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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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The Mongolian ger: the traditional Mongolian tent
9 January 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
The Mongolians are historically a nation of nomads. This was true in Genghis Khan’s time, and it’s still true for 40% of the modern population. But being a nomad does not exempt someone from the need for shelter – particularly with the harsh Mongolian …
Ulaanbaatar: capital of Mongolia
8 January 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Great for a Scrabble hand with a few too many vowels, Mongolia’s capital of Ulaanbaatar (sometimes spelled as ‘Ulan Bator’) is the capital city of a country that, sadly, doesn’t see as much tourism as it should. We give you the lowdown on this quirky c …
Gobi Desert Facts: the ‘waterless place’
8 January 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
The Gobi Desert is Asia’s largest and most iconic, covering over 1600km (1000 miles) of China and Mongolia. It has long been a region that acted as a natural barrier between the various countries of the area, limiting the movement of troops, ordnance a …
CONIFA 2020: the final 16 revealed!
8 January 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
January 8th, 2020 Our partners at the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) — AKA the Other World Cup — recently announced the 16 teams that have qualified for this year’s World Cup. Taking place between May 30th and June 7th 20 …
Update on YPT Tours to Iraq and Iran
8 January 2020 / by Nicolas Platt
On the 3rd of January, a US drone strike killed top Iranian general Qassem Suleimani. In the early hours of the 8th of January Iran launched ballistic missile attacks on US bases in Iraq and Kurdistan. Iraq has also been experiencing months of protests …
What is the Eurasian Adventure?
7 January 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Here at YPT we have a few tours that we’d consider flagship – May Day in North Korea, the Least Visited Countries tour, Chernobyl/Transnistria – but by far our biggest and most impressive is the Eurasian Adventure. But what, exactly, is the Eurasian Ad …
Manchukuo: Japan’s puppet empire within China
6 January 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Manchukuo is one of the most interesting former countries on earth. At Young Pioneer Tours we do like our unrecognised and former countries, and we indeed visit many of them. There is one sorta-country that we’ve regrettably neglected until now: the Ja …
How many days should you spend in South Ossetia?
6 January 2020 / by Joel Vostok
Since overhauling and fine-tuning our popular South Ossetia tours, we’ve received many inquiries for private tours to the hardest-to-visit unrecognized country in the former Soviet Union. One of the main questions that pops up is: ‘’how many days is en …
Peleliu Island Day Guide – 2025
6 January 2020 / by Justin Martell
Nestled in the Western Pacific Ocean, the island of Peleliu is renowned for its stunning waters and white sandy shores, creating an island paradise which contrasts with its tumultuous history. Home to about 700 people and part of the nation of Palau, P …
