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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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Understanding Egyptian Currency in 2024
5 January 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Egyptian currency! What currency do they use in Egypt? Amazingly Egypt does not use the Dinar, like pretty much all of their neighbours, but uses pounds. I remember my father taking a cruise down the Nile, being presented his bill and nearly fainting. …
Algeria Travel FAQ
5 January 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Welcome to the Algeria Travel FAQ. YPT currently leads one group tour per year to Algeria, with plans to increase in the future. We also offer a comprehensive independent tours program to Algeria. You can read about our independent tours here You can …
Algerian Currency
1 January 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
What is the currency of Algeria? Algerian currency is known as the Algerian Dinar. It has the currency code DZD. Table of ContentsAlgerian Currency Before the Dinar Why the Dinar? How much is the Algerian Dinar Worth? What denominations of banknotes ar …
The Algeria Guide
31 December 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
The YPT Algeria Guide! Algeria, or to give its full and proper name the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a very interesting country in Northern Africa. An integral part of the Ottoman Empire from 1516 to 1830, it was also home to famous pira …
Best travel Blogs (2024)
31 December 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
What were our best travel blogs in 2024? OK, so it has not been the best of years for us travel agents, but we have been far from idle during this time! In fact, perhaps the only bonus about all the extra time has been that we have been able to write m …
Top North Korea Blogs (2024)
31 December 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Top North Korea blogs of 2024 baby! OK, so we realize that 2024 has not been the greatest of years. In this case we will just ignore the elephants in the room and concentrate on the positives. Being a travel agency we obviously prefer to be running tou …
What Is Nasserism?
30 December 2020 / by Dominic Perry
If you’re like me, you find fringe political ideologies really fascinating. The vast majority of people aren’t like me, but hey, if you’re here, you must be at least a little inclined the same way. But here’s the thing, Nasserism isn’t really fringe. I …
Nasser: The Pan-Arab Leader
29 December 2020 / by Dominic Perry
Nasser was a leaders that defined a generation in the Arab World, with the Cold War so starkly divided between the dual forces of communism and capitalism, it’s easy to forget that there were many other competing, often regional ideologies that fought …
Thailand open to the World? (not quite)
29 December 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
“Thailand open to the world” was the proud announcement in the Bangkok Post, but before you get too excited, the truth is, it really isn’t. Thailand initially announced it was open to health tourists many months ago. Last month was extended to foreign …
