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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
<br />
When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
<br />
When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
<br />
When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
<br />
When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
<br />
When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
<br />
When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
<br />
When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
<br />
When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
<br />
When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
<br />
When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
<br />
When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
<br />
When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
<br />
When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
<br />
When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • AIRBNB IN NORTH KOREA<br />
<br />
When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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When I first arrived in North Korea in 2008, my guide told me that in the near future it may be possible for tourists to lodge with a North Korean family during their stay. I had to wait years before this sort of North Korean Airbnb came into existence so I’m thrilled when they finally tell me that I could do it. During my stay, I’ll be a guest at the residence of a local fisherman’s family in the village of Jung Pyong Ri, in Myongchon county, situated in the North Hamgyong province. With white sandy beaches, the remote village doesn’t exist on any map. This beautiful portrayal of rural life provides the North Korean government a flattering image to capitalize on, showing tourists this pillar of the country’s economy. <br />
After 5 trips to North Korea, I’m always a tad suspicious when my guides tell me something is amazing. They regularly oversell events I should attend or places I should visit. In the past, I was brought to a fish farm without fish and a host of abandoned factories. Hopefully, this time will be different and Jung Pyong Yi will live up to its hype. <br />
My journey there gives me a great opportunity to view the countryside, as it requires a several-hour bus ride to reach. The roads on the east coast are very muddy and filled with potholes that workers try their best to fix. I see an electric fence lining the beach as an attempt to stall possible Japanese invasion. <br />
The poverty in these rural villages is palpable. From the comfy seat in my bus, I see old, dilapidated houses with roofs ready to collapse. Only huge murals of the smiling Kim Il Sung bring color to these bleak landscapes. My guide informs me that most tourists do not journey this far into the countryside, and that I may be the first European to ever visit this area. The bus continues on, accelerating every time it passes through a village, aggressively forcing other motorists to make way for the bus. There is a disparaging difference between the attitudes of the
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  • 'There were two loud bangs, then flames': Terror as London to Sydney superjumbo engine 'explodes' with 459 on board<br />

Passengers today described their terror as an engine of their superjumbo burst into flames just minutes after take-off.<br />
Witnesses reported a blast that sent debris from the Qantas plane - flying from London to Sydney via Singapore - hurtling to the ground over western Indonesia.<br />
The pilot was forced to make an emergency as the 459 people onboard, many of whom are British, braced themselves for the worst.<br />
They eventually landed safely in Singapore where they have been offered counselling.<br />
The Qantas flight QF32 had taken off from Singapore on its way to Sydney when the drama occurred, forcing the crew to fly back to Changi Airport, where the damage to the number two engine on the left wing could be seen.<br />
Six fire engines swarmed around the aircraft when it landed as a local reporter said he could see smoke still coming from the engine.<br />
The engine closest to the fuselage on the left wing had visible burn marks and was missing a section of plate that would have been painted with the red kangaroo logo of the airline. The upper part of the left wing also appeared to have suffered some damage.<br />
Passenger Rosemary Hegardy, 60, from Sydney, said she heard two bangs and saw flames from her window.<br />
'There were flames - yellow flames came out, and debris came off ... You could see black things shooting through the smoke, like bits of debris,' she said.<br />
German passenger Ulf Waschbusch posted a message on Twitter shortly after landing which read: 'Just emergency landed back in Singapore after engine blew up at take-off and parts ripped through wings. Damn.'<br />
Later, he told Daybreak how he had heard a loud boom noise shortly after take-off and looked out of the window to see what had happened. <br />
'I saw pieces of the engine, number 3 engine, fly off the wing through the wings itself and short bursts of flames for about a second or two at that time,' he said. <br />
'It was
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  • 'There were two loud bangs, then flames': Terror as London to Sydney superjumbo engine 'explodes' with 459 on board<br />

Passengers today described their terror as an engine of their superjumbo burst into flames just minutes after take-off.<br />
Witnesses reported a blast that sent debris from the Qantas plane - flying from London to Sydney via Singapore - hurtling to the ground over western Indonesia.<br />
The pilot was forced to make an emergency as the 459 people onboard, many of whom are British, braced themselves for the worst.<br />
They eventually landed safely in Singapore where they have been offered counselling.<br />
The Qantas flight QF32 had taken off from Singapore on its way to Sydney when the drama occurred, forcing the crew to fly back to Changi Airport, where the damage to the number two engine on the left wing could be seen.<br />
Six fire engines swarmed around the aircraft when it landed as a local reporter said he could see smoke still coming from the engine.<br />
The engine closest to the fuselage on the left wing had visible burn marks and was missing a section of plate that would have been painted with the red kangaroo logo of the airline. The upper part of the left wing also appeared to have suffered some damage.<br />
Passenger Rosemary Hegardy, 60, from Sydney, said she heard two bangs and saw flames from her window.<br />
'There were flames - yellow flames came out, and debris came off ... You could see black things shooting through the smoke, like bits of debris,' she said.<br />
German passenger Ulf Waschbusch posted a message on Twitter shortly after landing which read: 'Just emergency landed back in Singapore after engine blew up at take-off and parts ripped through wings. Damn.'<br />
Later, he told Daybreak how he had heard a loud boom noise shortly after take-off and looked out of the window to see what had happened. <br />
'I saw pieces of the engine, number 3 engine, fly off the wing through the wings itself and short bursts of flames for about a second or two at that time,' he said. <br />
'It was
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  • photographer Kawika Singson with his shoes and tripod in flames due to the intense heat of lava.<br />
<br />
Singson is an extreme hiker and landscape photographer based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Over the years, he has photographed in countless locations all over the Big Island, often in locations that the <br />
<br />
general public would find very difficult to get to. He “has taken many risks to capture just the right shot to share with the rest of the world,” he says.<br />
<br />
The photograph above was shot last week on July 4th, 2013. When we asked Singson about the location, he wouldn’t reveal anything aside from the fact that it was in Hawaii. “I don’t like giving out my locations,” he said. “It’s a secret. Plus, I don’t want people to go there and get hurt.”<br />
<br />
It may look too crazy to be true, but Singson insists that it’s a genuine photograph: “That’s real lava real flames and it was really hot! I could stand the heat only for a few seconds.”<br />
Singson says that this is the first time he has had his clothing and/or equipment catch on fire while photographing near lava. His shoes have started smoking before, but he had never seen flames.<br />
It should go without saying, but you shouldn’t try this stunt at the volcano near your home. It’s incredibly dangerous due to the fact that it’s possible to fall through the thin layer of rock into the molten lava below, just like one would fall through ice on a frozen lake. Singson tells us that “there was only a thin layer of solid rock on top of the magma” where he was standing.<br />
©Chris Hirata/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Fire_Feet8.jpg
  • What the blazes? Amazingly detailed sculptures made from match heads go up in flames as the artist himself sets them alight<br />
<br />
These impressive works of art are the result of meticulous work with thousands of tiny colourful matches which have been used to portray famous faces and recreate legendary artworks.<br />
However, despite his hard work and the hours he put in to creating the sculptures, Scottish artist David Mach likes to open his exhibitions by setting them on fire.<br />
It only takes a few seconds and sends the flames up to 6ft in the air, leaving a charred version of the original, but the 55-year-old says he is not destroying his work, but creating new art.<br />
‘You lose the colour but you different shades of ash, different greys and blacks. It’s a real ferocious act of creation. You don’t lose it, what you get is another thing.’<br />
The sculptures are crafted by firstly making a clay mould of the head and creating a fibreglass or plastic version from it. The matchsticks are then stuck on using wood glue.<br />
<br />
The different coloured matches are imported from Japan and used to create everything from animals to Charlie Chaplin, world leaders and cartoon characters.<br />
Mr Mach started working with matches in 1982 and made a portrait which ended up being the first portrait that he sold.<br />
The stunning effect of the art going up in flames was discovered when the collector who bought the sculpture accidentally set it on fire whilst cleaning it.<br />
He called Mr Mach over and they agreed that the ‘matchheads’ were performance pieces and he began setting fire to his work.<br />
‘When I have ideas I want to make them, and not just some of them, but all of them. As a result of that my sculpture covers a multitude of sins,’ Mr Mach said.<br />
He set 'The Devil' alight at his recent exhibition Precious Light in Edinburgh. The exhibition is based on the King James Bible and just finished its second outing at Galway Arts Festival<br />
©Richard Riddick /Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_sculptures_matches6.jpg
  • photographer Kawika Singson with his shoes and tripod in flames due to the intense heat of lava.<br />
<br />
Singson is an extreme hiker and landscape photographer based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Over the years, he has photographed in countless locations all over the Big Island, often in locations that the <br />
<br />
general public would find very difficult to get to. He “has taken many risks to capture just the right shot to share with the rest of the world,” he says.<br />
<br />
The photograph above was shot last week on July 4th, 2013. When we asked Singson about the location, he wouldn’t reveal anything aside from the fact that it was in Hawaii. “I don’t like giving out my locations,” he said. “It’s a secret. Plus, I don’t want people to go there and get hurt.”<br />
<br />
It may look too crazy to be true, but Singson insists that it’s a genuine photograph: “That’s real lava real flames and it was really hot! I could stand the heat only for a few seconds.”<br />
Singson says that this is the first time he has had his clothing and/or equipment catch on fire while photographing near lava. His shoes have started smoking before, but he had never seen flames.<br />
It should go without saying, but you shouldn’t try this stunt at the volcano near your home. It’s incredibly dangerous due to the fact that it’s possible to fall through the thin layer of rock into the molten lava below, just like one would fall through ice on a frozen lake. Singson tells us that “there was only a thin layer of solid rock on top of the magma” where he was standing.<br />
©Chris Hirata/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Fire_Feet4.jpg
  • photographer Kawika Singson with his shoes and tripod in flames due to the intense heat of lava.<br />
<br />
Singson is an extreme hiker and landscape photographer based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Over the years, he has photographed in countless locations all over the Big Island, often in locations that the <br />
<br />
general public would find very difficult to get to. He “has taken many risks to capture just the right shot to share with the rest of the world,” he says.<br />
<br />
The photograph above was shot last week on July 4th, 2013. When we asked Singson about the location, he wouldn’t reveal anything aside from the fact that it was in Hawaii. “I don’t like giving out my locations,” he said. “It’s a secret. Plus, I don’t want people to go there and get hurt.”<br />
<br />
It may look too crazy to be true, but Singson insists that it’s a genuine photograph: “That’s real lava real flames and it was really hot! I could stand the heat only for a few seconds.”<br />
Singson says that this is the first time he has had his clothing and/or equipment catch on fire while photographing near lava. His shoes have started smoking before, but he had never seen flames.<br />
It should go without saying, but you shouldn’t try this stunt at the volcano near your home. It’s incredibly dangerous due to the fact that it’s possible to fall through the thin layer of rock into the molten lava below, just like one would fall through ice on a frozen lake. Singson tells us that “there was only a thin layer of solid rock on top of the magma” where he was standing.<br />
©Chris Hirata/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Fire_Feet3.jpg
  • photographer Kawika Singson with his shoes and tripod in flames due to the intense heat of lava.<br />
<br />
Singson is an extreme hiker and landscape photographer based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Over the years, he has photographed in countless locations all over the Big Island, often in locations that the <br />
<br />
general public would find very difficult to get to. He “has taken many risks to capture just the right shot to share with the rest of the world,” he says.<br />
<br />
The photograph above was shot last week on July 4th, 2013. When we asked Singson about the location, he wouldn’t reveal anything aside from the fact that it was in Hawaii. “I don’t like giving out my locations,” he said. “It’s a secret. Plus, I don’t want people to go there and get hurt.”<br />
<br />
It may look too crazy to be true, but Singson insists that it’s a genuine photograph: “That’s real lava real flames and it was really hot! I could stand the heat only for a few seconds.”<br />
Singson says that this is the first time he has had his clothing and/or equipment catch on fire while photographing near lava. His shoes have started smoking before, but he had never seen flames.<br />
It should go without saying, but you shouldn’t try this stunt at the volcano near your home. It’s incredibly dangerous due to the fact that it’s possible to fall through the thin layer of rock into the molten lava below, just like one would fall through ice on a frozen lake. Singson tells us that “there was only a thin layer of solid rock on top of the magma” where he was standing.<br />
Photo shows: Photographer Kawika Singson shoes after taking pictures on the Lava Rock, this shows the extreme heat coming from beneath him.<br />
©Chris Hirata/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Fire_Feet1.jpg
  • What the blazes? Amazingly detailed sculptures made from match heads go up in flames as the artist himself sets them alight<br />
<br />
These impressive works of art are the result of meticulous work with thousands of tiny colourful matches which have been used to portray famous faces and recreate legendary artworks.<br />
However, despite his hard work and the hours he put in to creating the sculptures, Scottish artist David Mach likes to open his exhibitions by setting them on fire.<br />
It only takes a few seconds and sends the flames up to 6ft in the air, leaving a charred version of the original, but the 55-year-old says he is not destroying his work, but creating new art.<br />
‘You lose the colour but you different shades of ash, different greys and blacks. It’s a real ferocious act of creation. You don’t lose it, what you get is another thing.’<br />
The sculptures are crafted by firstly making a clay mould of the head and creating a fibreglass or plastic version from it. The matchsticks are then stuck on using wood glue.<br />
<br />
The different coloured matches are imported from Japan and used to create everything from animals to Charlie Chaplin, world leaders and cartoon characters.<br />
Mr Mach started working with matches in 1982 and made a portrait which ended up being the first portrait that he sold.<br />
The stunning effect of the art going up in flames was discovered when the collector who bought the sculpture accidentally set it on fire whilst cleaning it.<br />
He called Mr Mach over and they agreed that the ‘matchheads’ were performance pieces and he began setting fire to his work.<br />
‘When I have ideas I want to make them, and not just some of them, but all of them. As a result of that my sculpture covers a multitude of sins,’ Mr Mach said.<br />
He set 'The Devil' alight at his recent exhibition Precious Light in Edinburgh. The exhibition is based on the King James Bible and just finished its second outing at Galway Arts Festival<br />
©Richard Riddick /Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_sculptures_matches9.jpg
  • What the blazes? Amazingly detailed sculptures made from match heads go up in flames as the artist himself sets them alight<br />
<br />
These impressive works of art are the result of meticulous work with thousands of tiny colourful matches which have been used to portray famous faces and recreate legendary artworks.<br />
However, despite his hard work and the hours he put in to creating the sculptures, Scottish artist David Mach likes to open his exhibitions by setting them on fire.<br />
It only takes a few seconds and sends the flames up to 6ft in the air, leaving a charred version of the original, but the 55-year-old says he is not destroying his work, but creating new art.<br />
‘You lose the colour but you different shades of ash, different greys and blacks. It’s a real ferocious act of creation. You don’t lose it, what you get is another thing.’<br />
The sculptures are crafted by firstly making a clay mould of the head and creating a fibreglass or plastic version from it. The matchsticks are then stuck on using wood glue.<br />
<br />
The different coloured matches are imported from Japan and used to create everything from animals to Charlie Chaplin, world leaders and cartoon characters.<br />
Mr Mach started working with matches in 1982 and made a portrait which ended up being the first portrait that he sold.<br />
The stunning effect of the art going up in flames was discovered when the collector who bought the sculpture accidentally set it on fire whilst cleaning it.<br />
He called Mr Mach over and they agreed that the ‘matchheads’ were performance pieces and he began setting fire to his work.<br />
‘When I have ideas I want to make them, and not just some of them, but all of them. As a result of that my sculpture covers a multitude of sins,’ Mr Mach said.<br />
He set 'The Devil' alight at his recent exhibition Precious Light in Edinburgh. The exhibition is based on the King James Bible and just finished its second outing at Galway Arts Festival<br />
©Richard Riddick /Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_sculptures_matches7.jpg
  • What the blazes? Amazingly detailed sculptures made from match heads go up in flames as the artist himself sets them alight<br />
<br />
These impressive works of art are the result of meticulous work with thousands of tiny colourful matches which have been used to portray famous faces and recreate legendary artworks.<br />
However, despite his hard work and the hours he put in to creating the sculptures, Scottish artist David Mach likes to open his exhibitions by setting them on fire.<br />
It only takes a few seconds and sends the flames up to 6ft in the air, leaving a charred version of the original, but the 55-year-old says he is not destroying his work, but creating new art.<br />
‘You lose the colour but you different shades of ash, different greys and blacks. It’s a real ferocious act of creation. You don’t lose it, what you get is another thing.’<br />
The sculptures are crafted by firstly making a clay mould of the head and creating a fibreglass or plastic version from it. The matchsticks are then stuck on using wood glue.<br />
<br />
The different coloured matches are imported from Japan and used to create everything from animals to Charlie Chaplin, world leaders and cartoon characters.<br />
Mr Mach started working with matches in 1982 and made a portrait which ended up being the first portrait that he sold.<br />
The stunning effect of the art going up in flames was discovered when the collector who bought the sculpture accidentally set it on fire whilst cleaning it.<br />
He called Mr Mach over and they agreed that the ‘matchheads’ were performance pieces and he began setting fire to his work.<br />
‘When I have ideas I want to make them, and not just some of them, but all of them. As a result of that my sculpture covers a multitude of sins,’ Mr Mach said.<br />
He set 'The Devil' alight at his recent exhibition Precious Light in Edinburgh. The exhibition is based on the King James Bible and just finished its second outing at Galway Arts Festival<br />
©Richard Riddick /Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_sculptures_matches5.jpg
  • What the blazes? Amazingly detailed sculptures made from match heads go up in flames as the artist himself sets them alight<br />
<br />
These impressive works of art are the result of meticulous work with thousands of tiny colourful matches which have been used to portray famous faces and recreate legendary artworks.<br />
However, despite his hard work and the hours he put in to creating the sculptures, Scottish artist David Mach likes to open his exhibitions by setting them on fire.<br />
It only takes a few seconds and sends the flames up to 6ft in the air, leaving a charred version of the original, but the 55-year-old says he is not destroying his work, but creating new art.<br />
‘You lose the colour but you different shades of ash, different greys and blacks. It’s a real ferocious act of creation. You don’t lose it, what you get is another thing.’<br />
The sculptures are crafted by firstly making a clay mould of the head and creating a fibreglass or plastic version from it. The matchsticks are then stuck on using wood glue.<br />
<br />
The different coloured matches are imported from Japan and used to create everything from animals to Charlie Chaplin, world leaders and cartoon characters.<br />
Mr Mach started working with matches in 1982 and made a portrait which ended up being the first portrait that he sold.<br />
The stunning effect of the art going up in flames was discovered when the collector who bought the sculpture accidentally set it on fire whilst cleaning it.<br />
He called Mr Mach over and they agreed that the ‘matchheads’ were performance pieces and he began setting fire to his work.<br />
‘When I have ideas I want to make them, and not just some of them, but all of them. As a result of that my sculpture covers a multitude of sins,’ Mr Mach said.<br />
He set 'The Devil' alight at his recent exhibition Precious Light in Edinburgh. The exhibition is based on the King James Bible and just finished its second outing at Galway Arts Festival<br />
©Richard Riddick /Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_sculptures_matches4.jpg
  • photographer Kawika Singson with his shoes and tripod in flames due to the intense heat of lava.<br />
<br />
Singson is an extreme hiker and landscape photographer based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Over the years, he has photographed in countless locations all over the Big Island, often in locations that the <br />
<br />
general public would find very difficult to get to. He “has taken many risks to capture just the right shot to share with the rest of the world,” he says.<br />
<br />
The photograph above was shot last week on July 4th, 2013. When we asked Singson about the location, he wouldn’t reveal anything aside from the fact that it was in Hawaii. “I don’t like giving out my locations,” he said. “It’s a secret. Plus, I don’t want people to go there and get hurt.”<br />
<br />
It may look too crazy to be true, but Singson insists that it’s a genuine photograph: “That’s real lava real flames and it was really hot! I could stand the heat only for a few seconds.”<br />
Singson says that this is the first time he has had his clothing and/or equipment catch on fire while photographing near lava. His shoes have started smoking before, but he had never seen flames.<br />
It should go without saying, but you shouldn’t try this stunt at the volcano near your home. It’s incredibly dangerous due to the fact that it’s possible to fall through the thin layer of rock into the molten lava below, just like one would fall through ice on a frozen lake. Singson tells us that “there was only a thin layer of solid rock on top of the magma” where he was standing.<br />
©Chris Hirata/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Fire_Feet9.jpg
  • photographer Kawika Singson with his shoes and tripod in flames due to the intense heat of lava.<br />
<br />
Singson is an extreme hiker and landscape photographer based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Over the years, he has photographed in countless locations all over the Big Island, often in locations that the <br />
<br />
general public would find very difficult to get to. He “has taken many risks to capture just the right shot to share with the rest of the world,” he says.<br />
<br />
The photograph above was shot last week on July 4th, 2013. When we asked Singson about the location, he wouldn’t reveal anything aside from the fact that it was in Hawaii. “I don’t like giving out my locations,” he said. “It’s a secret. Plus, I don’t want people to go there and get hurt.”<br />
<br />
It may look too crazy to be true, but Singson insists that it’s a genuine photograph: “That’s real lava real flames and it was really hot! I could stand the heat only for a few seconds.”<br />
Singson says that this is the first time he has had his clothing and/or equipment catch on fire while photographing near lava. His shoes have started smoking before, but he had never seen flames.<br />
It should go without saying, but you shouldn’t try this stunt at the volcano near your home. It’s incredibly dangerous due to the fact that it’s possible to fall through the thin layer of rock into the molten lava below, just like one would fall through ice on a frozen lake. Singson tells us that “there was only a thin layer of solid rock on top of the magma” where he was standing.<br />
©Chris Hirata/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Fire_Feet6.jpg
  • photographer Kawika Singson with his shoes and tripod in flames due to the intense heat of lava.<br />
<br />
Singson is an extreme hiker and landscape photographer based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Over the years, he has photographed in countless locations all over the Big Island, often in locations that the <br />
<br />
general public would find very difficult to get to. He “has taken many risks to capture just the right shot to share with the rest of the world,” he says.<br />
<br />
The photograph above was shot last week on July 4th, 2013. When we asked Singson about the location, he wouldn’t reveal anything aside from the fact that it was in Hawaii. “I don’t like giving out my locations,” he said. “It’s a secret. Plus, I don’t want people to go there and get hurt.”<br />
<br />
It may look too crazy to be true, but Singson insists that it’s a genuine photograph: “That’s real lava real flames and it was really hot! I could stand the heat only for a few seconds.”<br />
Singson says that this is the first time he has had his clothing and/or equipment catch on fire while photographing near lava. His shoes have started smoking before, but he had never seen flames.<br />
It should go without saying, but you shouldn’t try this stunt at the volcano near your home. It’s incredibly dangerous due to the fact that it’s possible to fall through the thin layer of rock into the molten lava below, just like one would fall through ice on a frozen lake. Singson tells us that “there was only a thin layer of solid rock on top of the magma” where he was standing.<br />
©Chris Hirata/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Fire_Feet7.jpg
  • photographer Kawika Singson with his shoes and tripod in flames due to the intense heat of lava.<br />
<br />
Singson is an extreme hiker and landscape photographer based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Over the years, he has photographed in countless locations all over the Big Island, often in locations that the <br />
<br />
general public would find very difficult to get to. He “has taken many risks to capture just the right shot to share with the rest of the world,” he says.<br />
<br />
The photograph above was shot last week on July 4th, 2013. When we asked Singson about the location, he wouldn’t reveal anything aside from the fact that it was in Hawaii. “I don’t like giving out my locations,” he said. “It’s a secret. Plus, I don’t want people to go there and get hurt.”<br />
<br />
It may look too crazy to be true, but Singson insists that it’s a genuine photograph: “That’s real lava real flames and it was really hot! I could stand the heat only for a few seconds.”<br />
Singson says that this is the first time he has had his clothing and/or equipment catch on fire while photographing near lava. His shoes have started smoking before, but he had never seen flames.<br />
It should go without saying, but you shouldn’t try this stunt at the volcano near your home. It’s incredibly dangerous due to the fact that it’s possible to fall through the thin layer of rock into the molten lava below, just like one would fall through ice on a frozen lake. Singson tells us that “there was only a thin layer of solid rock on top of the magma” where he was standing.<br />
©Chris Hirata/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Fire_Feet5.jpg
  • photographer Kawika Singson with his shoes and tripod in flames due to the intense heat of lava.<br />
<br />
Singson is an extreme hiker and landscape photographer based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Over the years, he has photographed in countless locations all over the Big Island, often in locations that the <br />
<br />
general public would find very difficult to get to. He “has taken many risks to capture just the right shot to share with the rest of the world,” he says.<br />
<br />
The photograph above was shot last week on July 4th, 2013. When we asked Singson about the location, he wouldn’t reveal anything aside from the fact that it was in Hawaii. “I don’t like giving out my locations,” he said. “It’s a secret. Plus, I don’t want people to go there and get hurt.”<br />
<br />
It may look too crazy to be true, but Singson insists that it’s a genuine photograph: “That’s real lava real flames and it was really hot! I could stand the heat only for a few seconds.”<br />
Singson says that this is the first time he has had his clothing and/or equipment catch on fire while photographing near lava. His shoes have started smoking before, but he had never seen flames.<br />
It should go without saying, but you shouldn’t try this stunt at the volcano near your home. It’s incredibly dangerous due to the fact that it’s possible to fall through the thin layer of rock into the molten lava below, just like one would fall through ice on a frozen lake. Singson tells us that “there was only a thin layer of solid rock on top of the magma” where he was standing.<br />
©Chris Hirata/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Fire_Feet2.jpg
  • What the blazes? Amazingly detailed sculptures made from match heads go up in flames as the artist himself sets them alight<br />
<br />
These impressive works of art are the result of meticulous work with thousands of tiny colourful matches which have been used to portray famous faces and recreate legendary artworks.<br />
However, despite his hard work and the hours he put in to creating the sculptures, Scottish artist David Mach likes to open his exhibitions by setting them on fire.<br />
It only takes a few seconds and sends the flames up to 6ft in the air, leaving a charred version of the original, but the 55-year-old says he is not destroying his work, but creating new art.<br />
‘You lose the colour but you different shades of ash, different greys and blacks. It’s a real ferocious act of creation. You don’t lose it, what you get is another thing.’<br />
The sculptures are crafted by firstly making a clay mould of the head and creating a fibreglass or plastic version from it. The matchsticks are then stuck on using wood glue.<br />
<br />
The different coloured matches are imported from Japan and used to create everything from animals to Charlie Chaplin, world leaders and cartoon characters.<br />
Mr Mach started working with matches in 1982 and made a portrait which ended up being the first portrait that he sold.<br />
The stunning effect of the art going up in flames was discovered when the collector who bought the sculpture accidentally set it on fire whilst cleaning it.<br />
He called Mr Mach over and they agreed that the ‘matchheads’ were performance pieces and he began setting fire to his work.<br />
‘When I have ideas I want to make them, and not just some of them, but all of them. As a result of that my sculpture covers a multitude of sins,’ Mr Mach said.<br />
He set 'The Devil' alight at his recent exhibition Precious Light in Edinburgh. The exhibition is based on the King James Bible and just finished its second outing at Galway Arts Festival<br />
©Richard Riddick /Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_sculptures_matches8.jpg
  • What the blazes? Amazingly detailed sculptures made from match heads go up in flames as the artist himself sets them alight<br />
<br />
These impressive works of art are the result of meticulous work with thousands of tiny colourful matches which have been used to portray famous faces and recreate legendary artworks.<br />
However, despite his hard work and the hours he put in to creating the sculptures, Scottish artist David Mach likes to open his exhibitions by setting them on fire.<br />
It only takes a few seconds and sends the flames up to 6ft in the air, leaving a charred version of the original, but the 55-year-old says he is not destroying his work, but creating new art.<br />
‘You lose the colour but you different shades of ash, different greys and blacks. It’s a real ferocious act of creation. You don’t lose it, what you get is another thing.’<br />
The sculptures are crafted by firstly making a clay mould of the head and creating a fibreglass or plastic version from it. The matchsticks are then stuck on using wood glue.<br />
<br />
The different coloured matches are imported from Japan and used to create everything from animals to Charlie Chaplin, world leaders and cartoon characters.<br />
Mr Mach started working with matches in 1982 and made a portrait which ended up being the first portrait that he sold.<br />
The stunning effect of the art going up in flames was discovered when the collector who bought the sculpture accidentally set it on fire whilst cleaning it.<br />
He called Mr Mach over and they agreed that the ‘matchheads’ were performance pieces and he began setting fire to his work.<br />
‘When I have ideas I want to make them, and not just some of them, but all of them. As a result of that my sculpture covers a multitude of sins,’ Mr Mach said.<br />
He set 'The Devil' alight at his recent exhibition Precious Light in Edinburgh. The exhibition is based on the King James Bible and just finished its second outing at Galway Arts Festival<br />
©Richard Riddick /Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_sculptures_matches3.jpg
  • What the blazes? Amazingly detailed sculptures made from match heads go up in flames as the artist himself sets them alight<br />
<br />
These impressive works of art are the result of meticulous work with thousands of tiny colourful matches which have been used to portray famous faces and recreate legendary artworks.<br />
However, despite his hard work and the hours he put in to creating the sculptures, Scottish artist David Mach likes to open his exhibitions by setting them on fire.<br />
It only takes a few seconds and sends the flames up to 6ft in the air, leaving a charred version of the original, but the 55-year-old says he is not destroying his work, but creating new art.<br />
‘You lose the colour but you different shades of ash, different greys and blacks. It’s a real ferocious act of creation. You don’t lose it, what you get is another thing.’<br />
The sculptures are crafted by firstly making a clay mould of the head and creating a fibreglass or plastic version from it. The matchsticks are then stuck on using wood glue.<br />
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The different coloured matches are imported from Japan and used to create everything from animals to Charlie Chaplin, world leaders and cartoon characters.<br />
Mr Mach started working with matches in 1982 and made a portrait which ended up being the first portrait that he sold.<br />
The stunning effect of the art going up in flames was discovered when the collector who bought the sculpture accidentally set it on fire whilst cleaning it.<br />
He called Mr Mach over and they agreed that the ‘matchheads’ were performance pieces and he began setting fire to his work.<br />
‘When I have ideas I want to make them, and not just some of them, but all of them. As a result of that my sculpture covers a multitude of sins,’ Mr Mach said.<br />
He set 'The Devil' alight at his recent exhibition Precious Light in Edinburgh. The exhibition is based on the King James Bible and just finished its second outing at Galway Arts Festival<br />
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  • What the blazes? Amazingly detailed sculptures made from match heads go up in flames as the artist himself sets them alight<br />
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These impressive works of art are the result of meticulous work with thousands of tiny colourful matches which have been used to portray famous faces and recreate legendary artworks.<br />
However, despite his hard work and the hours he put in to creating the sculptures, Scottish artist David Mach likes to open his exhibitions by setting them on fire.<br />
It only takes a few seconds and sends the flames up to 6ft in the air, leaving a charred version of the original, but the 55-year-old says he is not destroying his work, but creating new art.<br />
‘You lose the colour but you different shades of ash, different greys and blacks. It’s a real ferocious act of creation. You don’t lose it, what you get is another thing.’<br />
The sculptures are crafted by firstly making a clay mould of the head and creating a fibreglass or plastic version from it. The matchsticks are then stuck on using wood glue.<br />
<br />
The different coloured matches are imported from Japan and used to create everything from animals to Charlie Chaplin, world leaders and cartoon characters.<br />
Mr Mach started working with matches in 1982 and made a portrait which ended up being the first portrait that he sold.<br />
The stunning effect of the art going up in flames was discovered when the collector who bought the sculpture accidentally set it on fire whilst cleaning it.<br />
He called Mr Mach over and they agreed that the ‘matchheads’ were performance pieces and he began setting fire to his work.<br />
‘When I have ideas I want to make them, and not just some of them, but all of them. As a result of that my sculpture covers a multitude of sins,’ Mr Mach said.<br />
He set 'The Devil' alight at his recent exhibition Precious Light in Edinburgh. The exhibition is based on the King James Bible and just finished its second outing at Galway Arts Festival<br />
©Richard Riddick /Exclusivepix
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  • Apr 05, 2016 - Aceh, Indonesia - Flames and smoke are seen from a destroyed Malaysian vessel off the coast of Kuala Langsa in Aceh, Indonesia. Indonesian authorities sank 23 foreign fishing boats on Tuesday, saying they were ''operating illegally in the archipelago's vast waters in continuation efforts for anti-poaching.''  <br />
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  • June 20, 2016 - Duarte, California, U.S. - Los Angeles County firefighters work to extinguish flames burning a horse stable off Fish Canyon Rd Monday afternoon as the Fish Fire burned over 1400 acres. ...The Fish Fire burns above Duarte and Los Angeles County. The Reservoir Fire also started nearby during record heat in the Southwest. The fire was 1,400 acres at 2:50pm.<br />
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  • June 20, 2016 - Duarte, California, U.S. -Upland firefighters, from left, NIMA HOMAYOUNIEH, JOSEPH ARMENDARIZ, and CAPT. JOE BURNA, watch as flames burn toward Highway 94 near Potrero on Monday. <br />
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  • June 20, 2016 - Duarte, California, U.S. - Los Angeles County firefighters work to extinguish flames burning a horse stable off Fish Canyon Rd Monday afternoon as the Fish Fire burned over 1400 acres. ..The Fish Fire burns above Duarte and Los Angeles County. The Reservoir Fire also started nearby during record heat in the Southwest. The fire was 1,400 acres at 2:50pm<br />
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  • June 20, 2016 - Duarte, California, U.S. - The California state flag flies next to a home on Highway 94 south Potrero on Monday as huge flames roar behind it.<br />
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  • June 20, 2016 - Duarte, California, U.S. - Lakeside firefighter JOE VASQUEZ watches large flames burn next to a home on Highway 94 south of Potrero on Monday.<br />
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  • Sep 12, 2006; Castaic, CA, USA; Firefighter helicopter hit a hot spot with water while battling the flames in the Day Fire In Castaic, Calif. Sept. 12, 2006. Firefighters are still battling a huge wildfire north of Los Angeles today, that has charred about 39 square miles, in an attempt to prevent it crossing Interstate Five (I 5), one of California's busiest freeways. Fire officials are concerned it could head towards a mobile home park but so far there have been no major injuries. <br />
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  • May 15, 2014 - Escondido, California, U.S -<br />
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California Wildfires 2014 - Cocos Fire<br />
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A firefighting helicopter from the San Diego Sheriff's Department drops water on flames in the hills of San Marcos at the Cocos Fire. The 800-acre fire in San Marcos continued to burn out of control Thursday, threatening houses and forcing nearby residents from their homes. The fire burned at least three homes and one structure near Cal State San Marcos.<br />
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  • May 15, 2014 - Escondido, California, U.S -<br />
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California Wildfires 2014 - Cocos Fire<br />
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 Flames leap up the hills of San Marcos at the Cocos Fire. The  800-acre fire in San Marcos continued to burn out of control Thursday, threatening houses and forcing nearby residents from their homes. The fire burned at least three homes and one structure near Cal State San Marcos.<br />
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  • May 15, 2014 - Escondido, California, U.S -<br />
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California Wildfires 2014 - Cocos Fire<br />
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A firefighting helicopter from the San Diego Sheriff's Department drops water on flames in the hills of San Marcos at the Cocos Fire. The  800-acre fire in San Marcos continued to burn out of control Thursday, threatening houses and forcing nearby residents from their homes. The fire burned at least three homes and one structure near Cal State San Marcos.<br />
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  • June 20, 2016 - Duarte, California, U.S. - Los Angeles County firefighters work to extinguish flames burning a horse stable off Fish Canyon Rd Monday afternoon as the Fish Fire burned over 1400 acres. ..The Fish Fire burns above Duarte and Los Angeles County. The Reservoir Fire also started nearby during record heat in the Southwest. The fire was 1,400 acres at 2:50pm<br />
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  • June 20, 2016 - Duarte, California, U.S. - Los Angeles County firefighters work to extinguish flames burning a horse stable off Fish Canyon Rd Monday afternoon as the Fish Fire burned over 1400 acres. ...The Fish Fire burns above Duarte and Los Angeles County. The Reservoir Fire also started nearby during record heat in the Southwest. The fire was 1,400 acres at 2:50pm. <br />
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  • June 20, 2016 - Duarte, California, U.S. - The California state flag flies next to a home on Highway 94 south Potrero on Monday as flames roar behind it. <br />
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  • May 15, 2014 - Escondido, California, U.S -<br />
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California Wildfires 2014 - Cocos Fire<br />
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The third day of multiple fires proved difficult for fire agencies as they battled a variety of fires across San Diego County. A fire fighting helicopter turns away from flames after dropping 2000 gallons of water on a fire that was at the border of Camp Pendleton and Fallbrook.<br />
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  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
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  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Old_Delhi_firetrap9.jpg
  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
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  • 15/08/2010 - Argentina<br />
On ONE wing and a prayer: The heart-stopping moment a stunt plane snapped apart mid-air <br />
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This is the terrifying moment a pilot nearly lost his life after the wing of his plane snapped off mid-air.<br />
But Argentine pilot Dino Moline managed to activate the plane's ballistic parachute - walking away from the crash with just a burnt foot.<br />
The 22-year-old was performing in an air display in Santa Fe, Argentina, on August 15.<br />
The 3,000 onlookers could only watch in horror as the wing snapped off his RANS Air Brigade Plane 1,640 feet above the ground - while it was upside down in the middle of a manoeuvre. <br />
The plane began to spin dangerously out of control.<br />
But Mr Moline managed to dodge death by deploying the parachute, which slowed his sickening fall to earth. <br />
The plane crashed to the ground in a roar of flames, but Mr Moline escaped alive with minor injuries. <br />
'I don't know what happened to me,' he wrote on the website for 'Show Aereo 2010.<br />
'I believe it was metal fatigue.<br />
'I felt an explosion. I saw a shadow passing to the side of me - it was the wing.'<br />
In what surely qualifies as the understatement of the year, he added: 'I saw fire inside the plane and I despaired a little.<br />
'My foot got burned but I'm fine.'<br />
The plane, according to an Aviation News website, is made in the U.S.<br />
It is sold in components and sold to buyers to put together themselves at home - a detail that could give further insight into the crash.<br />
It is not known if Mr Moline's plane had been modified at all.<br />
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  • Mistress of father of 17 moved out week before tragic blaze with five of their children<br />
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The mistress of a father of 17 moved out of the family home with five of the couple's children just a week before the tragic blaze.<br />
Friends and neighbours said yesterday that Lisa Willis left after Michael Philpott refused to divorce his wife and marry her.<br />
A separate five of his children, all born to wife Mairead and all under the age of ten, were killed when flames tore through the house in Derby as they slept.<br />
A 38-year-old man and woman aged in her 20s were earlier being held on suspicion of murder but tonight were released without charge.<br />
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It is thought that Miss Willis may now be pregnant with Mr Philpott’s 18th child.<br />
A series of anguished Facebook postings over the last month reveal Mr Philpott’s torment over the turbulent situation as he declared his love for all his children.<br />
He had made a public appeal to be moved from the home where the blaze occurred to a bigger property to accommodate his unusual and growing family.<br />
One friend, who asked not to be named, said: ‘Lisa left and took the children with her. I think she stopped Mick from seeing them at one point.’ <br />
The five dead children were last night named as ten-year-old Jade, John, aged nine, Jack, aged eight, six-year-old Jesse, and Jayden, who turned five in February.<br />
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The 13-year-old survivor, Duwayne, who has been transferred to a burns unit in Birmingham, is understood to be Mrs Philpott's son from a previous relationship.<br />
Derbyshire Police said Mr and Mrs Philpott have asked for privacy during this difficult time as they continue to support the boy in hospital.<br />
Mr Philpott has four biological children with Miss Willis: Shareen, aged eight, Katrine, seven, Kirk, six and five-year-old Yawery. <br />
A fifth child, Jordan, 12, was Miss Willis’s from another relationship, but was raised by Mr Philpott and his then-mistress.<br />
Mr Philpott also has six more children: David, 25, Richard, 24, and Michaela, 21, with
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  • Mistress of father of 17 moved out week before tragic blaze with five of their children<br />
<br />
The mistress of a father of 17 moved out of the family home with five of the couple's children just a week before the tragic blaze.<br />
Friends and neighbours said yesterday that Lisa Willis left after Michael Philpott refused to divorce his wife and marry her.<br />
A separate five of his children, all born to wife Mairead and all under the age of ten, were killed when flames tore through the house in Derby as they slept.<br />
A 38-year-old man and woman aged in her 20s were earlier being held on suspicion of murder but tonight were released without charge.<br />
<br />
It is thought that Miss Willis may now be pregnant with Mr Philpott’s 18th child.<br />
A series of anguished Facebook postings over the last month reveal Mr Philpott’s torment over the turbulent situation as he declared his love for all his children.<br />
He had made a public appeal to be moved from the home where the blaze occurred to a bigger property to accommodate his unusual and growing family.<br />
One friend, who asked not to be named, said: ‘Lisa left and took the children with her. I think she stopped Mick from seeing them at one point.’ <br />
The five dead children were last night named as ten-year-old Jade, John, aged nine, Jack, aged eight, six-year-old Jesse, and Jayden, who turned five in February.<br />
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The 13-year-old survivor, Duwayne, who has been transferred to a burns unit in Birmingham, is understood to be Mrs Philpott's son from a previous relationship.<br />
Derbyshire Police said Mr and Mrs Philpott have asked for privacy during this difficult time as they continue to support the boy in hospital.<br />
Mr Philpott has four biological children with Miss Willis: Shareen, aged eight, Katrine, seven, Kirk, six and five-year-old Yawery. <br />
A fifth child, Jordan, 12, was Miss Willis’s from another relationship, but was raised by Mr Philpott and his then-mistress.<br />
Mr Philpott also has six more children: David, 25, Richard, 24, and Michaela, 21, with
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  • Plane catches fire while at Gate in Kazakhstan Airport<br />
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Imagine you wait to board your plane in an airport and your plane has arrived to the gate, so the boarding is about to begin. Then in an instant the Boeing 737 catches on huge fire with flames bursting thruogh its top. This is what happened a few days ago in Kazakhstan airport. Happily, nobody was injured except one Latvian engineer who worked for a local air company. They say that the reasons why this happened are still unclear. Some say the oxygen balloon  exploded (the one that feeds the emergency masks).<br />
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  • Plane catches fire while at Gate in Kazakhstan Airport<br />
<br />
Imagine you wait to board your plane in an airport and your plane has arrived to the gate, so the boarding is about to begin. Then in an instant the Boeing 737 catches on huge fire with flames bursting thruogh its top. This is what happened a few days ago in Kazakhstan airport. Happily, nobody was injured except one Latvian engineer who worked for a local air company. They say that the reasons why this happened are still unclear. Some say the oxygen balloon  exploded (the one that feeds the emergency masks).<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
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  • Plane catches fire while at Gate in Kazakhstan Airport<br />
<br />
Imagine you wait to board your plane in an airport and your plane has arrived to the gate, so the boarding is about to begin. Then in an instant the Boeing 737 catches on huge fire with flames bursting thruogh its top. This is what happened a few days ago in Kazakhstan airport. Happily, nobody was injured except one Latvian engineer who worked for a local air company. They say that the reasons why this happened are still unclear. Some say the oxygen balloon  exploded (the one that feeds the emergency masks).<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
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  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Old_Delhi_firetrap5.JPG
  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Old_Delhi_firetrap3.JPG
  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Old_Delhi_firetrap2.JPG
  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Old_Delhi_firetrap4.JPG
  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Old_Delhi_firetrap7.JPG
  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Old_Delhi_firetrap11.JPG
  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Old_Delhi_firetrap14.JPG
  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Old_Delhi_firetrap15.JPG
  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
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  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
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    Exclusivepix_Old_Delhi_firetrap17.JPG
  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Old_Delhi_firetrap18.JPG
  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Old_Delhi_firetrap19.JPG
  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Old_Delhi_firetrap21.JPG
  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Old_Delhi_firetrap20.JPG
  • Packed lanes, dangling power lines make Old Delhi firetrap<br />
<br />
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the dangers that old Delhi's crammed alleyways with dangling power lines pose to anyone living<br />
<br />
This is the famous area Chandini Chowk in Old delhi and the electricity lines provide connections to houses and shops in that area.<br />
<br />
 The danger is worse during the monsoon season. According to fire department officials, the tangle of naked wiring over Walled City is a major cause for concern. "It takes just one spark for the entire market to go up in flames," said a fire official.<br />
<br />
Rampant commercialization and consequent unauthorized construction has only added to the problem. Congestion has increased further and there is often little or no space between buildings. Sadar Bazaar is generally packed to capacity with shoppers, with auto drivers, cycle-rickshaws and cars jostling for space in the lanes. Old, precariously-placed, open transformers lie in their midst like deathtraps. If there is a fire, there is no escape route. Shockingly enough, several shops here lack fire safety measures.  <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Old_Delhi_firetrap10.jpg
  • 15/08/2010 - Argentina<br />
On ONE wing and a prayer: The heart-stopping moment a stunt plane snapped apart mid-air <br />
<br />
This is the terrifying moment a pilot nearly lost his life after the wing of his plane snapped off mid-air.<br />
But Argentine pilot Dino Moline managed to activate the plane's ballistic parachute - walking away from the crash with just a burnt foot.<br />
The 22-year-old was performing in an air display in Santa Fe, Argentina, on August 15.<br />
The 3,000 onlookers could only watch in horror as the wing snapped off his RANS Air Brigade Plane 1,640 feet above the ground - while it was upside down in the middle of a manoeuvre. <br />
The plane began to spin dangerously out of control.<br />
But Mr Moline managed to dodge death by deploying the parachute, which slowed his sickening fall to earth. <br />
The plane crashed to the ground in a roar of flames, but Mr Moline escaped alive with minor injuries. <br />
'I don't know what happened to me,' he wrote on the website for 'Show Aereo 2010.<br />
'I believe it was metal fatigue.<br />
'I felt an explosion. I saw a shadow passing to the side of me - it was the wing.'<br />
In what surely qualifies as the understatement of the year, he added: 'I saw fire inside the plane and I despaired a little.<br />
'My foot got burned but I'm fine.'<br />
The plane, according to an Aviation News website, is made in the U.S.<br />
It is sold in components and sold to buyers to put together themselves at home - a detail that could give further insight into the crash.<br />
It is not known if Mr Moline's plane had been modified at all.<br />
©Gabriel Luque/Exclusivepix=
    Exclusivepix_Lucky_Escape14.jpg
  • 15/08/2010 - Argentina<br />
On ONE wing and a prayer: The heart-stopping moment a stunt plane snapped apart mid-air <br />
<br />
This is the terrifying moment a pilot nearly lost his life after the wing of his plane snapped off mid-air.<br />
But Argentine pilot Dino Moline managed to activate the plane's ballistic parachute - walking away from the crash with just a burnt foot.<br />
The 22-year-old was performing in an air display in Santa Fe, Argentina, on August 15.<br />
The 3,000 onlookers could only watch in horror as the wing snapped off his RANS Air Brigade Plane 1,640 feet above the ground - while it was upside down in the middle of a manoeuvre. <br />
The plane began to spin dangerously out of control.<br />
But Mr Moline managed to dodge death by deploying the parachute, which slowed his sickening fall to earth. <br />
The plane crashed to the ground in a roar of flames, but Mr Moline escaped alive with minor injuries. <br />
'I don't know what happened to me,' he wrote on the website for 'Show Aereo 2010.<br />
'I believe it was metal fatigue.<br />
'I felt an explosion. I saw a shadow passing to the side of me - it was the wing.'<br />
In what surely qualifies as the understatement of the year, he added: 'I saw fire inside the plane and I despaired a little.<br />
'My foot got burned but I'm fine.'<br />
The plane, according to an Aviation News website, is made in the U.S.<br />
It is sold in components and sold to buyers to put together themselves at home - a detail that could give further insight into the crash.<br />
It is not known if Mr Moline's plane had been modified at all.<br />
©Gabriel Luque/Exclusivepix=
    Exclusivepix_Lucky_Escape13.jpg
  • 15/08/2010 - Argentina<br />
On ONE wing and a prayer: The heart-stopping moment a stunt plane snapped apart mid-air <br />
<br />
This is the terrifying moment a pilot nearly lost his life after the wing of his plane snapped off mid-air.<br />
But Argentine pilot Dino Moline managed to activate the plane's ballistic parachute - walking away from the crash with just a burnt foot.<br />
The 22-year-old was performing in an air display in Santa Fe, Argentina, on August 15.<br />
The 3,000 onlookers could only watch in horror as the wing snapped off his RANS Air Brigade Plane 1,640 feet above the ground - while it was upside down in the middle of a manoeuvre. <br />
The plane began to spin dangerously out of control.<br />
But Mr Moline managed to dodge death by deploying the parachute, which slowed his sickening fall to earth. <br />
The plane crashed to the ground in a roar of flames, but Mr Moline escaped alive with minor injuries. <br />
'I don't know what happened to me,' he wrote on the website for 'Show Aereo 2010.<br />
'I believe it was metal fatigue.<br />
'I felt an explosion. I saw a shadow passing to the side of me - it was the wing.'<br />
In what surely qualifies as the understatement of the year, he added: 'I saw fire inside the plane and I despaired a little.<br />
'My foot got burned but I'm fine.'<br />
The plane, according to an Aviation News website, is made in the U.S.<br />
It is sold in components and sold to buyers to put together themselves at home - a detail that could give further insight into the crash.<br />
It is not known if Mr Moline's plane had been modified at all.<br />
©Gabriel Luque/Exclusivepix=
    Exclusivepix_Lucky_Escape12.jpg
  • 15/08/2010 - Argentina<br />
On ONE wing and a prayer: The heart-stopping moment a stunt plane snapped apart mid-air <br />
<br />
This is the terrifying moment a pilot nearly lost his life after the wing of his plane snapped off mid-air.<br />
But Argentine pilot Dino Moline managed to activate the plane's ballistic parachute - walking away from the crash with just a burnt foot.<br />
The 22-year-old was performing in an air display in Santa Fe, Argentina, on August 15.<br />
The 3,000 onlookers could only watch in horror as the wing snapped off his RANS Air Brigade Plane 1,640 feet above the ground - while it was upside down in the middle of a manoeuvre. <br />
The plane began to spin dangerously out of control.<br />
But Mr Moline managed to dodge death by deploying the parachute, which slowed his sickening fall to earth. <br />
The plane crashed to the ground in a roar of flames, but Mr Moline escaped alive with minor injuries. <br />
'I don't know what happened to me,' he wrote on the website for 'Show Aereo 2010.<br />
'I believe it was metal fatigue.<br />
'I felt an explosion. I saw a shadow passing to the side of me - it was the wing.'<br />
In what surely qualifies as the understatement of the year, he added: 'I saw fire inside the plane and I despaired a little.<br />
'My foot got burned but I'm fine.'<br />
The plane, according to an Aviation News website, is made in the U.S.<br />
It is sold in components and sold to buyers to put together themselves at home - a detail that could give further insight into the crash.<br />
It is not known if Mr Moline's plane had been modified at all.<br />
©Gabriel Luque/Exclusivepix=
    Exclusivepix_Lucky_Escape11.jpg
  • 15/08/2010 - Argentina<br />
On ONE wing and a prayer: The heart-stopping moment a stunt plane snapped apart mid-air <br />
<br />
This is the terrifying moment a pilot nearly lost his life after the wing of his plane snapped off mid-air.<br />
But Argentine pilot Dino Moline managed to activate the plane's ballistic parachute - walking away from the crash with just a burnt foot.<br />
The 22-year-old was performing in an air display in Santa Fe, Argentina, on August 15.<br />
The 3,000 onlookers could only watch in horror as the wing snapped off his RANS Air Brigade Plane 1,640 feet above the ground - while it was upside down in the middle of a manoeuvre. <br />
The plane began to spin dangerously out of control.<br />
But Mr Moline managed to dodge death by deploying the parachute, which slowed his sickening fall to earth. <br />
The plane crashed to the ground in a roar of flames, but Mr Moline escaped alive with minor injuries. <br />
'I don't know what happened to me,' he wrote on the website for 'Show Aereo 2010.<br />
'I believe it was metal fatigue.<br />
'I felt an explosion. I saw a shadow passing to the side of me - it was the wing.'<br />
In what surely qualifies as the understatement of the year, he added: 'I saw fire inside the plane and I despaired a little.<br />
'My foot got burned but I'm fine.'<br />
The plane, according to an Aviation News website, is made in the U.S.<br />
It is sold in components and sold to buyers to put together themselves at home - a detail that could give further insight into the crash.<br />
It is not known if Mr Moline's plane had been modified at all.<br />
©Gabriel Luque/Exclusivepix=
    Exclusivepix_Lucky_Escape10.jpg
  • 15/08/2010 - Argentina<br />
On ONE wing and a prayer: The heart-stopping moment a stunt plane snapped apart mid-air <br />
<br />
This is the terrifying moment a pilot nearly lost his life after the wing of his plane snapped off mid-air.<br />
But Argentine pilot Dino Moline managed to activate the plane's ballistic parachute - walking away from the crash with just a burnt foot.<br />
The 22-year-old was performing in an air display in Santa Fe, Argentina, on August 15.<br />
The 3,000 onlookers could only watch in horror as the wing snapped off his RANS Air Brigade Plane 1,640 feet above the ground - while it was upside down in the middle of a manoeuvre. <br />
The plane began to spin dangerously out of control.<br />
But Mr Moline managed to dodge death by deploying the parachute, which slowed his sickening fall to earth. <br />
The plane crashed to the ground in a roar of flames, but Mr Moline escaped alive with minor injuries. <br />
'I don't know what happened to me,' he wrote on the website for 'Show Aereo 2010.<br />
'I believe it was metal fatigue.<br />
'I felt an explosion. I saw a shadow passing to the side of me - it was the wing.'<br />
In what surely qualifies as the understatement of the year, he added: 'I saw fire inside the plane and I despaired a little.<br />
'My foot got burned but I'm fine.'<br />
The plane, according to an Aviation News website, is made in the U.S.<br />
It is sold in components and sold to buyers to put together themselves at home - a detail that could give further insight into the crash.<br />
It is not known if Mr Moline's plane had been modified at all.<br />
©Gabriel Luque/Exclusivepix=
    Exclusivepix_Lucky_Escape09.jpg
  • 15/08/2010 - Argentina<br />
On ONE wing and a prayer: The heart-stopping moment a stunt plane snapped apart mid-air <br />
<br />
This is the terrifying moment a pilot nearly lost his life after the wing of his plane snapped off mid-air.<br />
But Argentine pilot Dino Moline managed to activate the plane's ballistic parachute - walking away from the crash with just a burnt foot.<br />
The 22-year-old was performing in an air display in Santa Fe, Argentina, on August 15.<br />
The 3,000 onlookers could only watch in horror as the wing snapped off his RANS Air Brigade Plane 1,640 feet above the ground - while it was upside down in the middle of a manoeuvre. <br />
The plane began to spin dangerously out of control.<br />
But Mr Moline managed to dodge death by deploying the parachute, which slowed his sickening fall to earth. <br />
The plane crashed to the ground in a roar of flames, but Mr Moline escaped alive with minor injuries. <br />
'I don't know what happened to me,' he wrote on the website for 'Show Aereo 2010.<br />
'I believe it was metal fatigue.<br />
'I felt an explosion. I saw a shadow passing to the side of me - it was the wing.'<br />
In what surely qualifies as the understatement of the year, he added: 'I saw fire inside the plane and I despaired a little.<br />
'My foot got burned but I'm fine.'<br />
The plane, according to an Aviation News website, is made in the U.S.<br />
It is sold in components and sold to buyers to put together themselves at home - a detail that could give further insight into the crash.<br />
It is not known if Mr Moline's plane had been modified at all.<br />
©Gabriel Luque/Exclusivepix=
    Exclusivepix_Lucky_Escape08.jpg
  • 15/08/2010 - Argentina<br />
On ONE wing and a prayer: The heart-stopping moment a stunt plane snapped apart mid-air <br />
<br />
This is the terrifying moment a pilot nearly lost his life after the wing of his plane snapped off mid-air.<br />
But Argentine pilot Dino Moline managed to activate the plane's ballistic parachute - walking away from the crash with just a burnt foot.<br />
The 22-year-old was performing in an air display in Santa Fe, Argentina, on August 15.<br />
The 3,000 onlookers could only watch in horror as the wing snapped off his RANS Air Brigade Plane 1,640 feet above the ground - while it was upside down in the middle of a manoeuvre. <br />
The plane began to spin dangerously out of control.<br />
But Mr Moline managed to dodge death by deploying the parachute, which slowed his sickening fall to earth. <br />
The plane crashed to the ground in a roar of flames, but Mr Moline escaped alive with minor injuries. <br />
'I don't know what happened to me,' he wrote on the website for 'Show Aereo 2010.<br />
'I believe it was metal fatigue.<br />
'I felt an explosion. I saw a shadow passing to the side of me - it was the wing.'<br />
In what surely qualifies as the understatement of the year, he added: 'I saw fire inside the plane and I despaired a little.<br />
'My foot got burned but I'm fine.'<br />
The plane, according to an Aviation News website, is made in the U.S.<br />
It is sold in components and sold to buyers to put together themselves at home - a detail that could give further insight into the crash.<br />
It is not known if Mr Moline's plane had been modified at all.<br />
©Gabriel Luque/Exclusivepix=
    Exclusivepix_Lucky_Escape07.jpg
  • 15/08/2010 - Argentina<br />
On ONE wing and a prayer: The heart-stopping moment a stunt plane snapped apart mid-air <br />
<br />
This is the terrifying moment a pilot nearly lost his life after the wing of his plane snapped off mid-air.<br />
But Argentine pilot Dino Moline managed to activate the plane's ballistic parachute - walking away from the crash with just a burnt foot.<br />
The 22-year-old was performing in an air display in Santa Fe, Argentina, on August 15.<br />
The 3,000 onlookers could only watch in horror as the wing snapped off his RANS Air Brigade Plane 1,640 feet above the ground - while it was upside down in the middle of a manoeuvre. <br />
The plane began to spin dangerously out of control.<br />
But Mr Moline managed to dodge death by deploying the parachute, which slowed his sickening fall to earth. <br />
The plane crashed to the ground in a roar of flames, but Mr Moline escaped alive with minor injuries. <br />
'I don't know what happened to me,' he wrote on the website for 'Show Aereo 2010.<br />
'I believe it was metal fatigue.<br />
'I felt an explosion. I saw a shadow passing to the side of me - it was the wing.'<br />
In what surely qualifies as the understatement of the year, he added: 'I saw fire inside the plane and I despaired a little.<br />
'My foot got burned but I'm fine.'<br />
The plane, according to an Aviation News website, is made in the U.S.<br />
It is sold in components and sold to buyers to put together themselves at home - a detail that could give further insight into the crash.<br />
It is not known if Mr Moline's plane had been modified at all.<br />
©Gabriel Luque/Exclusivepix=
    Exclusivepix_Lucky_Escape04.jpg
  • 15/08/2010 - Argentina<br />
On ONE wing and a prayer: The heart-stopping moment a stunt plane snapped apart mid-air <br />
<br />
This is the terrifying moment a pilot nearly lost his life after the wing of his plane snapped off mid-air.<br />
But Argentine pilot Dino Moline managed to activate the plane's ballistic parachute - walking away from the crash with just a burnt foot.<br />
The 22-year-old was performing in an air display in Santa Fe, Argentina, on August 15.<br />
The 3,000 onlookers could only watch in horror as the wing snapped off his RANS Air Brigade Plane 1,640 feet above the ground - while it was upside down in the middle of a manoeuvre. <br />
The plane began to spin dangerously out of control.<br />
But Mr Moline managed to dodge death by deploying the parachute, which slowed his sickening fall to earth. <br />
The plane crashed to the ground in a roar of flames, but Mr Moline escaped alive with minor injuries. <br />
'I don't know what happened to me,' he wrote on the website for 'Show Aereo 2010.<br />
'I believe it was metal fatigue.<br />
'I felt an explosion. I saw a shadow passing to the side of me - it was the wing.'<br />
In what surely qualifies as the understatement of the year, he added: 'I saw fire inside the plane and I despaired a little.<br />
'My foot got burned but I'm fine.'<br />
The plane, according to an Aviation News website, is made in the U.S.<br />
It is sold in components and sold to buyers to put together themselves at home - a detail that could give further insight into the crash.<br />
It is not known if Mr Moline's plane had been modified at all.<br />
©Gabriel Luque/Exclusivepix=
    Exclusivepix_Lucky_Escape05.jpg
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