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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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In a Locked-Down World, Haiti Remains Open for Tourists Part 4
3 December 2020 / by
Haiti this is part 4 of this series by Dean Karalekas you can read part 1 here, part 2 here and part 3 here. The dogs, so friendly during the day, barked loudly at my approach to the main building this late at night, threatening to wake the o …
What’s It Like to Visit Choeung Ek Killing Fields?
1 December 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction What’s it like to visit Cheung Ek Killing Fields? Cheung Ek was one of the most significant extermination camps and mass grave sites known as the Killing Fields. It was primarily used to kill and bury victims from the S-21 Prison. The site …
The Iraqi Connection: Exploring the Roots of the Exorcist Curse
1 December 2020 / by Justin Martell
Introduction Director William Friedkin’s (The French Connection, Cruising) 1973 adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s book,The Exorcist, is regarded by many not only as one of the best horror films ever made but perhaps the scar …
Flag of Sealand
30 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction to the flag of Sealand What is the flag of Sealand? Sealand, or to be more precise, The Principality of Sealand, is the most famous micronation in the world. And if you are going to be a nation, you need a flag. Here is the story of the fl …
Cambodia Has First Community Outbreak of COVID-19
30 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Cambodia, which until recently had reported just over 300 cases of the virus and no community outbreaks, but rather all imported on arriving passengers into the country is now suffering from its first community outbreak of the virus. The G …
Conquering the Balkans
27 November 2020 / by Joel Vostok
Introduction At YPT, the Balkan region certainly holds a special place in our hearts. We first traversed it around a decade ago on our Eurasian Adventure. Since then, we have expanded into the region with a range of private and group tours exploring th …
Meeting Chum Mey
26 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Who was Chum Mey? If you have more than a passing interest in the history of Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge then at some point, you will most likely find yourself at S-21. S-21 was the most used and notorious of the Khmer Rouge torture and e …
7 New Countries You Might See in 2025 and beyond
26 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction We all like new things, but what about new countries? If you area country collector, what do you do when you run out of countries? Well, you wait for new ones, of course! For regular readers of YPT, you will know that we have more than a p …
What Is It Like to Visit S-21?
26 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Whether you live in or visit Cambodia, the shadow of the Khmer Rouge is never too far away. The vast excesses of the regime dominated the latter half of the 20th century, and it was only within the last 15 years that trails began to take p …
