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CNN —In travel news this week: Circling the calendar for peak cherry blossoms, a very rare peek at post-pandemic North Korea and the insightful confessions of a Vegas habitué.
While peak bloom can still be up in the air, the dates for the National Cherry Blossom Festival are solidly locked down: March 20-April 14.
Meanwhile, Japanese forecasters are out with their own cherry blossom, or sakura, predictions.
02:06 - Source: CNNIn the best of times, a visit to communist North Korea was a rarity.
Persons:
Brandon Griggs, He’s, Willy Wonka
Organizations:
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