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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.
You can also check out our sister publication YPT Life.
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Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Overnight Tours Return! ☢️
25 May 2021 / by YPT Team
We have just received some exciting news from our partners in Ukraine that it is now once again possible to embark on overnight tours of the Chernobyl exclusion zone. This new development, coupled with recently relaxed entry requirements into Ukraine a …
Day of Hatred – Cambodia
22 May 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Day of Hatred is not something you’d necessarily think to be a holiday in this woke era, but it is indeed a holiday in Cambodia. May 20th, is actually no longer known as the Day of Hatred, but as the Day of Remembrance. The county remembering the atroc …
Tibet reopens to tourism
11 May 2021 / by John McGovern
As of the 11th of May, 2021 we have received confirmation from our local partners in Lhasa that Tibet has reopened to tourism for travellers of all nationalities. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Tibet has been closed to tourism even as China has dea …
Cyprus Opens Borders to Vaccinated Tourists
11 May 2021 / by Joel Vostok
In this current, rather depressing climate, there are few things we love more than delivering some rare good news. Today, we have just that! In an effort to revive their hard-hit tourist industry, Cyprus has announced they have opened their borders to …
Sinopharm receive WHO approval
8 May 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Sinopharm receive WHO approval, becoming the first non-western vaccine to achieve this coveted status. And this despite Putin declaring that the Sputnik vaccine was more reliable than a Kalashnikov. A somewhat interesting comparison with everything con …
EU to open to tourism
3 May 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
The EU to open to tourism is a huge shake up for the European travel industry. The EU commission has recommended easing restrictions on non-essential which basically means tourists travelling from non-EU states. The EU Commission tweeted the following …
The Star Wars Program and the Cold War
30 April 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
The Star Wars program and the Cold War. With May 4th coming up, AKA Star Wars Day (because it sounds a bit like may the force be with you),we felt it only well and good that we should in some way pay homage to this formerly great, and laterally not so …
New travel corridors announced – the beginning of the end of travel bans?
27 April 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
New travel corridors announced in biggest shape up to travel industry since the start of the pandemic. Despite the awful news from India yesterday and the increase in infections in a number of countries, there has at least been some good news. As expec …
Khachapuri – 6 Mouth-Watering Facts About This Beautiful Georgian Food
26 April 2021 / by Joel Vostok
Disclaimer: We take no responsibility for the overwhelming desire for Khachapuri that this article will likely create. If you’ve ever travelled to the former Soviet Union, either with us or by yourself, you’ll no doubt have come across one of the most …
