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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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Travel guide to Bhutan
25 March 2020 / by Pier Doyon
The seclusive himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan is certainly becoming on the bucket list of many travellers. Due to its unique regulations, the Kingdom of Bhutan is hoping to preserve its authenticity and do things differently than everywhere else in the wor …
Cambodia on lockdown
24 March 2020 / by YPT Team
Cambodia, which until now had been of the last countries in South-East Asia to have (almost) completely open borders, has now been almost shut to the outside world due to COVID-19. This comes following the suspension last week of cross-border activitie …
FOOTBALL IN NORTH MACEDONIA
24 March 2020 / by
As we all know the planet is currently gripped in the COVID-19 epidemic. Everything is shut down and we’re being told to stay at home. While the self-quarantine gig sounds pretty chill and all, lounging around at home with your 28 rolls of toilet paper …
Announcement: CONIFA World Football Cup 2020 Postponed
23 March 2020 / by YPT Team
CONIFA have today announced that the 2020 CONIFA World Football Cup due to be held in North Macedonia has been postponed until further notice. The decision to postpone the tournament was made by the CONIFA Executive Committee due to the global COVID-19 …
Hakarl
23 March 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction to Hakarl Hakarl What is hakarl? How bad is it? and should you eat it? All that and more as we review the legendary rotten shark of Iceland. Iceland recently announced that they would be fully opening to vaccinated tourists, which means so …
Meeting the North Korean football team
23 March 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
That time I met the North Korean National Team I’ve written a lot about the North Korean national team, as I am more than a tad bit obsessed with them, but my obsession can at least be explained, as I once met the DPRK national team on the train! The K …
Junggang County
21 March 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Guide to the Junggang Region Touristically one of the least visited places in North Korea (for western guests anyway), it lies opposite of our favourite Chinese cities from borderlands, Linjiang, which you can read about here. Junggang County is in the …
Pochon County
21 March 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction to Pochon. Poch’ŏn County is a county in Ryanggang Province, North Korea. It looks westward across the AmnokRiver/Tumen River to China. It is, therefore, one of the many amazing places we get to see on one of our borderlands tours! Economy …
Military Foundation Day
21 March 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
When is Military Foundation Day in North Korea? When is Military foundation day in North Korea? Well, there are two answers, February 8th, and April 25th, and as always, there is a story behind this… North Korea, much like the United States of America …
