In a Nutshell: I visited North Korea in late 2014 and over 16 days ventured to all corners of this mysterious nation on one of the longest itineraries ever executed for foreigners. Here are 100 photos (part 1) taken during this visit to North Korea.
About: I’m Elliott. I’m the tour director at North Korea tour operator Uri Tours. I travel a lot myself, sometimes to the unusual, weird and wacky. Earth Nutshell is where I share my experiences. Interested in visiting North Korea for yourself? Shoot me an email at [email protected].





































































Want to visit North Korea for yourself? I can help. I’m the tour director at Uri Tours, a North Korea tour operator. For inquiries you can contact me directly at [email protected].
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Hi Elliot! I enjoy each picture you posted and notice how different the north and the South Korea. I’ve traveled to South Korea and it’s so modern compared to the North. And wow the propaganda is still very strong, indicated by all those paintings all over the place literally. Honesty, I can’t imagine living without Internet nowadays. Keep posting 🙂
Wonderful shots of the city and countryside. I especially liked the ones that tell small extra stories – such as the windows start-bar on the computer screens at the fertilizer factory. Well done getting some of your censored photos out of the country. All too often the west dismisses North Korea as some kind of pretend 1984 joke, when in fact real people have to eke out a daily living mere hours from Seoul and the rest of us.
If can ask in ballpark figure , about what did it cost to travel there, and during the tours of the US crimes museums did they give you funny looks or did you feel reallyu uneasy and want to say no that is not how it happened?
Hi Elliott. Truly amazing pictures. I’m curious….how were you able to make the backup photos and not be noticed when they searched you?
Have you ever been to South Korea? How do the two countries and cultures compare and contrast?
Man that was an awesome array of photos i am looking forward to seeing the next trip.
Amazing & fascinating insight to this mysterious country. I’m frightened for their citizens yet so intrigued how they live day to day under this regime. Generations of families can be affected by the actions of one relative and my heart breaks that the people cannot live a their life without complete control or fear from the government. I pray they are happy people despite the fact that their definition of happiness is much different than the world’s. Thank you so much for sharing!
Elliot, thank you so much for sharing these fascinating photos! I didn’t know much about this topic. There is not that much “real life view” of N. Korea out there. I spent a month in Tibet/Nepal/Bhutan last October. The occupation of Tibet is an eye opener as well. In our two days of travel to Everest base camp (130 miles) we were stopped 19 times to have our papers checked by the Chinese. Sometimes they would hassle our Tibetan guide, sometimes they would drill the driver as well. Tibetans can’t leave the country, need permits to travel between villages and are terrified to talk about the DL. The temples have been turned into tourist traps. The strangest thing was upon leaving Tibet at the boarder checkpoint, we were searched for books. The hike across the 2 kilometer landslide into Nepal was interesting… In a near death experience kind of way! Lol. Getting out there is the only way to really understand our world. Thanks for brining N. Korea a bit closer. Don’t think I will make it there any time soon, brave soul.
Greetings, I noticed ,everyone, is skinny there, is that because lack of food, money or does weight watchers rule there?
Very insightful and detailed. Kudos to you and to your travelling spirits. Keep up the great work and I look forward to many more travel stories and pictures from you.