March 19, 2024
Features

Tourist photos reveal Nampo’s North Korean beach life

Released from the care of minders, blogger Justin Ames discovered another side to North Korean life

When Justin Ames went to North Korea as a Western tourist, he was expecting the drab, Stalinist, and isolated nation which many think of when they think of life in the DPRK.

But in fascinating pictures kindly shared with NK News, Justin experienced another side to life in North Korea: when North Koreans let their hair down and enjoy an afternoon of drinking and seafood barbecue at the beach.

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