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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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Currency of Mauritania
27 May 2020 / by Pier Doyon
Mauritania has its own currency contrary to many of its neighbouring countries, which are all using the CFA. It is also interesting that the name of the Mauritanian currency, Ougiya is unique around the world, contrary to dollars, dinars and so on. Oug …
Central Asia Tours 2025
26 May 2020 / by Caitlin Graham
Bored of isolation and champing at the bit to get moving again? Well here are a few of our Central Asia Tours highlights that you can look forward to in 2025. Afghanistan Mega Tour, May Like with all of our Afghanistan tours we don’t publish these itin …
Are Koreans bad at diving?
26 May 2020 / by
We’ve all heard of the Tom Daley’s and Michael Phelps’s of this world, but we seldom hear about the likes of Kim Kuk-hyang and Woo Ha-ram. Is there a reason for this? Well, yes – Probably because they’re distinctly average at watersports. So let’s have …
Flag of Eritrea
25 May 2020 / by Pier Doyon
The national flag of Eritrea is a colourful flag of East Africa. It has been the symbol of the country since 1995. Design of the flag of Eritrea The flag of the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front The Eritrean flag is a combination of the party flag of …
Flag of Somaliland
25 May 2020 / by Pier Doyon
While it might be an unrecognized country, Somaliland is a country all the same. It has its autonomous institutions, its currency and government which sets it apart from the country it has broke away from, Somalia. As such, the somalilander flag is dif …
Yakutia Tours
25 May 2020 / by Joel Vostok
For almost a decade, the team at YPT have been running ground breaking tours into the darkest corners of Russia. From opening up tourism opportunities in Chechnya and South Ossetia to taking the train most Moscow to Pyongyang, we are your go to experts …
What is the dam on the North Korean Emblem?
25 May 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
If you’re a geek like us that LOVES national emblems then you will probably like the North Korean state emblem. One unique part of the emblem is that it features a dam! But what is the dam on the North Korean emblem? We are happy to help! The Sup’ung D …
Sinchon County
25 May 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
At Young Pioneer Tours we do like to explore the weirder parts of North Korea not usually visited by tourists, today we introduce Sinchon County. Understand Sinchon Town, or Sinch’ŏn County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Sou …
What was the UAR (United Arab Republic)
25 May 2020 / by YPT Team
You might have heard of the United Arab Republic but not really understood what it was. While it took a very many incarnations over a 2-decade period, this was the first incarnation and a little bit of why it came about. What was happening just after W …
