Poštovné zdarma se nevztahuje na rámované a magnetické mapy. U zásilek, které je nutno rozdělit do více balíků (např. nástěnná mapa a globus) je poštovné zdarma myšleno za 1 balík. Uvedené ceny jsou platné pro území ČR.
‘The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, generally known as North Korea, is by no means an ordinary tourist destination. Not only has its government been traditionally wary of the outside world but the long-lasting state of tension on the Korean peninsula has tended to put off visitors. Yet the country has much to offer. There are spectacular mountain scenes, fast flowing rivers, waterfalls, and fine beaches. The sea is clear and unpolluted. Whatever view one may have of the country’s political system, the monuments and vistas of Pyongyang, the capital, are like no others in the world.’ From Foreword to North Korea, by J E Hoare, Chargé d’Affaires, British Embassy, Pyongyang 2001-2002.
Author's Note, by Robert Willoughby
It’s easy for the imagination to run riot about North Korea. I first got interested in the place while working in China, itself a country abounding in frontiers for foreigners convinced they’re the first to set foot anywhere. It was at Beijing’s airport that I noticed flights to Pyongyang on the departures board. So there was a way into the land on the edge of the world, that small pocket of mountains that the Western press was forever wailing to be a worry and a menace, this secretive, hermetic state referred to as Stalinist on the good days, that final bastion of high ideals and base deeds. I got my chance to go as part of a larger delegation, and whilst I remember every single moment, the trip as a whole confirmed some rumours and debunked other myths. A lot of things I had read about the place before going didn’t seem true while there, or was I being brilliantly hoodwinked? I realised I didn’t really know anything at all worth knowing. So when the grapevine sent a memo that Bradt wanted someone to write a guidebook about North Korea, I jumped at the chance, to find out as much for myself as to try and flash a bit of torchlight into this dark corner of the world.
Robert Willoughby is a freelance journalist who has worked and travelled extensively in Asia.