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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30 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Cambodia, which until recently had reported just over 300 cases of the virus and no community outbreaks, but rather all imported on arriving passengers into the country is now suffering from its first community outbreak of the virus. The G …
27 November 2020 / by Joel Vostok
Introduction At YPT, the Balkan region certainly holds a special place in our hearts. We first traversed it around a decade ago on our Eurasian Adventure. Since then, we have expanded into the region with a range of private and group tours exploring th …
26 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Who was Chum Mey? If you have more than a passing interest in the history of Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge then at some point, you will most likely find yourself at S-21. S-21 was the most used and notorious of the Khmer Rouge torture and e …
26 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction We all like new things, but what about new countries? If you area country collector, what do you do when you run out of countries? Well, you wait for new ones, of course! For regular readers of YPT, you will know that we have more than a p …
26 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Whether you live in or visit Cambodia, the shadow of the Khmer Rouge is never too far away. The vast excesses of the regime dominated the latter half of the 20th century, and it was only within the last 15 years that trails began to take p …
25 November 2020 / by
This is part 3 of this series by Dean Karalekas you can read part 1 here and part 2 here. The itinerary of the day so far was a whirlwind, taking in visits not only to the Marché de Fer, Atis Rezistans, the Notre-Dame Cathedral, and the monuments adorn …
24 November 2020 / by Rowan Beard
For us travellers being away from home can lead us to constantly rely on being connected to the internet allowing us to communicate with family and friends with updates and photos of our adventures. Sometimes to destinations your mother would rather yo …
24 November 2020 / by
Introduction We love our football here at YPT, even more so during a global pandemic as it’s pretty much the only form of decent entertainment available. As a result, we’ve become increasingly interested in football shirts – especially the weird and wo …
23 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction What are the youngest countries in the world? Obviously, you cannot just invent a country unless you are Sealand or Islandia, but you can declare your independence and ideally get recognized by the world. We have previously written about s …