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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.
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Sample 9 day itinerary for Transnistria
30 July 2020 / by Joel Vostok
The following sample 9 day itinerary for Transnistria marks what we would call our standard Transnistria Tour. This has us start and finish in Bucharest, although this can e swapped with Chisinau, or combined with one of our other Soviet Tours. The fol …
The flag of Transnistria
30 July 2020 / by Joel Vostok
The flag of Transnistria is one of the few flags still functioning with a hammer and sickle on it, just another time warp aspect of this fascinating breakaway state. To understand the story of the Transnistrian flag, we need to go back to the history o …
Food in Transnistria
30 July 2020 / by Joel Vostok
Transnistria may be called ‘the last of the USSR’ but trust us, the days of Soviet food are long gone. Well, almost. The old stereotype of Eastern European food being bland and unexciting is dead. As the crossroads of various empires throughout history …
Transnistrian Currency
30 July 2020 / by Joel Vostok
When it comes to spending money in Transnistria, your credit card is largely useless. There are a tiny fraction of ATMs that will accept Western cards but we don’t recommend using them. In breakaway states, cash is king! Thankfully, there are plentiful …
Overview of Transnistria
30 July 2020 / by Joel Vostok
Transnistria is a Russian backed, breakaway state sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine. During the collapse of the USSR in the 1990s, the region erupted into full-scale civil war killing over a thousand people and displacing many more. In the afterma …
Soviet Star Wars
24 July 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Despite an official hatred for all things capitalist and decadent, the reality on the USSR’s ground was somewhat different. Obviously, most of this love was hidden (bootleg copies of the Beatles, for example), but a lot was above ground an …
Maps of Cambodia
24 July 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Where is Cambodia? That is an excellent question, and as part of our overall Cambodian travel guide we have decided to include a big map section to show not just where Cambodia is, but maps of the top places we visit during our trip. Where …
What to Pack for travel to Cambodia
24 July 2020 / by John McGovern
Introduction Cambodia is one of the hottest destinations in South East Asia. In general, you will find a laid-back tourist atmosphere mixed though with a relatively conservative local culture. So what should you pack for travel to Cambodia? Here’s our …
$3000 for getting Corona Virus
24 July 2020 / by YPT Team
Introduction Some of you will have already heard, but one of the stranger news stories to come out of the COVID-19 crisis is that of the US$3000 payment that Uzbekistan has announced. That’s right, Uzbekistan, the Central Asian republic, surrounded by …
