I took a sleeper train through North Korea. Here’s what it was like and the things that surprised me most (including how ‘boozy’ the journey was and a girl band playing at a restaurant)

The destination for the train was officially Pyongyang, but the ticket might just as well have said ‘alternate reality’. Because that’s what adventure blogger Anthony Middleton said he found when he arrived in the North Korean capital via the Pyongyang Express from China. During his four-day stay he witnessed a bizarre mass synchronised dance, an … Read more