North Korea Releases American Tourist/Korean War Vet

[NotNow]

I'm with Ben on this one... I think it would be cool to witness an entire nation of brainwashed people... able to cry in sadness and rage in anger... on command.  Too cool to see a totalitarian / socialist / stalinist government.  It will be like travelling to another planet... 

I sense heavy sarcasm...

If you're being serious...holy mother of god...we agree on something!

Travel, have fun.  You might want to expand your information base as well. 

Expanding the information base = traveling.

I agree.  My world view is largely shaped by my experiences in both wonderful places and sh*tholes around the world. 

[ben says]

You can read all the books in the world, go to all the classes in all the universities, watch all the documentaries you can...but there will never be a substitute for experience.

[I-10east]

No thank you concerning me ever visiting a scary, dangerous, or lawless country. I've seen 'Locked up Aboard' way too many times. If you're that adventurous, more power to you.

[Dog Walker]

You can read all the books in the world, go to all the classes in all the universities, watch all the documentaries you can...but there will never be a substitute for experience.

So true!  I wouldn't trade my international travel experiences for anything.  But, DPRK is too scary for me.