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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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How Many US Presidents Have Visited North Korea?
16 November 2020 / by Nicolas Platt
Introduction While the North Korean and United States relationship can mostly be described as frosty (the two countries are still technically at war), there have been a couple of instances of high-level diplomacy involving sitting and former US Preside …
Kazakhstan’s New Tourism Campaign
16 November 2020 / by YPT Team
Kazakhstan has a new tourism campaign, and you’ll never guess what their slogan is! Actually, you very well might guess because it’s probably one of the few things you know about Kazakhstan. And if you read my blog from a few days ago, I gave it away i …
Air Koryo – National Airline of North Korea – DPRK Guide
12 November 2020 / by Rowan Beard
Introduction Air Koryo (고려항공) is the national airline of North Korea and only airline of the DPRK. Air Koryo was first established in 1945 and is now a state-owned company based at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport connecting Pyongyang to the rest …
7 of the Weirdest Foods in the World
12 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction At Young Pioneer Tours, we proudly take people to some of the weirdest places in the world, and with weird places comes weird food! Weird might be a strong word, but there are foods around the world that certainly from a western palate are …
What Is the Tourist Policy of Bhutan?
11 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction What is the tourist policy of Bhutan? Essentially Bhutan maintains a policy of a quota on how many tourists enter per year, all of which must be on an official tour, with there being a minimum spending amount per day. That is the policy in …
It’s a Holiday in Cambodia – Independence Day
9 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Some countries seem to have an awful lot of national holidays, and thankfully Cambodia is one of those countries. Merely a week ago, the country celebrated Water Festival connected to the coronation day, which gave the citizens a five day …
Traveling to Koh Rong
9 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction When it comes to travel in Cambodia YPT, tends to specialize in Dark Tourism, but having now been coronavirus refugees we have started to travel a bit out of our comfort zone. In this respect, out of our comfort zone has meant going to bea …
Cambodia Entering Partial Lockdown
9 November 2020 / by YPT Team
Introduction Following the positive COVID-19 test of the Foreign-Minister of Hungary following his state visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia, the country has implemented a minor lockdown across the country. According to the latest regulations as per yeste …
China Imposes Travel Ban on Citizens From UK and Belgium
6 November 2020 / by YPT Team
Early hopes that China would continue opening up foreigners entering the country has taken another hit with the announcement that citizens of the UK and Belgium would be temporarily banned from entering the country. This follows the suspension of the i …
