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  1. A day-trip to North Korea’s border

    15 January 2013

    Following orders from the US soldier to line up in a row, we stood obediently looking out into enemy lines....

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  2. A journey into the Hermit kingdom of North Korea

    19 July 2012

    As we hurled balls down the bowling alley lanes and sipped draught beer from the onsite microbrewery, it felt like...

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  3. Top 10 spookiest buildings around the world

    22 June 2012

    Have you ever visited a building that gave you the creeps? These 10 buildings around the world are guaranteed to...

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  4. Shawn Low’s travel picks for 2011

    30 December 2010

    Wondering what the new year will bring? Here’s the word on the ground from our Asia-Pacific travel editor, Shawn.Budget airlines...

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  5. Pyongyang’s architectural treasures

    18 November 2010

    It may not be high on many people’s list of architectural odysseys, but Pyongyang (translated as ‘Flat Land’), the capital...

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  6. Korea: travel books to read before you go

    01 October 2010

    This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Korea guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for...

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  7. 7 spookiest buildings around the world

    22 July 2010

    Has a building ever given you the creeps? It could be a beautiful church, an office building, a small cottage…and...

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