One of the first Western tourists to visit North Korea following a five-year border closure, Irishwoman Janet Newenham (centre) tells Metro what she saw (Picture: Janet Newenham)When Janet Newenham saw an Instagram post about a trip to North Korea, she couldn’t move fast enough. ‘The thing is there’s not really anything to do in North Korea, it’s all about being there,’ she says. Still, for all its reclusion, North Korea is not totally cut off. ‘You’d ask what their favourite song is, and our tour guide would say ‘the national anthem of North Korea’. Everything feels special because you’re like, woah, I’m in North Korea.’The UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to North Korea.