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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22 October 2019 / by Joel Vostok
Russia might be going through turmoil right now, but it is still a very interesting place, with the Komi Republic being one of the most fascinating subjects of the Russian Federation. The vast country of Russia holds many secrets. Whilst many associate …
22 October 2019 / by Joel Vostok
When it comes to Russia, there’s one thing that can be guaranteed: you will surely run into some weird things. Once the mother country of the USSR – one of the largest empires in human history – the Soviet government constructed vast amounts of buildin …
21 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
What’s the only country that doesn’t have any land? It’s a stumper when it comes up in a pub quiz; we’re not talking about Armenian governments-in-exile or Catalonia (too soon), but an actual country that issues passports and is internationally recogni …
21 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Young Pioneer Tours arrange a hell of a lot of tours. Some of these tours are runaway successes and attract more customers than we can conceivably accommodate, leading to multiple dates throughout the year (Turkemenistan, Grand National Day in North Ko …
18 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
A zodiac is essentially a big (expensive) rubber dingy that you will find on all ships that go through Greenland and Antarctica, and are used to ferry people from ship to shore (and occasionally used for cruises). The Zodiac is an essential thing durin …
18 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
During the recent Young Pioneer Tours trip to Greenland we were lucky enough to be part of the MV Hondius and its maiden voyage to Greenland. Spoiler alert: We liked it so much we’ll be using it again to go to Antarctica in 2021. So, what is the lowdow …
18 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Our second and third days on land were pretty eventful, with an island landing on the first morning, but too much ice meaning that we could only do a zodiac cruise in the evening. At around midnight, and literally on cue we were delivered the northern …
18 October 2019 / by Joel Vostok
The largest country on earth made up of 21 Republics, with 11 time zones, 35 different languages and a mass of various cultures and ethnicities – not to mention being the heart of the USSR – it’s no secret that Russia holds a special place in our heart …
18 October 2019 / by Joel Vostok
With the Soviet Europe team at Young Pioneer Tours being known for pioneering travel into the unrecognized and republics of the former USSR as well as volatile places like Chechnya and Dagestan, you could be forgiven for thinking that Germany is a rath …