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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20 August 2020 / by Nicolas Platt
Introduction Sariwon Folklore Park is located in the center of lively Sariwŏn the capital of North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0ru795vX6A&feature=youtu.be Sariwon Folklorepark The Folklore park represents Korea …
19 August 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Rason is North Korea’s Special Economic Zone, which means a different economic system is used in this rarely visited section of the Korean Peninsula. Interest Rates at Golden Triangle Bank This different system means that Rason has had a m …
18 August 2020 / by Nicolas Platt
The Pyongyang Hotel (평양호텔), despite its name that gives off the impression it may be Pyongyang’s most exclusive and luxurious hotel, is a much more modest affair. Often mistaken for the Ryugyong Hotel due to its name as the “Pyongyang Hotel”. This hote …
17 August 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Before coronavirus YPT took about one-quarter of all annual tourists to Nauru! Alas, as the least visited country in the world this did not make us rich. It did though make us the foremost travel agency experts in travel to Nauru. With thi …
17 August 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction As the least visited country on the planet, you will find scant travel information online about visiting Nauru. It is so off the beaten track than not even Lonely Planet has a Nauru section. YPT has now been running tours to Nauru for 4 ye …
17 August 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Nauru cuisine, or Nauruan cuisine, is the food of the Republic of Nauru, one of the smallest countries in the world, the most remote and, as we often like to remind people, the least visited. Nauru is predominantly a Micronesian country (w …
17 August 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
What Is the Capital of Nauru? It is Yaren, which given that Nauru only has a population of just over 10,000 people, is not exactly a thriving metropolis! How Do You Get to Nauru? The only way to get to Nauru the least visited country, save for stowing …
17 August 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Nauru is the third smallest country in the world, with the second smallest population in the world, and is the least visited country in the world. It is an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It does not get more off the beaten path …
17 August 2020 / by John McGovern
Introduction What languages do they speak in Nauru? In short the two official languages of Nauru are English and Nauruan, there is also a sizable Chinese minority who speak both Mandarin and Cantonese. Nauru English With Australia being the nearest glo …