Inside the Potemkin Country: Tourism in North Korea
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Park picnics in the Democratic People’s Republic. The Kim Dynasty: cult or religion? And: Rules for Communist Clam Cooking.  On this episode of The Korea File writer and journalist Jon Dunbar describes the experience of vacationing and travelling in one of the most insular countries in the world. Music on this episode: 'My Country is the Best!' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-kuOwUAHIQ
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