Young Pioneer Tours
Blog
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.
Search For A Topic Here:
Check out and subscribe to the YPT Blog and travel magazine
The Communist Party of China: 100 Years
1 July 2021 / by John McGovern
On the 1st of July 1921, at a meeting house in Shanghai and then when police intervened on a boat in Zhejiang province, the Communist Party of China (CPC) was born. On the 1st of July 2021, there will be celebrations throughout China at the centenary o …
Need a vaccine? Holiday in America
30 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Need a vaccine? Then why not take a holiday to America? We truly do live in strange times. Coronavirus has destroyed the global economy, and in particular the travel industry. It has also had a somewhat polarizing affect. I speak to many people that ar …
Can LGTB people travel to Chernobyl and Transnistria
24 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Can LGTB people travel to Chernobyl and Transnistria? The short answer to this question is that yes they can, but certain cultural and safety sensitivities also need to be taken on board. Much of Eastern Europe and this includes Ukraine, Transnistria, …
YPT Concise Tibet Map and Features Guide
23 June 2021 / by
Tibet Map So where is Tibet? What is Tibet? This is a highly contested topic, and I’m sure whoever is reading this will have differing opinions. This article will focus on Tibet’s current geopolitical borders as the Tibetan Autonomous Region, and will …
Canadians allowed to travel again from July 5th
22 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Canadians allowed to travel again from July 5th, provided they have been vaccinated and upload their data to the ArriveCAN app, according to an announcement from the federal government today. The law basically means that Canadians who have been vaccina …
Can you drink in Iran?
21 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Can you drink in Iran? In short whilst Muslims are forbidden to drink alcohol, the local Christian Armenian population are allowed to produce consume and sell alcoholic beverages. So, yes you can drink in Iran. There are a lot of misconceptions about t …
If you want to travel you will need to be vaccinated
16 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
If you want to travel you will need to vaccinated or at least that is how current global trends are pointing. Over the last month countries from Iceland, to the Seychelles, Moldova and as of Today Thailand have announced that they will be, or have open …
Cambodia to end quarantine for vaccinated travelers
16 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Cambodia to end quarantine for vaccinated travelers. Cambodia which has largely been on lockdown since March of 2020 are set to announce fairly major shakeup of laws regarding entry into the country. Although not yet officially announces the talk is th …
Kurdistan to open to vaccinated tourists
16 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Kurdistan to open to vaccinated tourists without need for a negative PCR test, or any form of quarantine, according to a new health ministry advisory. The new decree also exempts anyone who has received a negative PCR test within the previous 48 hours …
