In this episode, I chat about what it's like entering North Korea - including the passport and customs check you can expect. I talk about the 24hr train to North Korea experience, as well as briefly touch on Air Koryo and the flight into North Korea. I also weigh up the positives (and negatives) of the train and plane to North Korea to help you choose which one is the right one for you. Do you dare take the train after this?! Contact me with your questions & guest recommendations on...

In this episode, I have some extra special guests joining me; the pioneers and experts in North Korea tourism, my good friends, my co-workers, and indeed my bosses and superiors. We have a great chat reminiscing about our years spent working in the North Korea tourism industry, and also get pretty deep as we get more personal and reflect on the hardships COVID-19 has brought for the North Koreans. A massive thanks to my guests Nick Bonner, Simon Cockrell, and Gergo (Greg) Vaczi. North Korean...

This episode of Discover North Korea gets a bit deep (and I get a bit passionate) as I talk about a topic that is dear to me but also one that is full of controversy, scepticism, and sensitive topics. I attempt to lay out why I think tourism to North Korea CAN be ethical, and also take a look at why it is often seen as unethical and how it sometimes isn't. I tackle this topic by first busting some common North Korea myths, and then going onto some more important points on ethical tourism. At...

In this episode, I base it around one of your questions 'Can you bring your iPhone into North Korea'. I cover three main things; myth-busting what ISN'T banned in North Korea, and going over what IS banned, I then talk about the rules you have to follow on a tour to North Korea, before discussing the topic is it safe to visit North Korea... If you think you know all the rules and what's banned and what isn't (or you've been before), then arguably the most interesting thing about this episode...

So... this episode is all about me. I wanted to get this over and done with! There are so many questions you all seem to have and I repeat this story / parts of it all the time. So here it is; why I first went to North Korea, what my first experience in North Korea was like, how I decided to start working there, how my journey was working there, what I've been doing since the borders have been closed from COVID, and where I am now (and where I plan to be in the future!) If it's boring or you...

In this episode, I invite past tourists to North Korea to give you an honest insight into what a tour to North Korea is really like. What you can expect and... what you might not expect at all! Thanks to my guests James, Lok, and Tjasa. Contact me with your questions & guest recommendations on [email protected]. Follow me on; -> Instagram @zoediscoversnk for pictures, videos, and live sessions (when it's possible) from inside North Korea -> TikTok @zoediscovers for long and...

Join me (and sometimes my guests) every Thursday when I'll select one question or topic on North Korea based on a question from you, the listeners. You won't find anything political here as this podcast aims to expand the North Korea narrative and rehumanise the issue. Discussions on nuclear weapons, leadership, and human rights issues can be found elsewhere. I aim to educate on North Korea as I know it through the, admittedly somewhat limited, eyes of the tourism lens. Everyone has an...