North Korea's Dangerous Border: Alone To The DMZ
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North Korea's Dangerous Border: Alone To The DMZ - South and North Korea border tour
I am in Seoul, South Korea and I would like to visit the nearby border between South and North Korea. You can join tourist tours that start in Seoul and go to the border. But, I am not a big fan of such tourist tours. They put you in a bus in Seoul, drive you to the border, and you return to Seoul in the evening. I rather go on a border adventure and also stay in a hotel close to the North Korea border. So, join me on this trip to the DMZ, the demilitarized zone that separates South Korea and North Korea. Let's find out what's it like to visit the DMZ and the border between these two countries.
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🇰🇵 Would you visit North Korea? 🤔
🍜My previous video, eating street Korean food in Seoul: th-cam.com/video/ADMH1FI5FyM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=1LJd9VhAynpJO3Io
Nope.. Dangerous place.. I'm scared lah.. 😢
I'm scared you yourself would plan to go there. Rather don't pls.....
朝鲜最近不给进吧，而且价格很高的
You have entered the twilight zone, the paranormal ghost spirit dimension at the metro station. Woooooo X﹏X 👻👻👻👻 🎃🎃🎃🎃
I've been to both North and South Koreas, hahaha
제 1땅굴 앞에서 복무 중인 군인입니다! 한국에 여행와서 DMZ도 방문해보고 정말 의미있는 여행을 보내시는 거 같습니다. 즐겁게 여행하다 가세요~
wow, can you guys see people on other side? having some eye contact
You keep saying ‘small town’ but to me, this place has multi-story hotels and apartments and buildings - that’s a city to me! Thanks for the video!!!
Ken, I remember the fall of the Berlin Wall very well. At that time, I was fifteen, and I felt like I was witnessing history being made. Today, it might seem difficult for Korea to reunite, but I hope that bad things will never happen and that the lives of Korean people will be calm and peaceful all the time.
Thank you for the great video, Ken!
I also hope that these two countries will unite one day
I crossed Checkpoint Charlie when the Wall was up in Germany. I spent a day in East Berlin, and it was quite a different experience than West Berlin. At the time, the Wall from the East Berlin side was very chilling, but the view from the West had a lot of graffiti. Tourists were able to see over the Wall from the western side, but nobody went near it from East Berlin. In certain locations along the western side, there were viewing platforms, often referred to as "observation platforms" or "lookout towers," where people could go up to get a better view over the Wall into East Berlin. These platforms were installed by West Berlin authorities and became popular spots for both locals and tourists to see what lay beyond the barrier. From these platforms, people could see the so-called "death strip" - the space between the inner and outer walls that was heavily fortified and monitored by East German guards - and parts of East Berlin. It was a chilling experience to be sure.
한국인들도 dmz 를 가본 사람은 전체 인구중 절반도 안됩니다..정말 좋은 구경을 외국인을 통해서 볼수 있어서 감사 합니다
Thanks for the vid Ken,
I’m currently in Rok and heading to the DMZ this Saturday for a tour.
Great trip, ive always said to my friends and family i would like to go and experience the north side. thanks for the video
Hotel LIPS … yup … all the wrong things to write … too funny!
좋은 영상 감사합니다
하필 날씨가 안좋아서 북한이 자세히 안 보였던게 아쉽네요
Im actually in love with berlin went this april with my parents and gf and going back this december its such a beautiful city
I have looked forward to watching it
Thanks for watching 😊
When you come to that fortress, I can feel the vibe of north korean people living out there, i feel pitty of them
What i was told by a South Korean military personal is that lot of South Koreans and North Koreans are actually related
Love your video's ❤❤ Ken 😊
Thanks 💪
While the Seoul subway is convenient because it has many lines, it can often be confusing for people who do not use the subway often. Even Koreans.
한국인이 평가하는 한중일 가이드
중국 - 뛰어난 자연경관과 대도시에 펼쳐지는 마천루
특히 대도시 이외의 지역으로 탐험하면 발전은 덜 됐지만 사람냄새가 나는 좋은 경험할 수있다
한국 - 동아시아 3국중 가장 놀기 좋은 국가인건 확실하며, 클럽, 재즈바, 포차등등
새벽3시에도 나가서 술을먹고 취해서 안전하게 집에 들어올수 있는
외향적인 사람들의 천국
본인이 친구사귀기를 원한다면 추천
일본 - 동아시아 3개국중 가장 친절하고 깨끗하다
아시아 전통의 선진국으로 배울점이 많은나라
하지만 다른 아시아 국가에 비해 소극적이며
내향적인 사람들에게 잘 맞는국가
태국 - 아시아 최고의 관광대국
최고의 친절함과 볼거리, 먹거리가 가득한 매력적인 국가
단점으로 사기꾼들이 조금 많은 느낌
필리핀 - 아시아에서 가장 저평가된 국가
개인적으로 가장 좋아하는 국가중 하나. 미인들도 많음
역시 단점으로 사기꾼들이 꽤있으며 정돈되있는 도시와 혼란스러운 도시의 격차가 매우큼
인도 - 여행 상급자들 추천. hardcore
很喜欢你的总结 ，中国绝对是最被低估的旅游国家 ，每个城市都有她的特色 文化 和美食 ，尤其是新疆 ，自驾游天堂。
hardcore lmao,😂😂😂还真是
All subway stations in Korea have the elevator.
i am in Seoul right now and that is NOT true at all lol
@mr.alexanderjamesayres6698 94% stations in seoul are have elevator.but priority on handicapped, elderly people
As an American it was so sad visiting Berlin and still being able to see not just the walls but the difference in architecture. We have friends and family in western Germany but have been in Berlin a few times. First time we stayed at an Airbnb southeast of the Brandenburg Gate in an original east Berlin apartment building. It was so surreal staying there.
We didn't manage to get there on our travels, so thanks for sharing this. Really insightful!
Wonderful sense of humor.... Condoms for sale in a basket at the reception desk..... I almost fell out of my chair laughing..
I went to DMZ earlier this year, the theme park at the bus stop was for visiting S Koreans who goes there to pray. the younger generations will follow their parents or grandparents, and since they may not be aware of the Korean war, they will play at the theme park
10:54 I'd bet that room glows like a Christmas Tree under a Crime Scene Investigator's Phosperesent lamp
The Berlin Wall was very forbidding. I went through it twice on school trips. Crossing the boarder from West into East Germany was very frightening. The border was covered in arc lights and soldiers came onto the train with dogs snarling and barking. Probably the scariest thing was using the toilet at checkpoint Charlie on the US side. The lights were out and we had to keep the door slightly open to see. It's the only time I've been to the toilet with a gun pointing at me!!! East Berlin was like a different world. People qued to buy toilet rolls and sausages - that was all there was to buy. The old tram tracks went along the ground and came to a halt at wall. Buildings were still undergoing repairs from the war there too. It was like travelling back in time...... unforgettable experiences.
Great video Ken. Unification should be paramount but sharing already strained resources might be an issue going forward between the two division since decades
have passed.
Thank you showing us the DMZ.
I'm from Switzerland and remember the fall of the Berlin wall. My school's history teacher traveled there and brought back a piece of the wall to show us. It had graffiti on it. :)
Wow glad to visiting historical site!
There is an elevator at the subway station, so travelers with large bags can take it. If you find the location of the elevators before getting on the subway, they are located above and underground. You just can't use them because you don't know.
There is also a wall in the Korean Peninsula dividing the two Koreas.
But unlike any other walls, this wall doesn’t deteriorate over time, but strengthens instead.
And it’s already been more than 70 years, and the wall has become way too high to surmount and way too hard to break.
We call it “the Wall of Reality”.
Excellent ❤❤❤
You kept saying when you look over to the North Korea side, you are just looking at someone's houses. If you have done enough homework, you'd know that there's no home or family near the border. Like you said, even back in the time there was East and West Germany, people from the East had been trying to go over to the West side. North Korea is the same situation even today. People need special permission, even special social status, someone who showed strong allegiance to the government and to the party can even go to the border area. So you don't have to feel bad when you look at someone's houses. There is no residential area near the border. There are, however, a lot of fake houses just to make the North Korea look good. These houses may or may not have rooms. They could be just some building with windows, like the props at movie studio.
Very nice video, by the way what mic are you using for voiceover at 0:21?
Dji mic 2
Oh you are staying in Geumchon where lots of people from southeast asia live! it’s kind of a ghetto:)!
The begginning of the video reminds me of trying to find my way around the Tokyo station towards the beginning of Persona 5. I was thinking how awful it would be to try do that in real life. Thanks for proving my thoughts correct. I know it's not the same country or city, but it seems to be laid out very similarly.
Hi, wir waren letztes Jahr in Korea und haben auch eine der Tagestouren von Seoul aus gemacht (wollten eig zur JSA, ging aber nicht wegen dem Soldat, der paar Wochen vorher rübergerannt ist :/ ), war zwar ganz nett gemacht, aber ziemlich strikt im Zeitplan und waren bissl enttäuscht. Deswegen haben wir später auf unserer Korea Reise die DMZ nochmal besucht und zwar in Gangwon an der Ostküste. Da kann man eben selber mit dem Auto reinfahren zum Goseong Unification Observatory und die Experience war besser und auch individueller (plus wir hatten bessere Sicht an dem Tag). Kann ich nur empfehlen, aber macht braucht halt ein Auto.
Oh you know there were some trains happen on that bed LOL just don't touch the remote HEHE
An interesting video Ken and I think it would feel quite odd there at the DMZ. A tourist attraction on one side looking at the other side. I wonder if secretly they are watching back 😊 How very strange 🙄
Yeah a bit of a weird place 🤔
not secretly.. when you are a tourist in north korea you also can book a tour to the dmz and watch the south
@@ClaudiaG.1979 ok I haven't seen any of those tourists on TH-cam from the north. Ken was looking from a large viewing area. I didn't see the equivalent on the other side just rural land. Perhaps I missed that bit.
@@AuntyJack123 do you know the border buildings with the blue roof ? at this place you can visit from both sides. Ken was at another place
Very interesting video
Hi ken,
The reason why the motel that you slept was in that mood, is that all south korean men has to go to the military, about the age of 20-22 period for nearly 1.5 years.
So, due to this young age, mens, which has GF behind, has to go to the military during engaging. So, lots of GF spend their time with her BF during the BF's vacation. But by the short days of vacation, they often use motel near the military bases, before BF going back. No illegal thing might happend in your motel, just young couple's date. So, there was also PC in the room, which PC game is very common in Korea by men.
Well Ken, about the book thing, dont make us worse than we are, Hamburg is full of them, in shopping malls, waiting rooms, and mostly it is ever permitted to take books home, but still, rather than getting emptied, my impression is that people keep filling them up.....
You can join a tour group to North Korea from Dandong, China！
Have they finished that bridge? .got close to North korea .via the ferry .plenty of north Koreans shouting abuse at me .for being American
You did whatever you'd do on the tour 😂 also this place is safer than any big american city or london
Cool video though, glad you enjoyed it
Hey ken would u ever go to Singapore again this year
Also I loved this vid I ddint even know the dmz opened again
Keep up the good work ken !!
Yeah I will definitely return to Singapore again at some point
The love hotel 😂😂😂 love it
about wanting for the 2 koreans to get together i have heard when i lived there many i talked to said no because they did not want to have to take care of them and to south koreans the north are different and don't want to give them jobs. i lived there for 9 years. I am from the U.S.A
LOL .... thats part of the fun of randomly picking hotels
imagine having toothache or compound fracture.. no pain relief , no dental or medical
nice travel In DMZ , a scenario in secret country where liberties are limited. 🔺🔺🔺.
The best tour is of peace village Panmunjom with the blue UN huts literally on the border line but I believe it's been stopped since an American soldier used a tour to hop over the border 😮 I did this tour in 2010 very thought provoking you even have to sign a disclaimer saying it's at your own risk!
Yeah I asked about that tour, it's not possible at the moment
And no offense sir, you can use elevator instead of stairs for suitcase holders..
Poore North Koreans,may the Lord have mercy on them,we have to keep them in prayer daily..🙏
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Wowww… what a unique experience. Very informative video as well!
Definitely an interesting experience 😲
Love your video's ❤❤ Ken 😊
Ken, I've travelled to many cities around Korea, and being a fan of your videos for the past 3 years, you have to trust me on this. I'm pretty sure you're already planning to visit Busan (it's amazing and I prefer it to Seoul), but you'll absolutely love GYEONGJU.
I know for a fact that you'll love it. It's also nearby Busan, I hope to see a video of you in Gyeongju soon!
아마 DMZ 가실거면, 새벽에 일어나서 가이드 통해서 관광하는 걸로 알아요. 가신 파주시는 예전에 주한미군이 주둔했던 군부대 도시로 좋은 호텔이 없어 방문하신 러브 모텔만 있어 보이네요. 그 도시도 지금 검색해보니 개발한다고 뉴스 뜨네요. 여기는 꼭 투어 가이드 통해 가셔야 될 듯 싶네요.
I truly appreciate your great effort to show us the border of South and North Korea. This is in fact a very informative, knowledgeable and interesting video. I'm pretty sure not many of us could visit this DMZ. A massive thanks for bringing me/us along. Bravo, Ken 💪
It was an interesting trip 🙏
@@KenAbroad Wonderful to hear that, Ken. Safe travels always and take care.
im an american but i have german friends and their dad escaped east berlin in 1969 with some of his friends.they came to usa to live. i remember watching that dumb wall come down with my german friends.they were all crying and these are some tough guys. he went back to germany to reunite with his family but most had died.
What a moving story, very nice and touched
Gee no capital letters?
@@awapuhi9Do capital letters really mean anything on an entertainment app?
@@ALittleSnowFairySaga Ah, who needs that slither of intelligence...?
@@awapuhi9 True, true. 😂👍🏻
한국도 독일처럼 통일됐으면 좋겠네요😢
You are an intrepid traveler. I appreciate how you go off the beaten path or try to avoid tour groups during your travels. I laughed when you booked the hourly hotel - dodgy indeed. Safe travels.
You cracked me up - your moment of realization of having booked that type of hotel in that type of area. I’m not sure if I would have turned around and gone back into the city. Thank you for being adventurous for us and letting us share your adventures. Keep being curious.
That is actually not the end of the world. lol. Once I went to another state in my country while traveling for a college conference and I also booked for a week that kind of hotel. I didn't even know about it, just got to know when I was there, and some nights I could even hear people from the other room doing their business lol.
아이러니는 독일이 세계대전을 일으켰기에 동서가 분단 된건데 아시아는 일본이 세계대전을 일으켰는데 한국이 분단되고 일본은 중립국으로 이득을 다 누린 일임 간악한 일본
Thanks for sharing this vlog. It's very interesting stuff to watch. You have explained the needed information in detail.
I'm amaze how you always choose the "hard-way" to explore interesting places.
Stay safe and healthy in Korea.
Thanks for watching 🙏
Great to see Ken going to places that regular tourists don't go to. Would be very interesting if he could visit North Korea.
Great sharing. I love it as always. Thanks Ken. 👍👍👍😍😍😍
What an interesting video! Thank you Ken!
If that bookshelf was in the United States they would have taken the entire bookshelf
ich schaue mir deine videos schon eine weile an und liebe sie total. du hast mich auf meinen ersten solo-reisen inspiriert. ich bin gespannt auf deine zukünftigen videos und deine zukünftigen abenteuer. mach weiter so, ken.
금촌역은 제가 복무한 부대 근처입니다 ! 영상에서 보니 반갑네요ㅋㅋㅋ좋은 영상 감사합니다
hey ken ur videos are much much better than those who have millions of subscribers!
Thanks, appreciate it 🙏
잘 찾아보면 모든 지하철역에 엘리베이터나 에스커레이터가 반드시 1개 이상이 있습니다. 저는 한국사람인데, 제가 큰 짐을 들고 갈 때 반드시 미리 찾아서 이용해서 잘 압니다. 인터넷이나 나무위키에 정보가 나와요.
Ken,
North and South Korea didn’t become two countries until after the Korean war (not after WW II) as you mentioned in the video. Also, the Soviet Union (Russia) never took contol of North Korea!
Auf weidersehen,
Oly
11:30 우리나라에는 러브호텔이라는 개념이 따로 없고, 그냥 규모가 크면 호텔, 규모가 작으면 모텔이라고 보면 됩니다. 저기는 이름만 호텔이지 사실은 모텔임. 모텔은 주로 지방 출장 가서 묵을 곳이 필요한 사람이나 연인들이 2시간 대실해서 69 하려고 가는 곳임. 근데 우리나라는 모텔들도 매일 이불을 교체하는 식으로 깨끗하게 관리되기 때문에, 다른 나라의 저렴한 모텔들 처럼 위생을 의심할 필요는 없음. 괜히 저런 작은 방이 7만원이나 하는게 아님
Love hotel 😂😂😂😂😂
Ken going to dirty hotel without knowing is kinda funny 😂
Sex hotel 😂
🤣
@@KenAbroad you knew ;)
For real lol. We all know what the computer is used for. 🙈
@@baljeezy pornography
Thanks Ken. It was a good adventure.
11:16 There are lots of Korea/USA Military Camp near by. So there a lots of Short time lease hotel..for great time with girl friends and boy(Duties Army)^^.
Similar to Germany's case being divided by Soviet Union & USA after WW II, but siginificant different fact with Korea's case is that Korea was not responsible for WW II at all,
even Korea was victim of Japanese colonization, while Germany was totally responsible for World War II and then punished & devided in East/West Germany.
Instead of pity Korea, Japan should have been devided by North Japan & South Japan owing to their own war criminals & responsibility.
And they should have their own civil war like Japanese War.
In other words, can you imagin, devided East France & West France instead of East/West Germany? Such a stupid thing really happened in our world history.
In fact, USA once made decision to make Japan remained as poor argricultural country forever after Japan's surrender.
However, irionically Japan could be very rich country again in very short period of time thanks to Korean War in '1950. That time USA needed Japan as solid back-up for war recourses.
Hense, many war criminal corporations like Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Toyota, Nissan could be recovered very shortly and could enjoy their fruitful business since Korean War.
And many war criminals set free by USA during Korean War and now their sons & grand-sons are still major Japanese politicians.
Unlike Germany, they (Japanese politicians) never admit what their fathers & grand-fathers did in the past. Even they pretend to be victims of atomic bombs only.
Also, they do not want to teach correct history to Japanese students. You will be very surprised when you meet Japanese people because they do not have much idea about their modern history.
Above was some of many reasons why Koreans hate Japan (no ordinary people, we hate most major Politicians whose father & grand-father was war criminals)
I have some very valuable advice for Americans thinking about traveling to North Korea. DON'T GO THERE!!!
I remember when the Berlin Wall came down, I was 10 years old, my mom let me stay up late to watch the news that night.
Thanks for always being mindful and respectful of the situation between North and South Korea! Very informative video. How did the hotel turn out in the end?
Had a regular sleep there and didn't see or hear any other guests
I worked for German company. So your German english accent is very familiar to me, missing me those days. Hope to have a great memory of Korea!!!
Ken, you were more confused with the 'special' hotel than you were when navigating your way through the train station. Very amusing. :)
Many foreign tourists visit DMZ by a day tour bus, but you visited there by yourself wow... very interesting!
Thank you for visiting my country Korea 🇰🇷
I did the tour group to DMZ starting from Honggik University, the only difference from your trip is that we had to share the bus with other foreigners and had a tour guide.
We didn't need to pay for hotel in Geumchon, take the metro or pay for a taxi.
This does seem like a "what not to do" guide so far. Arrive in Korea with no hotel, cash, understanding of t-money cards or knowledge of the language. Speak on trains. Travel to the DMZ by the least efficient means possible, book a hotel that looks pretty rough, etc
@anthonymorgan2001 But I like that I cannot anticipate what/where Ken is going to visit, whereas most other vloggers go direct to obvious IG sites, and their videos are predictable.
In east asia its very safe. people are ashamed of doing crime.
In the west it is very common to see petty crime every day. Its not safe to go anywhere with your family. Especially in the usa where people are angry all the time.
That hotel lol. Some very dodgy places in seoul 😀
I was stationed in the U.S. Army in Germany and spent time on the border. It was really crazy and have many pictures from it and the East German/Russian soldiers/guards giving us the middle finger. 🖕 lol I was there when the wall came down and it was so awesome 👏
Oh gosh, it's a real challenge to use this Metro to get to the town near to the border of North Korea. As always, it's amazing of you to remain calm. A big applause to you, Ken. Thank you very much for sharing this journey.
A very interesting and great video as always for showing the reality side of each country that you have visited. Your vlog is the best one that I’ve watched. Always take care and enjoy your journey.
Thank you 🙏
when countri are split, of course the majority of the people want to be reunified. Germany, Korea, China...
I enjoyed the video👍👍. Before, I remember living in Erang, Germany for a year and going to Germany a lot.
I 100% agree with your sad feeling about DMZ. One day, like Germany, we will be unified..
the hotel is a short time place for lovers.
This South Korea series is truly awesome! Thanks Ken!
Thanks! More Korea videos are coming 🙏
I'm not really sure what the point of you staying in a dodgy hotel near the border was, especially since you ended up having to join the exact same tour at the DMZ anyway since independent travel there is not allowed. Technically these tours don't actually go into the DMZ anyway, since the actual DMZ is farther up the road and heavily guarded, of course. What you visited -- and where all the tours go -- is a buffer zone just south of the DMZ, which is called the Civilian Control Zone. As the name implies, civilians can visit there, but only with a tour. So to get from South Korea to North Korea would require traveling across several of these zones. South Korea --> Civilian Control Zone --> southern half of DMZ --> Military Demarcation Line (the border) --> northern half of DMZ --> North Korea.
Nice video, ken!
Watching u from another military zone Ukraine 😅
So interesting content
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Wow this guy is honest
how respectful you are，ken
you do a great job
Great video! I hope you can take us on a visit through North Korea one day!
probably not a good idea...