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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13 March 2021 / by Dominic Perry
The Colombian civil war is something we here at YPT have covered before, but I felt it might be interesting to look at just what’s happened as a result of the peace agreement a few years ago. In case you didn’t know, the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Force …
12 March 2021 / by YPT Team
Introduction The lockdown has kept us all cooped up inside our homes. Staying in one place for long periods of time while following a monotonous routine can affect our minds. So, after this quarantine ends, you might want to go somewhere for a vacation …
11 March 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
What is the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea? At Young Pioneer Tours we like to delve into the inner-workings of North Korea, from an academic, rather than judgmental point of view you understand! Which brings us to the General Federation of …
11 March 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
North Korea India relations are pretty good, and we are here to tell you why! We have previously written about what allies North Korea has with most people assuming they only have China, and to a lesser extent Russia, but, in fact, a number of countrie …
9 March 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
China launches travel passport in bid to boost international travel. Only days after stating that they would relaunch travel subject to a “travel passport”, the Chinese have gone ahead and launched it. It is as expected a digital certificate and runs v …
3 March 2021 / by YPT Team
The Pioneer Podcast is a part of a larger new venture between Young Pioneer Tours, Pioneer Media, and other adventure travel-related publications to be called YPT.life. The aim of YPT.life will be to deliver premium one-of-a-kind content that is availa …
2 March 2021 / by Webmaster YPT
Traveling to a city or country is easy as long as you have the resources to do so. However, enjoying your time while traveling depends on your ability to communicate with the people at that location. However, you can only interact with them if you unde …
2 March 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
The EU have announced that they are working on a digital pass to facilitate travel throughout the EU this summer and beyond. The European Commission has said it will present a legislative plan later this month for what it’s calling a “digital green pas …
25 February 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Cambodia enters lockdown after spike in Covid cases. The Kingdom of Cambodia which for the longest time was one of the few success stories at fighting Covid-19 has now not only seen its most serious spike in infections, but has now entered an almost co …