• Boys play football in the town of Hyesan in North Korea’s Ryanggang province.
    Boys play football in the town of Hyesan in North Korea’s Ryanggang province.
  • Finished lunches on a restaurant table in the city of Wonsan, North Korea.
    Finished lunches on a restaurant table in the city of Wonsan, North Korea.
  • North Koreans rest next to the railway in a town in North Korea’s North Hamgyong province.
    North Koreans rest next to the railway in a town in North Korea’s North Hamgyong province.
  • A North Korean man pushes his bicycle in to a village in North Korea’s North Hamgyong province.
    A North Korean man pushes his bicycle in to a village in North Korea’s North Hamgyong province.
  • Portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Sung-il and Kim Jong-il are illuminated on a building side as the sun rises over Pyongyang.
    Portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Sung-il and Kim Jong-il are illuminated on a building side as the sun rises over Pyongyang.
  • A man takes shelter from the rain next to a long line of propaganda billboards in the town of Samjiyon.
    A man takes shelter from the rain next to a long line of propaganda billboards in the town of Samjiyon.
  • North Korean men share a picnic.
    North Korean men share a picnic.
  • A man repairs his car as others sit next to the sea Wonsan.
    A man repairs his car as others sit next to the sea Wonsan.
  • Statues of animals playing musical instruments stand along the roadside south of Samsu, North Korea in Ryanggang province.
    Statues of animals playing musical instruments stand along the roadside south of Samsu, North Korea in Ryanggang province.

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North Korea road trip - in pictures

Mark Asquith

October 23, 2014

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In June, two American journalists were given the green light to embark on a week-long road trip across North Korea to the country’s spiritual summit, Mount Paektu. All photos by David Guttenfelder / AP Photo

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