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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20 February 2021 / by Dominic Perry
Colonialism in Africa was and is, across the board, ruthless and deplorable. Native peoples were made second class citizens on their own soil, their resources were ripped from the very Earth and any hope for competitive economic development with the ra …
12 February 2021 / by
The official currency of Morocco is the Moroccan Dirham. Here are the basics: One Dirham is divided into 100 centimes. Official international code: MAD. Dirham symbol: DH Background When most of Morocco became a French protectorate in 1912, the Morocca …
12 February 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Dark Tourism in Nauru Nauru is the least visited country on earth, it is also a mainstay of our tour calendar and as such we have written a lot about the country. Why is Nauru the least visited country on earth? There are a few reasons, mostly location …
11 February 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Visiting Nan Madol is one of the highlights of traveling to Pohnpei, the capital “island” of the Federated States of Micronesia. There are a lot of cool things about YPT; principal among them that compared to other countries we truly get off the beaten …
11 February 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Cuba further opens economy to private businesses in biggest shake up since the revolution. In the polarized politics of America, you find people like Obama and Joe Biden being called socialist and communist. Venezuela, Nicaragua and Bolivia have also b …
10 February 2021 / by
What is the currency of Mali? The people of Mali use the West African CFA Franc; known colloquially as the Franc. The West African CFA Franc is a currency that is used by multiple countries. In other words, the currency is also known as the Franc CFA. …
10 February 2021 / by
What is the currency of Burkina Faso? The people of Burkina Faso use the West African CFA Franc; known colloquially as the Franc. The West African CFA Franc is a currency that is used by multiple countries. In other words, the currency is also known as …
10 February 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
The best Vanuatu Volcano tour was one of the first things I did in 2020. Looking back I was not to realize that this would be the highlight of the year. We’d visited Vanuatu as part of the Least Visited Countries tour . This is where YPT go guns blazin …