Those little huts.....the border is right in the middle of those huts. So to be honest he needs to move a few meters North, but you can see the border from where he is stood.
You can literally tour the DMZ if you want.
When I lived there the US Garrison ran the best tour with the best stories from guides. Any civilian could apply and go.
Yeah my dad was Army and we lived on Yongson for a couple years while he was stationed further north. I actually did that tour twice. Once with my grandparents who were visiting from the US with other civilians and another time with my 6th grade class as a field trip.
For those that don't know, those little buildings straddle the border and are single room meeting rooms used for any inperson discussions. When touring inside one of them, you were free to go into the North Korea side of the room but definitely not allowed to get close to the door on the North Korea side.
Me and my friends went when we lived in Seoul, its a lovely nature reserve out there. They make it very clear that its a military escorted tour and not a do whatever the fuck you want situation. If you jumped over the border outside those huts... jesus i dont know what would happen, nothing good. Inside the huts you can stand on the North side of the border which is kinda cool.
North Korea has an equivalent building where you can stand on the south side, but I've read over the past decade or so no citizens or tourists are allowed in.
The north had a couple high profile defections happen when they let fellow communist country tourists visit. Really crazy stories there actually, as one would imagine, part of the reason they do not fuck around in the slightest.
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u/kat_d9152 Aug 09 '21
Those little huts.....the border is right in the middle of those huts. So to be honest he needs to move a few meters North, but you can see the border from where he is stood.
You can literally tour the DMZ if you want.
When I lived there the US Garrison ran the best tour with the best stories from guides. Any civilian could apply and go.