Jasmina Tešanović is a Serbian filmmaker and writer who became known worldwide when her diaries written during the 1999 war in Kosovo were distributed on the Internet. She has written some excellent articles on countries that were part of what was formerly known as Yugoslavia, and this month has been writing about South Korea.

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For the first time in over 50 years, trains have crossed between North and South Korea, on two restored tracks between the countries.

However, any travellers looking forward to easy access to the North are advised not to hold their breath; this was just a one-off trial, with no guarantee on any further trips.

Meanwhile, The Independent uses a bit of artistic licence to envisage a future where we can travel from Inverness to Seoul, entirely by train.

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