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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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5 things to do in Pago Pago
28 May 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Pago Pago is the capital city of the American overseas territory of American Samoa. If you charter a flight with Talofa Airways then it is possible to stop here for two hours, before boarding again and flying onwards to Tonga. We fully appreciate that …
Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church in Shenyang
28 May 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Shenyang not only lies on the train ride from Beijing to Pyongyang, but is also the only Chinese city other than Beijing to have direct scheduled flights to Pyongyang. Its location and importance in North-East China (Dong-Bei) also means it has a big N …
The awe of Eritrea: A different side of Africa
27 May 2020 / by YPT Team
All the ingredients were present: Cheap, cold beer. A repressive Regime. Beautiful women. An amazing landscape with an engaging history. And, as usual, difficult to visit. Clearly, this recipe was uniquely created for a Young Pioneer adventure. I was f …
What was the Bukharan People’s Soviet Republic
27 May 2020 / by YPT Team
We love unusual, little-known countries that no longer exist. We also love a country with a great name. The Bukharan People’s Soviet Republic ticks both of those boxes. The Emir of Bukhara, who managed to score one of the earliest colour photographs Th …
How to get from Samoa to Tonga
27 May 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
When you look at a map, Samoa and Tonga look quite close together, at least by Pacific standards anyway. Alas, there are no direct flights between Apia, the capital of Samoa and Nuku’alofa (easy for you to say) the capital of Tonga. The most popular wa …
Currency of Mauritania
27 May 2020 / by Pier Doyon
Mauritania has its own currency contrary to many of its neighbouring countries, which are all using the CFA. It is also interesting that the name of the Mauritanian currency, Ougiya is unique around the world, contrary to dollars, dinars and so on. Oug …
Central Asia Tours 2024
26 May 2020 / by Caitlin Graham
Bored of isolation and champing at the bit to get moving again? Well here are a few of our Central Asia Tours highlights that you can look forward to in 2024. Afghanistan Mega Tour, May Like with all of our Afghanistan tours we don’t publish these itin …
Are Koreans bad at diving?
26 May 2020 / by
We’ve all heard of the Tom Daley’s and Michael Phelps’s of this world, but we seldom hear about the likes of Kim Kuk-hyang and Woo Ha-ram. Is there a reason for this? Well, yes – Probably because they’re distinctly average at watersports. So let’s have …
Flag of Eritrea
25 May 2020 / by Pier Doyon
The national flag of Eritrea is a colourful flag of East Africa. It has been the symbol of the country since 1995. Design of the flag of Eritrea The flag of the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front The Eritrean flag is a combination of the party flag of …
