Dispatch from the Road

We're Live from North Korea

by Team Fathom

From the Fathom Instagram photos by Simon Cockerell.

Fathom continues its coverage of the world's forbidden places with an on-the-ground correspondent: British-born Simon Cockerell, who has led more than 130 trips to North Korea with Beijing-based tour operator Koryo Tours. He has taken over Fathom's Instagram for the week. Follow along to get a sense of what you'd see on an official visit to the DPRK.

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