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DMZ

DMZ Tour From Seoul: 5 Stops, Passport Rules, JSA Status

Categories Korea Travel 11 min read
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A DMZ tour from Seoul is about a 1-hour drive north and needs your passport, booked days ahead. Most tours visit 4 to 5 stops in the Paju area: Imjingak park, the Third Tunnel, Dora Observatory and Dorasan Station. The Joint Security Area (JSA) at Panmunjom, where North and South Korean soldiers stood face to face, is a separate and much harder booking that has been suspended for long stretches.

North Korea vs South Korea Differences: War, DMZ, Daily Life

Categories North Korea 11 min read
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North Korea vs South Korea differences go back to 1945, when the peninsula was split in two. In the eight decades since, the South became a democracy and one of the world’s big export economies, and the North became a one-party state led by three generations of the same family. This guide covers how the split happened, what life is like on each side, and whether anyone can cross the line.