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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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City guide to Goroka, Papua New Guinea
26 September 2019 / by Pier Doyon
Very few parts of Papua New Guinea are well-known to travellers. It is not for nothing that the current tourism campaign of the country has the slogan ‘a thousand different journeys’, as each part of PNG has its own culture and environment. YPT has bee …
North Korean License Plates
26 September 2019 / by Pier Doyon
North Korean license plates are like the plates of most nations. That is because unlike in capitalist countries few cars are privately owned. Thus the colour of the North Korean license plate tells a story. Those with a keen eye may notice different co …
North Korean Holiday Guide : The Day of the Shining Star
26 September 2019 / by Pier Doyon
On February 16th North Korean’s celebrate “The Day of the Shining Star” which is the birthday of General Kim Jong Il (Born February 16th, 1942). The Day of the Shining Star is one of North Korea’s largest celebrations and a perfect time to visit the co …
Guide to the holidays in North Korea: New Year’s Day
26 September 2019 / by Pier Doyon
A common question we often receive here at YPT is: Do North Koreans celebrate New Year’s Day on January 1st like many other places in the world? The answer is yes, and it is without a doubt one of our favourite holidays to spend in the country. How is …
Persian New Year 2020
25 September 2019 / by Pier Doyon
While most of you might be familiar with holidays such as Christmas, Easter or Hannukah, I’m pretty sure you haven’t marked down Persian New Year on your calendar. Persian New Year, or Nowruz, however, is a massive holiday in a certain part of the worl …
Our Africa Tours in 2020
25 September 2019 / by Pier Doyon
At Young Pioneer Tours, no region has our offer grown more in the last year than Africa. We have been working on and on to find ways to make the majestic continent more accessible for you, but also did a lot of scouting to unearth those raw jewels of w …
Crossing the North Korea Russia border: Tumangang
25 September 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
The North Korea Russia border is one of the most important routes into the DPRK. Last summer, YPT was fortunate enough to be the first tour company to make the Russia-DPRK border crossing from Khasan, Russia to Tumangang, North Korea. We were intensely …
North Korean scenery
25 September 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
With 80% of North Korea being mountainous, most travelers to the DPRK are surprised to witness the natural beauty and the countless options for stunning mountain hikes and scenery in North Korea – a far cry from the usual imagery of goose-stepping sold …
What’s it like to take a domestic North Korean train?
25 September 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Being the absolute legends that we are, this summer YPT became the first tour company to take a group across the Russia-DPRK border. The entire trip was an exercise in intrepid trailblazing, from the border crossing itself to the journey to Rason, but …
