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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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Baseball in North Korea
6 April 2020 / by John McGovern
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONcQ3YbpwM&feature=emb_title While we have already detailed football, the DPRK’s most popular sport, and also ssireum (Korean wrestling), the next sport you may be surprised to see us write about is baseball! Baseba …
Did Turkmenistan Ban Coronavirus?
6 April 2020 / by YPT Team
We are used to dealing with “fake news” regarding North Korea, Turkmenistan less so, but did the country really ban the word coronavirus? The short answer is no. On March 31st, Reporters Without Borders (known by its French acronym RSF) published a reb …
No Evacuation Flights for Australians in Cambodia
5 April 2020 / by YPT Team
According to the Khmer Times (our new favourite website), there are no evacuation flights for Australians in Cambodia currently being planned. Currently, there are hundreds of Australians in Cambodia, a popular haunt for tourists and ex-pats alike. Now …
Smoking in Turkmenistan
5 April 2020 / by Alistair Riddell
As many of you will know, smoking in Turkmenistan is illegal in public places. It’s also incredibly difficult to buy cigarettes when you’re in Turkmenistan. In fact, Turkmenistan and Bhutan are the only countries with nationwide bans on smoking in all …
Football In Tajikistan
5 April 2020 / by
Football has ground to a halt all across the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving fans gasping for a football fix. Belarus, Burundi and Nicaragua have been dealing with everyone doses of the beautiful game. But the Belarusian football associatio …
Tomb-Sweeping Festival
3 April 2020 / by John McGovern
Anyone who’s been to China can sometimes get a bit of festival overload, it seems there’s some festival every week! Spring Festival is, of course, the most well-known, followed by Mid-Autumn Day and the political festivals of National Day and May Day. …
The Flag of Turkmenistan
3 April 2020 / by George Morris
Central Asia certainly stands out for its distinctive features, from post-Soviet bureaucracy and rugged landscapes to the historical significance of the Silk Road. Yet, one often-overlooked aspect is the uniqueness of its national flags. As the only fl …
Europe Tour 2025
3 April 2020 / by Joel Vostok
Since establishing our European office in Bulgaria back in 2017, our range of adventures offered throughout the lands of the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, continues to expand! We now run tours to over 21 different countries and counting, here is …
Soviet Propaganda Posters vs COVID-19
3 April 2020 / by Joel Vostok
The propaganda posters in the Soviet Union were based on the Marxist–Leninist ideology to promote the Communist Party line. Propaganda was one of the many ways the Soviet Union implemented control over its citizens. Glavit was the main Soviet Union cen …
