North Korea's Dangerous Border: Alone To The DMZ
Вставка
- Опубліковано 27 чер 2024
- North Korea's Dangerous Border: Alone To The DMZ - South and North Korea border tour
Previous video, trying Korean Street Food in Seoul ➡️ • 1st Time Eating Korean...
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.
#korea #seoul #kenabroad
----------------------------------------
🙋🏼♂️A B O U T M E
I am Ken Abroad, a full-time traveler traveling southeast Asia, east Asia and south Asia. It is my goal here on the channel to visit every country in these Asian regions and bring you along the journey. I strive to learn the most about each country, experience their culture, eat their food, see how they live, witness their daily life, learn about their work, get to know what they believe in and understand their perspective of life
Click here to subscribe and follow my trip around Asia
➡️bit.ly/2A2GheP
----------------------------------------
W H A T I U S E
🏨 Where I book all my hotels: www.booking.com/index.html?ai...
✈️I book all my flights here: skyscanner.pxf.io/jrz1aP
📷 Camera: amzn.to/427Vbbc
🎤 Microphone: amzn.to/3LEMGiQ
✈️ Drone: amzn.to/3OhRBEV
🏥 Travel Insurance: tinyurl.com/4ye3sanc
----------------------------------------
S U P P O R T M E:
☕Buy me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/kenabroad
💰Donate: www.paypal.com/paypalme/kenab...
📘My E-Books: tinyurl.com/kenabroadbooks
👕My Merch: tinyurl.com/kenabroadmerch
----------------------------------------
SOCIAL MEDIA:
📷 Instagram: / ken_abroad
🔵 Facebook: / kenabroadyt
🔴 Tik Tok: / ken_abroad
🟢 My 2nd UA-cam channel @KenAbroadClips
🟡My Shorts Channel @KenAbroadShorts
🌐 Website: www.kenabroad.com
----------------------------------------
* Some of these are affiliate links, which means I might earn a small commission if you purchase something on them (at no extra cost to you) so thank you!
🇰🇵 Would you visit North Korea? 🤔
🍜My previous video, eating street Korean food in Seoul: ua-cam.com/video/ADMH1FI5FyM/v-deo.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
Wowww… what a unique experience. Very informative video as well!
Definitely an interesting experience 😲
I was born in Seoul in the 60s. My mother was born in North Korea in the 30s and escaped with her parents and three brothers to the South during the chaos and confusion during the Korean War (1950 to 1953). Her father and youngest brother were killed and did not make it. She has never been to the border, but I think many elderly Koreans you saw at the DMZ might be former escapees who left behind their family, relatives and friends more than 70 years ago.
Although I spent only the first six years of my life in South Korea - we emigrated to Canada, my memories of my early years are still vivid. I remember the tension among the adults around me about the Communists and potential war via hushed tones and whispers about who among the neighborhood might be a secret Communist. For what it’s worth from a lapsed Korean, I think South Koreans would in principle like reunification and to be re-united with families in the North (if at all somehow they managed not to lose touch) but practically speaking they know given the iron grip of the dictatorship in the North, it is pretty well impossible. Plus, Koreans are a practical people and know that to support the vast poor in the North would mean a significant drain on resources and standard of living the South worked so hard, sacrificed to achieve.
I have subscribed! Going your own way and staying at that strange hotel was pretty gutsy. It is also kind and open-minded of you to point out that your country was also divided and that you share some understanding of the circumstances with South Korea.
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
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!
Yes! Korea looks amazing! wOw great video👏
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
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.
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 🇰🇷
This South Korea series is truly awesome! Thanks Ken!
Thanks! More Korea videos are coming 🙏
Great sharing. I love it as always. Thanks Ken. 👍👍👍😍😍😍
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.
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 🙏
한국인들도 dmz 를 가본 사람은 전체 인구중 절반도 안됩니다..정말 좋은 구경을 외국인을 통해서 볼수 있어서 감사 합니다
Ken, you were more confused with the 'special' hotel than you were when navigating your way through the train station. Very amusing. :)
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!!!
What an interesting video! Thank you Ken!
All subway stations in Korea have the elevator.
Didn't realise you could get near the border on the metro. Loved hearing the train arrival jingles (2:15). Reminds me vividly of of my two visits to SK. Many thanks for the vlog😊
Nice video, ken!
😂😂 The hotel part was so funny. Btw great video Ken. Hello from india👋
Greetings to India 🇮🇳
Thanks Ken. It was a good adventure.
Enjoyed your video! Im from South Korea
Thank you 🙏
how respectful you are，ken
you do a great job
Amazing new Adventure!!! 🥰
Love your video's ❤❤ Ken 😊
좋은 영상 감사합니다
하필 날씨가 안좋아서 북한이 자세히 안 보였던게 아쉽네요
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 🙏
Excellent video Ken, hope to go sometime
켄 일주일에 영상 3개씩 !!가자!!!!!
你好 你们希望朝韩统一吗？
@@user-ps2vd3et7x통일되면 당장은 한국이 손해지 세뇌당한 북한 사람들 사상도 바꿔줘야하고 도시 건설도 해줘야하고 밥도 줘야되고 북한에 쓸만한 자원도 있을테고 ,,, 한 30년후에는 경제적으로 국가 군사력 등등 이득이겠지 독일을 예로 보자면 통일직후 어려웠지만 지금은 더 잘살고있는것처럼...
그렇지만 난 통일을 원하지 않는다
Another thoroughly enjoyable and interesting video. Thanks Ken.
🙏
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.
i was visit dmz in 7th june(it was sunny and no cloudy) and i can see real north korea from Dora with some mountain and some house around that flag,and secondly u dont need book another hotel in nearly dmz because they have tour dmz too in seoul and started in myeongdong
Some final updates on your experience in the hotel would have been nice ;) Thank's Ken. Great Content 👍
It was a regular sleep there and I didn't see or hear any other guests 😁
@@KenAbroaddid you having a good sleep..no ghost??😅😅
You make very good videos - informative and lots of details.
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
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.
Great trip, ive always said to my friends and family i would like to go and experience the north side. thanks for the video
Excellent ❤❤❤
Great to see Ken going to places that regular tourists don't go to. Would be very interesting if he could visit North Korea.
I really like this channel cause you don't just visit the mega cities and popular destinations but smaller and more unknown places + you give us a realistic perspective what it would be like for a foreigner (minus the camera you're holding which probably makes you stick out but it is what it is). I hope to visit Asia one day as well 👍 (been a few times to Japan cause my mum's japanese and I'm addicted, it's too good)
We didn't manage to get there on our travels, so thanks for sharing this. Really insightful!
Thank you showing us the DMZ.
You are such an adventurer Ken,being so brave to venture on your own to DMZ.I can imagine one can feel really depressed experiencing the restricted zone area.Certainly an eye openner for me to be able to witness it through your lens.A gentle reminder to ensure proper accommodations in the future to avoid any unforeseen circumstances just to be safe.Enjoying your vlogs as always from Malaysia!💕🇲🇾
Thank you 🙏
Lol! Ken having the time of his life in the hotel 😂
next episode solely concentrating on Hotel Jam
@kenabroad make it happen!
I'm Korean. Many Korean people don't want to unify not that much for now. Actually, many surveys show that. There is a very very wide gap between the two countries, politically, culturally, and economically. So, first of all, Both should close the wide gap little by little.
What? Do south koreans not like North koreans in their country? But they suffered so much?
is the hatred so bad or it was just like nah we're just not interested
Just because we don’t want to unify doesn’t mean hatred towards n.Koreans. It’s obviously more complicated.
as a german i can understand why the south dont want a reunification. When Germany reunified it was kind of a big burden for the west, economically speaking.
Great video! I hope you can take us on a visit through North Korea one day!
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.
I also hope that these two countries will unite one day
Turning a DMZ into a tourist hot spot, wow, that's something
but its a tourist spot for both sides.. if youre a tourist in north korea its most likely you will go to the dmz too..
A very interesting video. Tq, Ken for this insight into DMZ n the history of N n S Korea n comparing them with yr country. I like wat I see n hear. Is like I m attending a virtual history class today. 🙂 U r brave to go to this part of Korea alone. Safe exploring all the way. I enjoyed wayching today's video very much. 👍👍🙏😍
Thanks for watching, happy to hear you enjoyed it 😊
@@KenAbroad Yes. Cos, I know I wont go to this part of Korea. Tqvm agn, Ken.
i am german and my dad was born in east germany. He escaped to the west just before they wall was build.I am born in 79 and i remember we occasionally went to east germany to visit my dads family. It was always a hassle a the bordercontrol. My mum used to "prank" the bordercontrol by bringing a daily newspaper with her and everytime the newspaper was taken away by the officer. We all knew he would read it first before he threw it away.
Also, the Stasi ( the secret state police) was a big thing because you never knew who was in the stasi and who wasnt. You couldnt trust nobody. My dad always suspect my uncle to be a stasi member, because he acted strange sometimes.
Under certain circumstances it was allowed to visit the west. i dont know exactly when they were allowed to visit us, mostly on my dads birthday, but not every birthday and never the whole family..
When the wall fell, i remember my dad sitting in front of the TV crying like a baby. i have never seen him cry before.
I truly want to visit north korea, i dont know why, maybe because its one of the last "iron curtain" but on the other hand i dont want to support north korea with my money.
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
好看爱看
Interesting video. Thanks. I visited South Korea but not Dmz
i am working in a German owned company in China.If there‘s a shelf on the metro，all the books will go away in Germany .This makes me laguh😅 I even want to share your comments with my Luebeck colleagues😊
great video! i think the motel you stayed at was made for the soldiers.
아마도 맞을듯 ㅋㅋ
For soldiers? whyyy
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
FYI another youtuber used a part of one of your videos in india in their video. Not sure if their is copyright or not but they didn't even make mention of you or even to say thank you. BTW enjoying your vids
Which youtuber?
Max chernov
Thank you Sir for the video. Very informative. You have a lot of courage to try new things that would be intimidating to others. My mom grew up in Germany during WW2. Her younger brother didn't know what a banana was until an American solder, my dad, gave him one soon after the war ended. I was over there right after the wall came down. Pretty cool seeing the former East Germans exploring the part of Germany that was not accessible to them in the past. (On a side note, I think when you say "dutchy" you are meaning to say "dodgy" which is a British English term for risky or dangerous, or you mean "risqué" which is French for indecent, or perhaps "sketchy" which is an American term for unsafe, dangerous or suspicious. "Dutchy" means difficult to understand.) This is minor critique compared to an overall great video.
The love hotel 😂😂😂 love it
I can remember when I first visited what was then West Germany as a 23 year old backpacker from Australia back in 1986. I can remember when I first saw the high-security border between East and West Germany and being totally shocked to see the high barbed wire fences with watchtowers every few hundred meters; your parents are correct explaining what the border was like back in the day when Germany was split. I had the fortune to create strong friendships with the West Germans and to live their experiences whilst I was there. Ironically, there was a bit of ill-feeling towards the East Germans when reunification did occur in 1989. West Germans did all the hard work to create a bountiful society, whilst the East Germans were looked after by their socialist-led government in which the basics were provided to ensure a basic existence for the people (think Mercedes v Trabants). I'm sure your parents can confirm this. No doubt a similar experience may occur, if and when unification does occur between the two Koreas. Looking forward to any responses from the South Koreans on their respective thoughts regarding reunification and in support of your vlog regarding this question. Informative and well presented vlog, Ken and hope to do the same trip myself sometime in the near future.
I was at the Berlin wall in 1989 when it was coming down and got a couple pieces of it
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.
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 UA-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.
You are very brave! Thanks for braving this for us. Please take care. #keepgoingken
Thank you 🙏
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
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 👏
I remember we use to look like this from West Berlin to East Berlin !
your plan also to visit north Korea to explore there and what the differences are between the 2. might be interesting.
❤
Oh you are staying in Geumchon where lots of people from southeast asia live! it’s kind of a ghetto:)!
Very nice video, by the way what mic are you using for voiceover at 0:21?
Dji mic 2
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.
Really want to visit the DMZ and also the JSA but unfortunately that last one is closed and thats why I am delaying my trip to South Korea. Shame you didnt have a clear view there Ken
Would like to visit the DMZ on my next trip to Seoul It's a pretty tense area. Actually, I have ask an Korean gentlemen about the reunification.Most of the older generation would like to see some reunification as that part of the generation that was divided due to the Korean War. The younger generation are not really in favour of it. ( Well ,that what the gentlemen told me about 5 years ago ) .. Ya, at one time in hte late 50s, many South Koreans travel all the way to Germany as migrate workers. Yes, things have change so much over the years. The power of South Korea , K-pop, K-drama, Samsung, Hyundai etc. Still an interesting piece content Anyway Take care out there ,mate. Cheers!
that book thing wouldnt work in usa either..you cant even put your garbage cans outside without the fear of some fool stealing it...yes trash cans..unreal...great world we are living in huh..
My trash can is outside and has always been outside and it's never been stolen.
@@Nic_P85 well aint u special
@@sicilian-americani guess so, so quit putting America out like everyone steals everything!!!
@@sicilian-americanI guess so, so quit putting America out like everyone steals everything!!!
we have open book librarys in germany. you can take a book, read it and bring it back or you just bring your old books you dont need anymore. if youre a book lover you can find some old treasures in there.
In my city its a man sized cube made out of glass with shelves inside, and its always full of books. But i also saw an old weighing station with many books inside
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
We have free book shelves in this part of Germany where I live. The point is you can take the book home and return when your done or bring a different book in exchanged. Those are always full.
yepp, my city has those as well
You can join a tour group to North Korea from Dandong, China！
Hi Ken. South Korean citizens are not allowed to visit the DMZ.
When we went to Seoul, our hotel receptionist explained that she would love to visit but was not allowed. Fascinating!
I think the tourists on your coach were from China.
Everyone on my tour was from south korea, I spoke with some of them
@@KenAbroad한국인은 DMZ에 방문할 수 없다. 원칙적으로 이 곳에 접근하는 것 자체가 법에 위반되고 보안에 위배된다. 따라서, 한국인 관광은 학생단체관광이나 노인대상의 안보관광이 아닌 이상, 군인이 되서 군복무를 하는 방법외에는 이곳에 갈 수 없다
^^ 아마도 한국인 이었다면 노인분들 단체 관광 이었을꺼에요
그런데 영상에는 중국어만 들려요
Hi, Ken！If you are curious about what normal life be like in North Korea but you can’t enter into it, the best place to watch it is from the river shore of Dandong, China.
LOL .... thats part of the fun of randomly picking hotels
Lucky that Germany didn't have their version of Kim Family there. I visited Berlin not long after the wall has fallen. Some bricks of the walll were still there and I got so emotional. Now the Korea is the only country that is divided into 2 pieces in the world.
not exactly.. pakistan and india also are divided. They got divided by the brits in 1947
if you noticed the huge highways they are for airplane landing strips
So the question is whether heading to the DMZ is tantamount to entering a high security zone in a rather tense environment which is the opposite of a leisurely tourist zone. That means you ought to be prepared for all sorts of dis-pleasantries together with a level of discomfort thank you very much and enjoy your afternoon ☺️☺️
“Crush landing on you “ would be an interesting Kdrama to watch on Netflix. It is a story about a lady from South Korea accidentally landed in North Korea. Very good Kdrama !
Bro those book shelves are all over Germany and they work. At least here in berlin
✌✌✌
I visited the dmz last year around your time. From the tour and just in general there is this genuine urge to reunify. And I think it's on both sides. However the question is how? I don't think the North wants to right leaning heavily privatized S Korea. Literally everything is controlled by Samsung LG, etc. And I don't think the South wants the family controlled Kim. It's a juggling act but at the very least families and relatives should be able to visit each other.
Such a small room costs 70 dollars per night? This 'hotel' is too expensive.
I have exactly the same sentiment re DMZ as a tourist hotspot as you do, as I was watching this video. I am glad, Ken, you are a sensible guy!
Hi 🍃bro
🙏
10:20 ㅎㅎ 거긴 모텔이야 호텔이 아니야 ㅋㅋ 호텔이라고 적혀있지만 ㅋㅋ
모텔과 호텔 차이점
호텔은 다양한 부대시설과 외국인 대상의 서비스, 룸 서비스가 제공되지만 모텔은 객실 외 부대시설이 따로 없습니다. 반면 모텔에서는 호텔과 달리 대실 서비스가 가능하며 등급을 따로 매기지 않는다는 차이점이 있습니다
in usa we call that type of hotel a...HO-tel... ppl partyin up in that hotel for sure..kens gonna be the hotel yam pimp from deutschland..))
คิมทำลายเกาหลีใต้อย่างง่ายดาย
when countri are split, of course the majority of the people want to be reunified. Germany, Korea, China...
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
That country we see over the border is about to meddle in a war that is not related to them at all regionally and internationally.
It is a very, very dark and gloomy country which struggles to eat and survive every day.
23:30 Chinese
뭐라고 하는 거예요. 누가 해석좀
뭔가 분위기가 안 좋은 소리하는거 같은데
켄한테 나쁜소리 하는건가요?
I don't think he's Chinese. As a Chinese, I can't understand what that man was saying at all.