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https://mydiplomaticlife.com/
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https://mydiplomaticlife.com/ is a personal blog at mydiplomaticlife.com about politics and history. Since 2020, 8 different Hacker News readers have linked it 45 times, most often “A Cruel Deception – RAF Pilot Remains Discovered in North Korea”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-29, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for first-hand accounts of a British diplomat's postings, including three years in North Korea and a story set in Tirana. One commenter found a post gripping.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
My diplomatic life true revealing stories behind the hype is a story that takes the sheen off the perception of a glamorous and privileged lifestyle.
Most-linked posts?
- A Cruel Deception – RAF Pilot Remains Discovered in North Korea2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2020-07-27
- Life in North Korea as a Foreigner Surviving 3 Years2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-04-01
- Tirana – Ambushed and 2 Diplomats Shot2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-07-19
- Three years in North Korea as a foreigner (2021)2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-07-11
What Hacker News says?
Weird, I tried to click on "Kimchi Harvest" to see a larger version. Instead, the link was to https://mydiplomaticlife.com/how-to-survive-3-years-in-north... , which just took me to the top of the article.
Comment linking /how-to-survive-3-years-in-north-korea-as-a-foreigner/download-11-2/
on “Three years in North Korea as a foreigner (2021)”Submitted Three years in North Korea as a foreigner (2021) as a story · 472 points
HN discussionhttps://www.mydiplomaticlife.com/feed/
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on “My Diplomatic Life”Submitted SAS Rescue 3 Trapped British Diplomats in Albania as a story · 181 points
HN discussionThis is really quite a gripping read. Enjoyed it! https://www.mydiplomaticlife.com/tirana-ambushed-and-2-diplo...
Comment linking /tirana-ambushed-and-2-diplomats-shot/
on “My Diplomatic Life”Submitted My Diplomatic Life as a story · 141 points
HN discussionRelated https://www.mydiplomaticlife.com/a-cruel-deception-raf-pilot...
Comment linking /a-cruel-deception-raf-pilots-remains-discovered-in-north-korea/
on “British Diplomat Works with North Korean Military”Submitted A Cruel Deception – RAF Pilot Remains Discovered in North Korea as a story · 10 points
HN discussionSubmitted British Diplomat Works with North Korean Military as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted British Diplomat Works with North Korean Military as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted Surviving 3 Years in North Korea as a Foreign Diplomat as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to Survive 3 Years in North Korea as a Foreigner as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted My Diplomatic Life – The True Stories as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Royal Navy Hostages in Iran – What Happened in 2007 as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Life in North Korea as a Foreigner Surviving 3 Years as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Tirana – Bloodshed Avoided at Queens Birthday Party as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Ambushed and Shot in Tirana – Conclusion as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Royal Navy Hostages in Iran – What Happened as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted British Naval Hostages in Iran – The Backstory as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Oil Workers Rescued from Libya Just in Time as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Beating Gadaffi Forces to the Border Arab Spring 2011 as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Tirana – Ambushed and 2 Diplomats Shot as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Tragic RAF Pilot's Grave Discovered in Albania as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to Play Golf in North Korea as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted SAS Rescued Trapped British Diplomats in Albania as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Life in North Korea as a Foreigner Surviving 3 Years as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted North Korea Military Perpetuate a Cruel Heartless Deception as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Tirana – Bloodshed Avoided at Queens Birthday Party as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Tirana – Ambushed and Two British Diplomats Shot as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted RAF Pilot Secret Hidden Grave Discovered in Albania as a story · 1 points
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