A popular travel blogger is being criticized for writing only good comments and posting fun videos from a trip to North Korea. British world traveler Louis Cole posted the videos on his YouTube channel last month. The videos were recorded during a 10-day trip with a group of friends. His YouTube channel has nearly two million subscribers, and he has more than 800,000 followers on Twitter. Some social media followers and the activist group Human Rights Watch criticized Cole for not showing the realities of life in North Korea. One user responded to a photo Cole posted on Instagram of him surfing with a smiling North Korean boy. “You have to be realistic, man. Not everything is smiles and rainbows.” The user said Cole’s information was usually realistic and useful for travelers. “I’m disappointed that you weren’t just as honest and realistic on this latest trip.”
Title: Travel Blogger Criticized for ‘Fun’ Trip to North Korea
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1399/north_korea_trip.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Travel Blogger Criticized for Fun Trip to North Korea' data-article-id='1895'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13313'>A popular travel blogger is being criticized for writing only good comments and posting fun videos from a trip to North Korea.</span> <span data-start-time='13313' data-end-time='23708'>British world traveler Louis Cole posted the videos on his YouTube channel last month.</span> <span data-start-time='23708' data-end-time='30833'>The videos were recorded during a 10-day trip with a group of friends.</span> <span data-start-time='30833' data-end-time='42438'>His YouTube channel has nearly two million subscribers, and he has more than 800,000 followers on Twitter.</span> <span data-start-time='42438' data-end-time='56375'>Some social media followers and the activist group Human Rights Watch criticized Cole for not showing the realities of life in North Korea.</span> <span data-start-time='56375' data-end-time='67396'>One user responded to a photo Cole posted on Instagram of him surfing with a smiling North Korean boy.</span> <span data-start-time='67396' data-end-time='70438'>“You have to be realistic, man.</span> <span data-start-time='70438' data-end-time='75083'>Not everything is smiles and rainbows.”</span> <span data-start-time='75083' data-end-time='83250'>The user said Cole’s information was usually realistic and useful for travelers.</span> <span data-start-time='83250' data-end-time='90292'>“I’m disappointed that you weren’t just as honest and realistic on this latest trip.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1399/north_korea_trip.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7261 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1399/what_does_blogger_mean.m4a'>What does blogger mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a person who writes about personal opinions, activities and experiences on a website'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1399/a_person_who_writes_about_personal_opinions_activities_and_experiences_on_a_website.m4a'><span>a person who writes about personal opinions, activities and experiences on a website</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1399/a_person_who_works_for_a_computer_company.m4a'><span>a person who works for a computer company</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1399/someone_who_does_not_use_computers.m4a'><span>someone who does not use computers</span></div><div class='choice' 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