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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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The Japanese Communist Party: The Biggest Communist Party you Never Heard Of
11 August 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
The Japanese Communist Party (JCP), known in Japanese as Nihon Kyōsantō (日本共産党), stands as one of the oldest and most enduring communist parties in the world. Founded in 1922, the JCP has navigated a tumultuous journey, surviving suppression, internal …
Exploring Battleship Island: A Journey Through History
9 August 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
Nestled in the blue expanse of the East China Sea, off the coast of Nagasaki, lies an eerie yet fascinating relic of Japan’s industrial past—Hashima Island, more commonly known as Gunkanjima or Battleship Island. This tiny, fortress-like speck of land …
Muscle Girls Bar Tokyo
6 August 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
Every year I update my best bars in the world list because there are new entrants. I hereby declare that Muscle Girls Bar is now part of that illustrious list.. Said bar was discovered on our recent Fukushima and Extremes of Japan Tour and boy was this …
Fukushima Hotels – Business Hotel Arm Futaba
6 August 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
Being both the main hotel of a whole region, as well as the nightlife hub is usually a big job, but less so if you are a Fukushima Hotel, as Business Hotel Arm Futaba was to show us. This was to be the Futaba based place where we were to spend the nigh …
Futaba, the former Fukushima Ghost Town
6 August 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
When you explore Chernobyl, it is all about the ghost towns. In Fukushima, it is much more about “former” ghost towns that are now trying to make a comeback, such as Futaba. This was the last stop on our recent YPT trip to the Fukushima area, which inc …
Buy the YPT sponsored Nauru football shirt while stocks last!
5 August 2024 / by YPT Team
After months of planning, the new Nauru football shirt – sponsored by Young Pioneer Tours – is now available for purchase in home, away, goalkeeper and special edition designs. The overall project, which was started in January of this year, aims to see …
What is it like traveling to Fukushima with Young Pioneer Tours
5 August 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
Traveling to Fukushima is currently gaining popularity as a post-disaster/dark tourism spot. What is it actually like to travel here and in particular to visit Fukushima with Young Pioneer Tours? This is obviously a subject we will have some bias on, b …
The Karelo-Finnish SSR: The Soviet Republic That Was, Then Wasn’t
30 July 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
Ah, the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic (Karelo-Finnish SSR), one of the Soviet Union’s many intriguing, if somewhat obscure, socialist experiments. Established in 1940 and dissolved in 1956, this short-lived republic was a curious blend of Ru …
Kalmykia: Europe’s Only Buddhist “Country”
30 July 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
When one thinks of Europe, Buddhism might not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, nestled in the vast steppes of southern Russia lies Kalmykia, a fascinating and unique republic known as the only Buddhist region in Europe. With its rich his …
