Visiting South and North Korea 

You couldnt pay me to visit North Korea. There is just too much horror going on there, hidden away from tourists. I simply wouldn't feel right.

You hear many horror stories about this country. I wouldn't spend a dime there. The poor people suffer so badly yet tourists feel the need to go.

Why would you choose to visit North Korea? One wrong step and you could end up staying there!!!!!

Animal abuse & torture is abhorrent there. Absolutely sickening😢

People are starving in North Korea and suffering… I firstly would never give them any money but being excited to go to a dictatorship is very strange as well… what is the appeal?

You should watch a video/interview with Yeonmi Park to get a good idea of what's happening in N Korea. You saw what they wanted you to see. I'd never go there.

Visiting North Korea is such a weird thing to be excited about... People are straving there, people are being inprisoned and killed for nothing (i.e. disrespecting a picture of their "leader"), people are essentially enslaved, they have no agency nor control over their own lives, they cannot leave... North Korea is not just another "interesting" country to put on your "adventures" list, it's so strage seeing people going for a trip there like it's nothing...

Why? Did no camera allowed give you no clue.

I would not set foot in North Korea. For many reasons. But you do you Romee! Oh - and happy birthday!! 🥳🎉

Not a good place to visit. It legitimises the despicable leader and his minions xx

Why, north? Be safe

What ever happened about your scan results???

Happy belated birthday. Curious why you would go to North Korea?

I agree with some other commenters. I would never want to step foot in N Korea or support anything that gives money to that regime (because you know it doesn’t go to the citizens). Anyways, I’m glad you enjoyed yourself and Happy Birthday! I look forward to see what you do for your next birthday ❤

This video is 3 months behind?

dude why are u excited to go to North Korea? why would you put urself in that danger

That's visiting DMZ not actually entering and visiting deep into NK. At DMZ there are some spots on the demarcation line where you could technically step foot into NK territory but that's it. You can't visit NK unless part of a special tourist groups usually departing from China, with special visas, etc. People in the comments are outraged over nothing.

Happy Birthday Romee! So happy to see you doing so well.

Romee…please take this video down and edit the North Korea part out of it. There really is nothing to celebrate about that hell hole!

You are lucky they didn’t snatch you up and torture you

Be Happy Romee😀 I'm so glad to see Joy in your eyes

Happy birthday! You looked so nice in that dress :)

Happy birthday and you’re 26 !!! I’m so happy to see you happy, enjoying (sharing) your life with your wonderful boyfriend and us. Take care ❤

Happy happy birthday. Romee. So happy that you are living he best life after your trying cancer journey💙💖

Happy 26th Birthday! What an adventure. Found the tunnel to be very intriguing. The money souvenirs were cool. You really put yourself out there (the massage). :-D Felt bad for the people who arrived at 4 a.m. and missed their tickets.

Maca-RON - macaroons are something completely different :)

Happy Belated Birthday! What country do you want to visit that you haven’t yet?

YT channel VOICE OF NORTH KOREA is what life is like there.

Happy belated birthday Romee 🎉

Gefeliciteerd met je 26 verjaardag, maar noord korea bezoeken…….? Nee toch. Niet de beste keuze die je in de laatste 26 gemaakt hebt.

North Korea??? Really???? OMG!

Happy birthday Romee!!

Oh wow! I'm not sure if I could do that tour.

Happy birthday, Romee! 🥳🥳

happy birthday Romee I would never step foot in North Korea

I didn't even know NK had all these tours to their border. I wouldn't personally go but I appreciated the info you were able to share. Should people be giving them money? Well, probably not... but that's an individual choice. It's a very scary place that is so secretive. I'm glad you guys are safe.

That was a very brave trek. NK is not a country I would ever choose to visit.

Romee, I wish you a Happy belated birthday. I am glad that you and Jeff enjoyed both North and South Korea. North and South Korea are not nations which I would want to visit, but if you two enjoyed it, that is fine.

Its so funny ro me how quickly extroverts call someone a friend 😅 i can literally know and likw somwone for many years and do friend- like things, and still dont call them a friend 😅😂

You didnt really enter NK but just went to the DMZ right? Because it sounds like you didnt actually cross the border. I went to the DMZ too which is basically on the south korean side and safe to go to. I wouldnt cross the border just because after entering north korea you cant travel to the us again (at least not in a simple way, you habe to apply for visas even if u only stay 30 days) I also wouldnt want to support NK, but yes it is crazy to see in real life

Happy Birthday 🎊 Romee!

Happy Birthday Romee🎉🎉

Hi Rommee, Happy Belated Birthday, South Korea I've seen in RU-vid Vlogs looks Absolutely Beautiful , hope u and Jeffrey are well, looking forward to ur nt Vlog, Stay Safe Guys 🥰🥰🥰 🇬🇧

The outfit at the end really suited you, very pretty.

From the United States of America I think I'm just keep my feet on American soil for the rest of my life

have you even heared or read into the horrors thats going on to north korea?? To me its very disrespectful to go there as a tourist just to check it out and have an holiday experience... we should all show NK that they dont deserve ANY of that.

Happy Birthday Romee. 🎉

i feel like I would get killed instantly if i stepped foot in NK. You’re so brave

I have been to South Korea twice. Amazing!❤My favourite place is Busan!😊

You are so gorgeous Romee 😍 Love from Sweden 🇸🇪

Happy Birthday!

Oh, wow, didnt expect that from you...respect

Happy birthday, sweetie 🎂🥳💐🎉

It’s one thing to share a travel experience - it’s another to be completely ignorant to your surroundings and not provide full transparency to your viewers. This paints the exact picture that NK wants all of us to believe. Disappointing that you did not use your platform to educate and share the extreme suffering of the people here. I hope this is a learning experience for you as a creator. Until then, I must unsubscribe

Happy Belated Birthday dear💙❤

I think 26 was one of my favorite ages. :) HBD!

Wow, I'd love to go visit there xx

Well, this one was not a good idea, I think. I feel very unwell with that tourist thing in north Korea. This is not an exciting place you have to travel to, just for fun and have some me time and adventure and whatever. I think it's kind of showing no respect to all those starving, tortured people there. As much as I like your videos. You could have thought a little more about were to travel. And where not, due to respect. It makes me sad.

I cannot get over how different her demeaner is now that she is in a relationship. Lol. She seems so much younger and almost immature ( in a very good way) even dependent ....very different from before . Besides cancer she is living the life !!!!

Did I hear you right the 30th of April ? Your birthday. So you edit videos and then add them. All this time I thought you were videoing maybe couple of weeks earlier then you post them. Well happy birthday

Very interesting Romee love you taking us on your travels 💖

Very cool. 😎

How did you even get into North Korea lol. I guess being a U.S. citizen it’s basically a no go but I wouldn’t be brave enough anyways. I’m guessing you didn’t actual cross the border but stayed in the DMZ?

Scary place. 😮 no way. To many odd rules & just super scary & be careful. Happy birthday.

Grootste wens ooit: naar Zuid-Korea toe 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Good for you.

Happy birthday

I am disappointed that you would visit a country that violates human rights so egregiously. Makes me sad. I thought your values would preclude you from doing that.

I don’t think visiting North Korea was brave at all; I think it was indignant and insensitive, and...kind of stupid, actually. Had the North Koreans decided to detain and jail you, for absolutely no reason, your family and government would have to jump through hoops to get you out of that abyss. I’m 11 years cancer-free from metastatic cancer but I felt no need to re-invent myself because I’ve always been happy with who I am.

This goes on in the North I think,not the South as far as I know 😢

I loved this video! Can't wait to see another! 🙂

Happy Birthday and I hope one day North Korea can be free. Thanks for the glimpse inside.

you look so healthy and beautiful

Here is our Romee getting in some hot water. I am just happy and truly grateful she chooses to share her trips and adventures with us here. Always genuine, always open and honest. ❤

Just my own personal feeling, I would never step foot in a communist authoritarian country!! Especially Norrh Korea, you might as well play Russian Roulette. Happy Birthday Romee you are looking so beautiful.

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Good luck getting back across the border.

Great vid

You're brave! I didn't know that NK allowed any visitors; that was interesting to learn. I bet the spa was a really wonderful experience. I've seen articles online that talk about SK having really great beauty products, especially for the skin. I've had massages; they were in a small studio with only one masseuse but it was the best thing I ever did to feel healthier. Where you went sounds like a lot of fun. (Still amazed that NK allows visitors.) Loved your native outfits. :) ¸¸♬·¯·♩¸¸♪·¯·♫¸¸Happy Birthday To Romee¸¸♬·¯·♩¸¸♪·¯·♫¸¸

Are people actually watching the video? Everyone freaking out about her boarder tour is confusing. You learn more by experience than watching tv or being on the internet. I’m seeing a lot of comments asking how she can be excited. But it’s really taken out of context. I watched the entire video and that’s not at all the interpretation I gathered.

Are you serious!??? You actually went there? Surety you aren’t ignorant about what happens over there? I’m stunned.

She just went to the DMZ? Hmmm. I thought this video was going to be one of those govt sponsored North Korea videos where they take you around and restrict what they show, but that's not at all what this was. They were very clear that this was weird and talked about the restrictions. Those fake sponsor videos don't even let you say stuff like that.

I don't usually comment but I still cannot wrap my mind around those outraged by the video. As I said before visiting DMZ as a tourist is NOT visiting North Korea or supporting NK in any meaningful shape or form. I have been there and I know the history very well. First of all it is SOuth Korea (you know, the good guys, our guys) who decided to make a tourist spot out of a war zone and make money out of it. And it is not entirely useless from an academic standpoint. Seeing the infiltration tunnels and the story behind them is interesting for any history afficionado. Furthermore there is a lot of "good propaganda" there. The train station that is just ready to have the train ride to North when/if re-unification happens, time tables etc... There is of course opposite propaganda in the NOrth side. They have also their own version of DMZ. That is expected from them of course. People do get selfies for sure but I venture to say most people go to step foot on important sites from a historical perspective. That's why you visit battlefields, bunkers, castles etc...not to dance over graves and be glad people died but because they are meaningful. And, by the way, if it wasn't that dangerous I would actually visit NK myself (visit for real, as in visiting the country). Why not? If something exists then it is subject from being seen. And probably better in the long run

It definitely seems that Romee is all about “living her best life”. She does seem oblivious to the existence of others and their reality. I don’t know, she must not have paid attention in school, when they provided insights into how truly despairing some countries are. No mention of the truly hopeless lives some people groups endure. Romee comes across like a somewhat self centered teenager, even though she’s far removed from her adolescent years. She takes time to always focus on herself and not in a way of edifying others. I’d feel very uncomfortable rambling on about the food, the fashion, the me time massage sessions. All the while seemingly convinced that this is a “joyful existence” and that Romee is truly an “enlightened” individual. Perhaps she might consider doing some fundraising, that would allow her to give back. To do so without feeling she needs to share with the viewers, that she’s actually considering the plight of others. She could do this for some wildlife refuge organizations as well. And not so she could share how, once again, she’s checking off her self absorbed bucket list. Come on, you do know that true and lasting joy, does not come from a life of self glorification and continually chasing self gratification. And sadly, this is not a mindset and life view that Romee just entered into after dealing with an illness. I’ve went back and viewed many of her early videos. The “it’s all about me” tone that is prevalent in her later videos, is clearly seen in her early postings as well. Try making this simple observation as you view Romee’s RU-vid content. Listen for how often she expresses care and appreciation for others. How often does she strive to build others up? How often does she express true gratitude? Possibly, Romee could consider modifying her bucket list? Or should I say, expanding and enriching it? And yes, I know I could just stop viewing her content. But honestly, I’m hoping to see some real inner growth, happen in Romee’s life.

I disagree with the majority of the people who are against visiting North Korea. I was born in East Germany when the wall was still up and we couldn’t really leave the country. What will bring this regime down is as much contact from the people on the inside to the people on the outside as possible. The worst we can do is cut all communication. The more tourists the better. I know what the arguments against tourism are but in my opinion the connection between the people on the outside and on the inside outweigh these arguments. Every positive connection between the inside and the outside will chisel away at their believe that the outside is the enemy. It’s difficult to explain, I talked to many people inside NK and it’s a complex topic. I spent a week there and would go again without hesitation.

Hard pass. No thanks. There is no way I'd go there or financially support their economy.

These comments are ridiculous. Would you ask her the same stupid questions about going to China or Cuba? And she didn't even physically go to NK because it's currently impossible, she was in DMZ and you're acting like she ate dinner with Kim.

They went as a 11:07 11:08 vacation not political problems are around the world

Because it is so evil.

What's up with this group of people hating on Romee now? You're not being "woke" as you want to be perceive, you're being rude and trying to control the life of a girl telling her where or not to travel is a little sick to me. Good for you if you don't want to travel to North Korea but I think the "enemy" is not her but other people who has a lot of power. And supposing what she thinks about some topics is just as dumb as fuck.

Happy birthday 🎉🎉🎉 gorgeous God bless you in your special day . Wishing the best to you . Hugs 🎂🎉🎂🎉

So disrespectful ...and naive, choosing to go there...and withought any mention of the horrors that go on there. Just bizarre. And poor taste.

Happy birthday