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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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Russian Republics: the Republic of Kalmykia
18 October 2019 / by Joel Vostok
The vast country of Russia holds many secrets. Whilst many associate Russia with Moscow and Saint Petersburg, the biggest country in the world is made up of a patchwork of Republics, all with their own unique traits, history, culture and sometimes lang …
Update on Travel to the Yemeni Island of Socotra
18 October 2019 / by Pier Doyon
October 18th 2019 As of this week travel to Socotra on the flight from Cairo has been suspended by the authorities. There are plenty of rumours going around as to why this has happened, but it seems that it was a response to two tourists travelling to …
Epic Images from the Least Visited Countries Tour
18 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
For the third year running YPT will be taking you to some of the least visited countries in the world, with us supplementing our usual trip to the following (deep breath) Marshall Islands, Nauru, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tuvalu with …
North Korean Luxury Vacations
18 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Young Pioneer Tours might be synonymous with providing the best-value tours to North Korea (we were the cheapest before it became fashionable), but like anyone else every now and again we like to treat ourselves – and indeed, our customers – to a bit o …
Tall in the saddle: Kim Jong Un mounts up on Mount Paektu
17 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
October 17th 2019 Mount Paektu was yesterday graced by the return of its favourite bloodline yesterday, as Marshal Kim Jong Un mounted a white steed and galloped about the sacred mountain. Images of the epic horseback ride were released by KCNA, the No …
How long does it take to get to North Korea?
17 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
The first question people tend to ask when they find out that we do tours to North Korea is “you do tours to North Korea?” After answering this in the affirmative, the next question is quite often “you can go to North Korea?” After further reassurances …
What is the Pamir Highway?
16 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
We at YPT often pride ourselves on taking the road less travelled, but it would be rank dishonesty to claim this of the Pamir Highway – a historic trans-Pamir road that’s been in use, one way or another, for millennia. A crucial link along the historic …
North Korea vs South Korea: The Historic Football Match Played in an Empty Stadium
16 October 2019 / by John McGovern
When the draw for the Asian section of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was made, here at YPT we were immediately excited at some of the games we could watch in Pyongyang. Home to Sri Lanka in March 2020, home to Turkmenistan in June 2020, but the big one w …
Celebrating Halloween in North Korea
15 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Halloween (or Hallowe’en, for old-school purists) is that very spooky time of year when people tell ghost stories, terrible horror movies are released, and the Americans adopt the flimsiest of excuses to dress as slutty nurses and superheroes. North Ko …
