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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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Mt Chilbo Guide
29 June 2020 / by Rowan Beard
Mt Chilbo, or known as Chilbosan to the Koreans, is located in the North East of North Korea in North Hamgyong Province. It is located three and a half hours drive from the province’s capital, Chongjin – also the DPRK’s third-largest city, and a two-ho …
Dandong Travel Guide
26 June 2020 / by Rowan Beard
Overview of Dandong Dandong is the busiest and largest hub Chinese city to border North Korea. The city mostly focuses on trade and tourism with its communist neighbour which attracts both domestic and foreign tourists. The city is uniquely located on …
Travelling to Palau
26 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
In 2019 Young Pioneer Tours added the Republic of Palau (amongst other places) to our Least Visited Countries itinerary and it was without doubt the standout new destination of the trip. Here’s a report on our experience travelling to Palau. The Republ …
What to do in Honiara
26 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
The Solomon Islands and its capital city of Honiara are mainstays of the YPT Least Visited Countries Tour and one of our favorite cities on the trip. As the capital city of the Solomon Islands Honiara represents the cultural, ethnic and business meltin …
The Surreal Grave of Pol Pot
26 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
One of the things that sets dark tourism spots apart is the surreal feeling when you reach them. No tourists, few signs and a feeling that you can only get knowing something or someone ghastly has appeared on this spot sometime back in history. When it …
Tanduay Rum – Best selling liquors of the world
25 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
If you’re a frequent reader of our blog you have seen the article where we listed the 10 best selling liquor brands in the world. Amazingly Tanduay Rum/Rhum of the Philippines not only made it into the top ten, but is in actual fact the top selling rum …
North Korea Social benefits and the State
25 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbFf8CEECC8 The DPRK classic, we have nothing to envy in the World praising the Social Benefits of North korea North Korea is one of the last communist states on earth, and whilst references to Marxism-Leninism have been …
World leaders who have caught Covid-19
25 June 2020 / by YPT Team
Around the world a host of other world leaders/states peoples have contracted the COVID-19 virus. Here is a list of some, though obviously not exhaustive, world leaders who have caught Covid-19. This week we learned that the first President of Kazakhst …
Tours on the Horizon? Covid-19 and the Current Situation
25 June 2020 / by YPT Team
2020 has proven to be quite the year so far, especially for travel agencies like YPT but also for our Pioneers around the world we know are itching to getaway. Is travel possible now? At present, the current situation regarding COVID-19 is that we stil …
