Introduction One of the most closed countries in the world, with even fewer tourists every year than North Korea, Turkmenistan really is a one-of-a-kind type of place. Giving a new meaning to “off the beaten track”, you will be in total awe the whole t …

Introduction Turkmenistan has many fabulous, unique, exciting, and interesting aspects, and there are numerous reasons for you to want to visit. Cuisine though, is not, unfortunately, one of them. In general, it’s very meat-heavy, quite fatty and heavy …

Introduction You’ve all seen the sensationalist headline: “Hiroshima-like blast in Beirut”. There’s never been a better time in history than now to live in click bait mania. Was the blast in the Lebanese capital, Beirut a nuke? Was it even close to a n …

Introduction The Haebangsan Hotel ( 해방산려관), located in central Pyongyang and opened in 1962, is not often visited by western tourists but is a popular place for Chinese businessmen and North Koreans visiting Pyongyang to stay. Haebangsan Hotel Location …

Introduction As a rule, guns aren’t taken into space for two reasons. Firstly, a gun can easily punch a hole through the thin metal wall of a spacecraft and kill everyone inside. Secondly, going into space is expensive and every piece of kit costs a sm …

The languages of Ukraine have become quite a hot topic with regards to the Russian invasion of the country. What though is, or at least was the situation in the country? A country as big as Ukraine in such a strategic position has naturally hosted coun …

Alongside a series of territorial disputes with Russia and Russian backed separatists, with a population of 40 million people living in an area of 10.18 million km², Ukraine is a beast of a country to map. But fear not, YPT has managed to cover everyth …

A common question many people ask us when visiting a lesser-visited Eastern European country like Ukraine, is what to pack? We’ve visited the country of Ukraine in the baking heat, snowstorms, and all seasons of the year. So we have a good amount of kn …

A country shrouded in the secrecy of the Soviet Union for decades, Ukraine is beginning a new part of its history as a modern independent state. However, the country has been the site of unrest and war in recent years which has created various stereoty …