North Korea — The Best Place I’ve Been
Let me tell you why.
Let me preface this by saying I’ve loved everywhere I’ve been except Israel, so it’s impossible to choose just one. I’ve chosen North Korea because I loved it, but am not likely to return there any time soon.
Possibly, the fact that I spent 10 days with my youngest son on his tour might have been one of the reasons I loved North Korea so much — but not the only one. I hadn’t seen Rowan since he left Australia in 2011, 4 years previously so it was very special.
Stepping back in time
When we arrived at our hotel, it was like stepping back in time. Everything was so old-fashioned and I loved it —beautiful timber furniture like my grandmother’s and the rooms were spacious — completely the opposite to New York City (the smallest hotel rooms in the world!)
I had no internet service and no phone which I loved. I was incommunicado with the rest of the world. I had an enforced break from Facebook and Scrabble but was having so much fun, I didn’t experience any withdrawal symptoms.
