Gliding down pristine, mountain runs, Olga Shpalok said she was “getting 100% satisfaction”. After a full day of skiing, the designer from Vladivostok relaxed with a visit to her hotel’s well-equipped spa and sauna.
Shpalok was part of the first group of tourists to visit North Korea since it shut its borders at the start of the pandemic in 2020. In early February, she travelled to the country with 100 fellow Russian tourists on a four-day skiing trip.