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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.
You can also check out our sister publication YPT Life.
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European Countries Starting to Reopen After COVID-19
8 June 2020 / by Joel Vostok
After a long and uncertain few months, it finally seems that there is a light at the end of the tunnel to the coronavirus lockdown. Europe, despite being one of the worst affected areas is starting to see the curve flattening and making attempts to res …
Hawaiian Poke
7 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
A bowl of Hawaiian poke One of the things we like best when traveling to new countries is of course sampling the food, and the Pacific Islands is definitely one of our favorite food destinations. Hawaiian poke is a legend amongst those underrated desti …
How to eat Balut?
7 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Balut, as photographied by Shankar S. At YPT, we are all about getting down and dirty with the local customs, be they drinking the local moonshine or trying the weirdest of delicacies. And boy, do we love balut. What is balut Balut, sometimes spelt bal …
Cuba and North Korea: Comrades-in-Arms
5 June 2020 / by John McGovern
Geographically speaking, it would be entirely unpredicted that the northern part of the Korean peninsula in East Asia and an island in the Caribbean just south of Miami would have such a close relationship like Cuba and North Korea But the DPRK, Democr …
Horse Meat in Kazakhstan
5 June 2020 / by YPT Team
A woman prepares horse meat in Kazakhstan, photo taken by Sara Yeomans One of the most annoying aspects of taking guests through Kazakhstan (as well as Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan) is the constant fear many have that they are inadvertently going to eat h …
Visiting Abkhazia during Russia’s FIFA World Cup
4 June 2020 / by
‘Good day David! Due to the FIFA World Cup in Russia, the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Abkhazia, informs all foreign citizens visiting the Republic of Abkhazia during the period from June 15, 2018, to August 01, 2 …
How to visit Turkmenistan in style
4 June 2020 / by YPT Team
As everyone knows, we offer the cheapest, best value for money tours to Turkmenistan. They also happen to be some of the most comprehensive as well, but we do it as cheap as Turkmenistan allows to ensure everyone gets a chance to travel there. We also …
North Korean Cheerleaders
4 June 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u85hKmvJTs That North Korean Cheerleaders remix might not be ours, but it is truly worth some credits PyeongChang 2018 was the last winter Olympics to be held. It was also, of course, the first time since Seoul in 1988 …
Central Asian Beers
4 June 2020 / by Caitlin Graham
What do you think of Central Asian Beers? Those of you who have been to any of the former Soviet Union know that they know how to drink. Of course the drink of choice is always vodka, however beer also holds a special place as well. Each of the five Ce …
