What it’s like to be a foreign tour guide in North Korea
Guides occupy a strange middle ground when it comes to North Korea watchers due to all the time spent in the country
A North Korean man takes a photo in a park, Sep. 9, 2015 | NK News (file)
The following article is the second in a multipart series by Gareth Johnson of Young Pioneer Tours about being a North Korea tour guide. Views expressed in columns are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.
The following article is the second in a multipart series by Gareth Johnson of Young Pioneer Tours about being a North Korea tour guide. Views expressed in columns are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.
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