How I Got DETAINED Sneaking into North Korea 🇰🇵

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This was the single scariest travel moment of my life - getting detained on the border of North Korea & Russia. Sitting in that military compound for 3 hours, alone, without my phone or my friends, was absolutely terrifying. As many of you already know, I am fascinated by North Korea. I spent 4 days in Pyongyang in 2017 and I can even speak the Korean language (I lived in South Korea for 2 years). Not a day goes by where I don’t ponder about life in North Korea - the strangest and most isolated country in the world. But Americans have been banned to visit North Korea since 2017 - a few months after I left. In fact, I think that I’m one of the last few Americans to step foot in the country. So I wanted to attempt to go back while traveling in Siberia. And what happened to me is something that I’ve never experienced and I’ll never forget. This is the full story of how I got detained on the North Korea / Russia border. The journey starts in the far Eastern city of Vladivostok. Thank you so much to my local friend Natasha for joining me on this wild adventure. Follow her YouTube videos to learn more about Eastern Russia! https://www.youtube.com/c/natashasadventures PS - This video was shot 4 weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine. I do NOT support this unprovoked war, and my thoughts go out to our friends in Ukraine. We love you. Follow @drewbinsky for more stories from EVERY country, and join me on https://instagram.com/drewbinsky 👕 Thank you for making these travel videos possible by supporting my clothing brand, JUST GO 🌎: https://shopjustgo.com/ ✈️ BOOK your next trip here: https://travel.drewbinsky.com/ 👫 JOIN over 65,000 people in my FB travel community! https://bit.ly/3uomRZb FIND ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ► IG: https://www.instagram.com/drewbinsky/ ► FB: https://www.facebook.com/drewbinsky/ ► Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drewbinsky 👨🏻‍🦰 WHO AM I? I'm Drew Binsky and I have been to EVERY Country in the world (197/197). I make travel videos about people, culture, and anything else I find interesting on the road. My ultimate goal is to inspire you to travel far and wide, because I think that traveling is the best education that you can get, and our planet is beautiful! How I find music for my Videos: - Tom Fox is a legendary musical artist: https://tfbeats.com/ - Take your films to the next level w/ music from Musidbed: http://share.mscbd.fm/drewbinsky MOST POPULAR YOUTUBE VIDEOS: ► He Is The Ice Man: http://y2u.be/VF8dkjEdKNo ► Tallest Humans on Earth: http://y2u.be/u03kNQNclGY ► Why is Everything Free in Pakistan?: http://y2u.be/CWeWxl7ruGE ► 3 Things You Can't Do in North Korea: http://y2u.be/mNsx0Nqryos ► World's Strangest City: http://y2u.be/hmIa2SGpm6s 🙏 GET IN TOUCH! ► Website: https://www.drewbinsky.com/ ► Email: [email protected] *Some of the links or other products that appear on this video are from companies which I earn an affiliate commission or referral bonus at no additional cost to you. All opinions are my own. The content in this video is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available.