Wendy Simmons won't stop travelling until she visits every country
in the world! Despite her
hatred for packing, she's managed to explore more than eighty-five
so far--including territories and colonies--and chronicles her
adventures on her blog, wendysimmons.com.
Wendy is president of Vendeloo, a consultancy she founded in
2001, Chief Brand Officer of a NYC-based global eyewear brand, and
an award-winning photographer. She's also owned a bar in Manhattan,
worked for a lobbying firm on Capitol Hill, and written a
Japanese-language phrase book. Though her Japanese is now
terrible,
Wendy's Pig Latin is flourishing. She graduated summa cum laude and
Phi Beta Kappa from George Washington University.
Wendy practices Muay Thai daily and lives in Brooklyn in a converted 1800s schoolhouse.
..".an irresistible read.... Simmons presents a rare and
fascinating look at the tourist's North Korea in a work that is
humorous, appalling, and very sad. A highly recommended and
revealing glimpse into a secretive land." --Library Journal
..".funny, witty, and fascinating....if you have a weird
fascination for North Korea and need a little laughter and raw
utter truth as to what it is like vacationing there then I urge you
to go read this book." --San Francisco Book Review
"A death-defying adventure, filled with despair and tiny pieces of
hope, and beautiful ― I wish I was as brave as Wendy." (James
Altucher Bestselling author, entrepreneur, podcaster)
"Wendy Simmons traveled to a place few of us will ever go and found
herself in the ultimate Potemkin Village. Her intrepid desire to
discover the reality behind the stagecraft escorts the reader
through My Holiday in North Korea with words and pictures that
render this mysterious country both knowable and unknowable, and
always fascinating. Simmons' insightful and funny storytelling
evocatively captures the deception, corruption, humor and,
ultimately, anguished humanity of a bizarre nation. It's a wild
trip." (Jon Reiner James Beard Award-winning author of The Man Who
Couldn't Eat)
"My Holiday In North Korea by the very funny Wendy Simmons is a
must-read for anyone who wants to lift the veil and spy on the real
North Korea. But more than that, it is Ms. Simmons ease at being a
traveler to distant and strange lands that gives this book its
unusual insight into what people behind a real iron curtain think,
and yes, feel." (Maria T. Lemmon Novelist, a screenwriter, and the
author of Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child, and Making It Up
as I go Along)
"Wendy Simmons gives a glimpse into NoKo in this humorous and
entertaining book. Through her eyes we see the sometimes absurd,
yet always aching existence of a country under the thumb of
oppressive rule." (Myles Kennedy Singer/Songwriter Alter
Bridge/Slash & The Conspirators)
"Writer and photographer Wendy Simmons shares a personal account of
her vacation to one of the most reclusive nations on the planet,
North Korea. During her journey she finds herself caught between an
international crisis sparked by the release of the Sony Pictures
film The Interview and accidentally crashing the 'wedding' of a
North Korean bride to be." (Gabriel Sanchez Buzzfeed)
"You remember Eat, Love, Pray and Under the Tuscan Sun? Yeah, this
really isn't like those. It's better." --San Francisco
Chronicle
...funny, witty, and fascinating....if you have a weird fascination
for North Korea and need a little laughter and raw utter truth as
to what it is like vacationing there then I urge you to go read
this book. San Francisco Book Review"
an irresistible read . Simmons presents a rare and fascinating look
at the tourist's North Korea in a work that is humorous, appalling,
and very sad. A highly recommended and revealing glimpse into a
secretive land. Library Journal"
A death-defying adventure, filled with despair and tiny pieces of
hope, and beautiful I wish I was as brave as Wendy. (James Altucher
Bestselling author, entrepreneur, podcaster)
Wendy Simmons traveled to a place few of us will ever go and found
herself in the ultimate Potemkin Village. Her intrepid desire to
discover the reality behind the stagecraft escorts the reader
through My Holiday in North Korea with words and pictures that
render this mysterious country both knowable and unknowable, and
always fascinating. Simmons insightful and funny storytelling
evocatively captures the deception, corruption, humor and,
ultimately, anguished humanity of a bizarre nation. It s a wild
trip. (Jon Reiner James Beard Award-winning author of The Man Who
Couldn t Eat)
My Holiday In North Korea by the very funny Wendy Simmons is a
must-read for anyone who wants to lift the veil and spy on the real
North Korea. But more than that, it is Ms. Simmons ease at being a
traveler to distant and strange lands that gives this book its
unusual insight into what people behind a real iron curtain think,
and yes, feel. (Maria T. Lemmon Novelist, a screenwriter, and the
author of Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child, and Making It Up
as I go Along)
Wendy Simmons gives a glimpse into NoKo in this humorous and
entertaining book. Through her eyes we see the sometimes absurd,
yet always aching existence of a country under the thumb of
oppressive rule. (Myles Kennedy Singer/Songwriter Alter
Bridge/Slash & The Conspirators)
Writer and photographer Wendy Simmons shares a personal account of
her vacation to one of the most reclusive nations on the planet,
North Korea. During her journey she finds herself caught between an
international crisis sparked by the release of the Sony Pictures
film The Interview and accidentally crashing the wedding of a North
Korean bride to be. (Gabriel Sanchez Buzzfeed)"
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