article_snippet.sent: The North Koreans were very friendly during the run but outside of it there was a marked change.
article_snippet.sent: The North Koreans were very cautious about interacting with us, whereas it felt like during the marathon The North Koreans were allowed [to interact more freely].
article_snippet.sent: although The North Koreans asked Our for The North Koreans very politely.
article_snippet.sent: Around 5,000 westerners visit North Korea every year.
article_snippet.sent: The marathon trip, like all other heavily-vetted tourist trips to North Korea, gave foreigners a sanitised view of the country’s .
article_snippet.sent: It gave foreigners the rare chance to run through the streets of Pyongyang, which is home to the country’s elite classes .
article_snippet.sent: The marathon trip, like all other heavily-vetted tourist trips to North Korea, gave foreigners a sanitised view of the country’s.
article_snippet.sent: But Simon Cockerell, general manager of Koryo Tours, the tour firm that Mr Kobold travelled with, told MailOnline that events such as the marathon were good for increasing interaction with the country’s.
article_snippet.sent: But it was a spectacle and an opportunity for the locals to see hundreds of foreigners and for foreigners to see thousands of North Koreans.
article_snippet.sent: Despite Kim’s hatred of the US, and the fact that anti-US rallies regularly take place in Pyongyang, his 10km race Mr Kobold found that western comforts were available in the Yanggakdo International Hotel.
article_snippet.sent: A poster advertises the race in North Korea - possibly one of the most remote in the world - which was only opened to foreigners last year .