[power2u]

I'm wondering if he was allowed to travel individually or as part of a group (which is controlled by NK).

If anyone is interested, here is a great documentary which I say a few days back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oULO3i5Xra0

[Xylakant]

If you follow the slideshow to the end, there's a link to a blog post where he discusses his reasons, the travel arrangements and some FAQ, among them the question about solo traveling. tl;dr: No, he didn't travel alone. It's impossible to do legally and very much inadvisable to try otherwise.

[vignesh_vs_in]

I watched this just few hours ago. I guess i am not the only person to surf documentaries on youtube.

[power2u]

;)

Found it from here: www.youtubedocumentaries.com

[dominotw]

I don't think an average person can travel to DPRK on his/her own.

[EliRivers]

If you go as a tourist it must be a guided/accompanied tour (or rather, you arrange it through one of DPRK tourism bodies, and they only do guided/accompanied - you can't just turn up at Pyongyang airport and ask to come in), but there is nothing stopping you having a group size of one (i.e. just yourself).

People working there and diplomats and so forth come under different rules.

[steveklabnik]

You can...

For example, Merrill Newman (who has been in the news lately) was taking a 10 day vacation there when he was detained.

[dominotw]

He didn't go on his own. He was part of a tour group.

[mikeash]

But not individually. You have to sign up for a group tour.

[steveklabnik]

Ah, you mean that kind of individually. I thought you meant "I'm not a journalist or a diplomat" individually.

[mikeash]

Well, it wasn't me, but that's what I got from the "which is controlled by NK" comment. In short, I think he wanted to know if you could just go wander around without having government minders watching you all the time.

[steveklabnik]

Whoops, my apologies for not double checking usernames.

[power2u]

Yes, that's what I meant.