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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.
You can also check out our sister publication YPT Life.
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Thailand open to vaccinated tourists (again)
16 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Thailand open to vaccinated tourists according to a new announcement from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). This follows on from what is slowly becoming a global trend for countries to open their borders to people who have received one of the Wo …
North Korea News
15 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
What are the best resources for North Korea News? With the DPRK often portrayed as being closed to the world, it is very hard to work out where the best places to get news about North Korea are. This is particularly true when you counter in the many fa …
Canada to end quarantine for vaccinated nationals
14 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Canada to end quarantine for vaccinated nationals in huge boost to outbound travel industry. According to multiple media sources in Canada the federal government are to announce a raft of new changes to quarantine requirements for Canadian nationals an …
Can you film in Bir Tawil?
10 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Can you film in Bir Tawil? The short answer is that if you show up unannounced and start filming people then you will find yourself in a whole world of trouble, but with the right permissions filming in Bir Tawil is indeed possible. What is the story w …
North Korean Websites
10 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
What are the North Korean websites? Although small in comparison to many other countries a number of North Korean government agencies have an online presence in Korean, and on occasion English. We have also included a few links to NGO’s, or people like …
Mongolia resumes international flights
9 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Mongolia resumes international flights after being closed for over a year, according to local media reports. The flights were resumed on June 1st and will not only allow Mongolians to fly to countries with open borders, but will allow for some form of …
How to get the vaccine in Cambodia as a foreigner?
8 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
How to get the vaccine in Cambodia as a foreigner ? This has been quite the rollercoaster year for Cambodia, for a while it looked like the country had managed to escape the crisis that was coronavirus, and then things all changed, and quickly. On Febr …
Are tattoos allowed in North Korea?
7 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Are tattoos allowed in North Korea? The short answer is that yes they are, and you will not be refused entry into the country, or to monuments if you have ink. Obviously there are some nuances to this that we will delve into later. This is actually a q …
Who is the Queen Mother of Cambodia?
6 June 2021 / by YPT Team
Who is the Queen Mother of Cambodia? June 7th marks the birthday of the former Queen consort of King Sihanouk of Cambodia, one of the most charismatic if not controversial figures in 20th century history. As they say behind every good man is a good wom …
