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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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Tanduay Rum – Best selling liquors of the world
25 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
If you’re a frequent reader of our blog you have seen the article where we listed the 10 best selling liquor brands in the world. Amazingly Tanduay Rum/Rhum of the Philippines not only made it into the top ten, but is in actual fact the top selling rum …
North Korea Social benefits and the State
25 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbFf8CEECC8 The DPRK classic, we have nothing to envy in the World praising the Social Benefits of North korea North Korea is one of the last communist states on earth, and whilst references to Marxism-Leninism have been …
World leaders who have caught Covid-19
25 June 2020 / by YPT Team
Around the world a host of other world leaders/states peoples have contracted the COVID-19 virus. Here is a list of some, though obviously not exhaustive, world leaders who have caught Covid-19. This week we learned that the first President of Kazakhst …
Tours on the Horizon? Covid-19 and the Current Situation
25 June 2020 / by YPT Team
2020 has proven to be quite the year so far, especially for travel agencies like YPT but also for our Pioneers around the world we know are itching to getaway. Is travel possible now? At present, the current situation regarding COVID-19 is that we stil …
Somaliland lifts its Covid-19 travel restrictions
25 June 2020 / by YPT Team
On Tuesday, the government of Somaliland has decided to lift its restrictions regarding travel to Somaliland due to Covid-19 and tourism now resumes in the country. The Republic of Somaliland’s Covid-19 Preparedness national committee announced, Tuesda …
The Ultimate Pailin Guide
24 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction to Pailin Pailin is a backwater border town between Cambodia and Thailand that is very much off of the Cambodia tourist trail. There are though enough things to make a trip to Pailin worth your while, and of course, it played an integral p …
Ta Mok – Brother Number 4
24 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
When it comes to the Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian genocide, the name most people know is Pol Pot. The actuality was that a regime and insurgency so repressive and obsessive needed a number of moving cogs. Ta Mok was an essential cog in the Killing Fie …
Brother System of the Khmer Rouge
24 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
When you read about the Khmer Rouge, you will often be told about Pol Pot being “Brother Number 1” and various other figures such as Ta Mok (Brother Number 4) being referred to by their brother honorific, but what does it all mean? Angkar The Communist …
How do you get to the Bunker of Pol Pot
23 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
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 …
