so. this weekend i'm going to the dmz. that's the area between north korea and south korea. it is pretty crazy. basically it's one of the most militarized area in the world with an insane number of soldiers, land mines, weapons... yeah. you're not allowed to wear inappropriate clothing, anything that looks militarish, shorts, jeans with holes, etc. once you get near the north korea side you aren't even allowed to point.

american citizens aren't currently allowed into the country without special circumstances, they won't stamp your visa or anything like that. other countries still are like canada, germany, etc. so during the tour you get to take a couple steps into north korea, but that's it, that's as far as you can go.

this week north korea also was test firing missiles which means tensions are a little bit higher. i think this might be kinda scary, but still pretty awesome. i'm not sure how much you're allowed to take pictures, but i'll do my best.