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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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Guide to Dandong Airport
16 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
The Dandong Langtou Airport, famous for its flights from Beijing and Shanghai, reopened on the 30th of January 2019. The airport had been closed for the majority of 2018, following undergoing renovations to the terminal, and the runway is now back in u …
The Mundok Migratory Bird Reserve
13 June 2020 / by John McGovern
Photo of the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism As a mountainous country with natural parks in each corner, from the Kumgang mountains to Mt Myohyang, the Chilbo mountains to Mt Paektu, North Korea is a surprisingly good place for natural s …
What is France’s Longest Border?
13 June 2020 / by John McGovern
Is it Spain, or Italy, or Belgium? Could the border with Switzerland be deceptively long? For anyone who is even vaguely acquainted with YPT you will know this is a kind of trick question. Long story short, it’s Brazil! But before we get to that… Franc …
Turkmenistan border crossings
13 June 2020 / by YPT Team
If you’re travelling overland and planning on entering Turkmenistan, you’re going to need to know which border crossing you will be using. Chances are you’ll either be applying for a tourist visa to Turkmenistan, in which case we’ll need to know where …
Pyongyang Study Tour: Studying in North Korea for a Month
13 June 2020 / by Simon Haywood
I confidently say that my choice to spend my summer vacation in Pyongyang studying in North Korea has changed my life. I had the chance to take part in YPT Pyongyang Study Tour. It happened at one of Korea’s top university, Kim Hyong Jik Teacher Traini …
Cambodia announces new COVID-19 measures for arrivals
11 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Europe might be tenuously opening its doors to tourism, but South East Asia is certainly playing things a lot safer when it comes to de-confininement following COVID-19. The Government of Cambodia has just announced that all travellers arriving in the …
Hamhung Cold Noodles
11 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Hamhung Cold Noodles as photographed by Gregor Samsa Did we make a spelling mistake? Surely we must have meant Pyongyang Cold Noodles right? No, we are talking about the second most famous cold noodle dish of North Korea Hamhung Cold Noodles ( 함흥냉면 ). …
Okryu-gwan Restaurant – DPRK Guide
9 June 2020 / by Nicolas Platt
Introduction Located on the banks of the Taedong river between Moran Hill and Okryu Bridge, Okryu-Gwan Restaraunt (옥류관) is one of Pyongyang’s most iconic eateries and easily the most famous Pyongyang Cold Noodle restaurant. The exterior of Okryu-Gwan O …
Pyongyang Restaurant Chain
9 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Despite being a Socialist State with a heavily centralised economy the DPRK can at times be pretty canny businessmen and nothing quite proves this as much as the hugely successful Pyongyang Restaurant Chain or Franchise – that is right I said franchise …
