’s trip into
Insane North Korea Military Photos
I recently discovered a host of crazy looking military photos on the official North Korea Flickr account. Some of these photos look straight from some
How to Really Experience the DPRK
I’ve had a lot of questions about gaining entrance into the DPRK and experiencing the level of access that I had. I think it’s possible
Funny, Badly Translated Notice at North Korean Hotel
A classic Engrish moment when I noticed this bulletin posted in an elevator at a cheap hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea. For more information about
Americans interacting with North Koreans at the subway
(Also check out my entire photo-essay at North Korea Uncloaked) In North Korea, they kept us busy. From 7 AM until 5 PM we were
Getting Drunk and Shooting Things in North Korea
(For a complete report and photo-essay about North Korea from April 2012, visit North Korea Uncloaked) (Also check out our visit to the Pyongyang Friendship
Pyongyang Friendship Fair
(Note: please take a moment for the thumbnail images to load). There is plenty of weird things about North Korea, from the Orwellian loudspeakers that
Creepy Pyongyang Loudspeakers
(This video has created some controversy in my e-mailbox. In response, please see my rant about preconceived notions of North Korea that I’ve dealt with