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Welcome to the Young Pioneer Tours Blog, the place where we we keep you informed about everything YPT, from current tours, to future tours and a whole lot of eclectic stuff in between.
YPT first started blogging in 2008 and are considered the best North Korean Travel blog that there is.
But, as Young Pioneer Tours have expanded our locations, so have we expanded our blog. Now we have one of the best travel blogs in the world!
And while most of our content is about the numerous destinations we go, including travel guides and what to pack, we also delve into more serious subjects such as the safety of certain destinations, as well as how LGTBQ+ friendly the places we visit are.
While the vast majority of our content is produced in-house, we are always on the look-out for guest bloggers and writers. Want to write for us? Then simply get in touch.
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What is a Svalbard Cruise like?
13 July 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
Cruises and tourism in both Svalbard and the arctic have become big business. Formerly these inhospitable areas were the domain of whale hunters, coal miners and explorers, but in their wake tourists have replaced them. What is a Svalbard cruise like t …
Ultimate Longyearbyen Guide 2025
13 July 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
Formally the domain of whalers and coal miners Svalbard and the wider artic region are now very much the domain of tourists. If you visit Svalbard then you will undoubtedly fly into the capital “city”of Longyearbyen. What though is its story? Here is t …
Grumant and Colesbukta the Soviet Ghost Towns
13 July 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
When it comes to Soviet ghost towns in Svalbard the most famous is Pyramiden, as well as the still functioning Barentsburg, but alas with sanctions these are VERY difficult to reach. It was these issues that led us to visit Grumant and Colesbukta on ou …
Can you visit Pyramiden in 2025?
13 July 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
There’s a decent chance you’ve never heard of Pyramiden, but if you have there’s also a decent chance you want to visit there. So, can you visit Pyramiden in 2025? Yes you can, but it is not easy and yes the war in Ukraine has affected things. What is …
What’s it like to fly with Iraqi Airways
13 June 2022 / by Rowan Beard
Iraqi Airways Introduction Iraqi Airways is the national airline of the Republic of Iraq and was founded in 1945 making it the second oldest airline in the Middle East – the oldest being Egypt Air. Iraqi Airways operates domestic and international rout …
Buddhism in North Korea – The Korean Buddhist Federation
13 June 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
What is the situation with Buddhism in North Korea? Despite popular myth religious freedom is an integral part of the constitution of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, with it controooled by the government entity that is the Korean Buddhist Fed …
Agriculture in North Korea
8 June 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
Agriculture in North Korea takes places under the framework of it being a socialist country, with it being dominated by not just state run farms, but also collective farms – what are they you ask? All in good time! And before you say North Korea is com …
Saddam Hussein’s Palaces
7 June 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
Nothing quite shows the opulence and indeed contrasts of the Baathist era than Saddam Hussein’s Palaces. While nominally socialist Saddam’s palaces were an essential part of the cult of personality of not only him, but also his family. To read ab …
The Caveman of Socotra
2 June 2022 / by Rowan Beard
There’s no doubt the caveman of Socotra is the most famous person on the island to both tourists and locals. Socotra is an island a part of the Republic of Yemen and located on both the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. It’s an island completely isolat …
