One of the things that sets dark tourism spots apart is the surreal feeling when you reach them. No tourists, few signs and a feeling that you can only get knowing something or someone ghastly has appeared on this spot sometime back in history. When it came to being surreal, the grave of Pol Pot ticked […]

Anlong Veng was the last capital of the last Khmer Rouge state and as such has a lot of Khmer Rouge based tourist attractions, such as the house of Ta Mok, the mass grave of Son Sen, and the death site of Pol Pot. It is here that you will also find the Bunker of […]

Today (April 15th) marks the anniversary of the death of Pol Pot one of the most feared and ruthless leaders of the 20th century. Table of Contents Biography of Pol Pot Democratic Kampuchea Why did the Khmer Rouge lose power? Khmer Rouge Insurgency Pol Pot and the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot in […]

North Macedonia gained independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Like their new neighbours, many anticipated that this small, ethnically diverse country in the Southern Balkans would quickly fall apart. However, far from unravelling, North Macedonia defied expectations and has flourished on the world stage in recent years. it adopted a new flag to mark its unique […]

Dark tourism in Cambodia is a complex topic that often invites both intrigue and discomfort. It involves visiting sites associated with death, suffering, and the darker aspects of human history. While dark tourism can serve as a form of education, it also raises ethical questions regarding the exploitation of tragic events for commercial gain. This […]

Once a secretive testing ground for Soviet nuclear weapons, the Polygon now stands as a haunting reminder of humanity’s atomic ambitions. But what is it? And why visit it? What is the Polygon Nuclear Test Site? The Semipalatinsk Test Site (STS) or more commonly known “Polygon Nuclear Test Site” was once a nuclear testing ground for […]

With Vietnam and Cambodia both being firm favorites on the YPT calendar we are always looking not just for new destinations, but also new border crossings. With this in mind we present Kampot to Phu Quoc, the largest island within Vietnam. And whilst we do not yet currently offer this as part of a group […]

by Andy Khong Chongqing, officially known as Chongqing Municipality, is a major city and administrative region in south-western China. It is situated at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers and is one of the country’s four direct-controlled municipalities, along with Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. [Chongqing (Pinyin Romanization) is pronounced “Choong-Ching”; it was formerly […]

by Andy Khong The Mesopotamian Marshes (also referred to as the Iraqi Marshes, or Al-Ahwar in Arabic), are a wetland region located in southern Iraq recognized for their unique beauty and ecological importance; historically stretched up to 20,000 square kilometers (7,750 square miles) in the floodplain of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Anthropologists believe this […]

When you think about Iraq, what comes to mind? For many, the image is bleak. Over the last few centuries, this region has become synonymous with war, terrorism, Saddam Hussein, desert, and a whole lot of oil. But amidst the chaos and bad news stories is a natural oasis, the location of the garden of […]