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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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What Is the Tourist Policy of Bhutan?
11 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction What is the tourist policy of Bhutan? Essentially Bhutan maintains a policy of a quota on how many tourists enter per year, all of which must be on an official tour, with there being a minimum spending amount per day. That is the policy in …
It’s a Holiday in Cambodia – Independence Day
9 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Some countries seem to have an awful lot of national holidays, and thankfully Cambodia is one of those countries. Merely a week ago, the country celebrated Water Festival connected to the coronation day, which gave the citizens a five day …
Traveling to Koh Rong
9 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction When it comes to travel in Cambodia YPT, tends to specialize in Dark Tourism, but having now been coronavirus refugees we have started to travel a bit out of our comfort zone. In this respect, out of our comfort zone has meant going to bea …
Cambodia Entering Partial Lockdown
9 November 2020 / by YPT Team
Introduction Following the positive COVID-19 test of the Foreign-Minister of Hungary following his state visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia, the country has implemented a minor lockdown across the country. According to the latest regulations as per yeste …
China Imposes Travel Ban on Citizens From UK and Belgium
6 November 2020 / by YPT Team
Early hopes that China would continue opening up foreigners entering the country has taken another hit with the announcement that citizens of the UK and Belgium would be temporarily banned from entering the country. This follows the suspension of the i …
Rajin Port – DPRK Guide
5 November 2020 / by Nicolas Platt
Introduction Rajin Port is one of the largest ventures in the Rason SEZ. It is a large year-round ice-free port that is used to ship goods in and out of the zone via sea trade routes. The port consists of three main piers, one of which is currently lea …
What Do Kazakhs Think About Borat Round 2?
5 November 2020 / by YPT Team
Introduction I’m sure you’ve all seen the news: the new Borat film is out and causing just as much trouble as the first installation. Like the first film, the hilarity starts with the full title, which in this case is Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: D …
COVID-19 / Coronavirus Travel Update – Which countries are open for tourism?
4 November 2020 / by YPT Team
Coronavirus travel update. Welcome to the YPT COVID-19 / Coronavirus travel updates page. With this page we aim to give up to date travel advice on which countries are open to tourism during the current pandemic. As you might imagine one of the most fr …
Chernobyl Tours from the UK
4 November 2020 / by Joel Vostok
The growth of Chernobyl tours in the past decade has moved quicker than anyone could have expected. This was accelerated by the release of the HBO series Chernobyl in 2019 which grippingly dramatized the horrific events of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. …
