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lyn204
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 Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 4:29 am Post subject: North Korea--Adventure Korea Trip |
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Hello,
Looking for people who have signed up for this:
http://www.adventurekorea.com/board/board.asp?
id=notice&category=1&pageno=1&Sn=False&Ss=True&Sc=
False&keyword=&rowno=182
The trip to North Korea thru www.adventurekorea.com.
Don't really know anyone who is goin so would be nice to at least chat
with a few people who are going before departing~~
If interested please email me^^:[email protected] |
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jlb
Joined: 18 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 7:08 am Post subject: Links |
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| Your links are bad |
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the saint
Joined: 09 Dec 2003
Location: not there yet...
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| Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 11:59 am Post subject: |
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| I think the OP means THIS |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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| I thought about it, and in the end you're going to Hyundai's version of north korea. Might as well cough up with the rest of the cast and go to pyeongyang. |
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cazador83
Joined: 28 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 8:11 am Post subject: |
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| my friend and i are both going to the first one (i think it's June 30-July 2). |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 1:58 am Post subject: |
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| jmoore2001 wrote: |
| my friend and i are both going to the first one (i think it's June 30-July 2). |
I'll be there  |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 3:04 am Post subject: |
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| I'm going to the 2nd one, anyone else? |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 4:24 am Post subject: |
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There's something shameful in going to such an oppressive poor country and standing around watching acrobats and clowns putting on a big show.
I can't imagine a more "guided tour" in the world.
I'd feel it'd be akin to those fat middle-aged couples who pay big coin to be carted around African plains pointing at zoo animals and oohing at trinkets designed for their pleasure.
That's a difference between a tourist and a traveller I guess. |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 5:04 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
There's something shameful in going to such an oppressive poor country and standing around watching acrobats and clowns putting on a big show.
I can't imagine a more "guided tour" in the world.
I'd feel it'd be akin to those fat middle-aged couples who pay big coin to be carted around African plains pointing at zoo animals and oohing at trinkets designed for their pleasure.
That's a difference between a tourist and a traveller I guess. |
To each his own I guess. I'm going because the itenerary looks like a lot of fun. Can't wait to hike that mountain, see the temples and waterfalls, go to the hot springs, etc. |
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Lizara
Joined: 14 Apr 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 5:58 am Post subject: |
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| I've tentatively signed up for the second one, but I'm not quite sure yet. I think I agree with VanIslander a little bit; I'm not sure if I like the idea of going to a tourist hotel in the middle of a famine, and I'm not particularly into hiking or spas. But I've always been very interested in North Korea and it's impossible to get there except on one of these guided tours and this one is pretty cheap, so... |
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cazador83
Joined: 28 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
There's something shameful in going to such an oppressive poor country and standing around watching acrobats and clowns putting on a big show.
I can't imagine a more "guided tour" in the world.
I'd feel it'd be akin to those fat middle-aged couples who pay big coin to be carted around African plains pointing at zoo animals and oohing at trinkets designed for their pleasure.
That's a difference between a tourist and a traveller I guess. |
oh, so you know of a better way to visit north korea? |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 2:29 am Post subject: |
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| Lizara wrote: |
| I've tentatively signed up for the second one, but I'm not quite sure yet. I think I agree with VanIslander a little bit; I'm not sure if I like the idea of going to a tourist hotel in the middle of a famine,.. |
exactly, among other things
| jmoore2001 wrote: |
| oh, so you know of a better way to visit north korea? |
is that your first and foremost priority?
in that case:
http://www.nkmissions.com/
or
http://www.familycare.org/network/p01.htm
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Donate to the Hunger Relief Fund http://members.tripod.com/~nkorelief/
but some people would rather play tourist in five-star hotels in the equivalent of Ethiopia
hey, don't think about it and consider how cool it'll be to say you've been to north korea! think of its cachet value!
(this really bothers me)
but i can understand how someone couldn't care less - seriously, many don't. fine. so be it.
enjot yourself. just don't expect everyone you meet afterwards to think all rosy about it; to each their own, as another poster put it |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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man I was crabby yesterday!
i still believe what I said but sans the attitude (uh, usually)
i hear the mountain region there is beautiful, many koreans in the south tell me they want to go there some day. can you take any pictures?
sounds like a good trip for those who like hiking |
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Kwai_Chang_Kain
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
Location: The Borg Collective
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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| ilovebdt wrote: |
| jmoore2001 wrote: |
| my friend and i are both going to the first one (i think it's June 30-July 2). |
I'll be there |
Me too.  |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
man I was crabby yesterday!
i still believe what I said but sans the attitude (uh, usually)
i hear the mountain region there is beautiful, many koreans in the south tell me they want to go there some day. can you take any pictures?
sounds like a good trip for those who like hiking |
9. Banned items list and other regulations
① Mobile phones and other communications devices are not permitted.
Cameras with telephoto lenses of more than160mm and binoculars with
zooming capabilities of 10 times or more are banned. All electronic
equipment must be checked at the Guemgang Condo before departing for
North Korea. This includes all cameras, battery chargers, PDAs,
video cameras, notebook computers, calculators & CDP, and MP3 players.
② Newspapers and magazines from South Korea aren�t permitted. You are
allowed to bring personal reading material but please take the subject
matter into consideration.
③ You must ALWAYS wear your ID (you will get this before you arrive in NK)
around your neck. You will be fined if it lost or damaged.
④ Must carry your passport and ID with you at all times.
⑤ You are not permitted to bring alcohol or other food items into North Korea.
⑥ Washing hands and/or feet is not allowed in the fresh water springs (fine is $15).
Also, please be aware of the NO SMOKING areas and do not leave cigarette butts on ground.
⑦ Do not take any natural objects(such as rocks)
⑧ Only US dollars and credit cards are accepted.
⑨ There are many large rocks with engraving done by the government. Do not touch
or lean on these rocks.
⑩ You may speak with the North Korean people that you meet, but you may not
take random pictures of them, including pictures from inside the bus. In addition,
please be careful of the conversation topics when speaking with North Koreans.
DO NOT talk about politics, diplomatic relations, economics and other such sensitive issues. |
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