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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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Hidden Gem Vacation Destinations You Need to Experience for Yourself
10 September 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Guest Blog by Freelance Writer Jane Standing Taking part in superficial tourist activities and doing the same thing over can leave you bored. However, you can now enjoy unique experiences worth your time and money. Visiting less known desti …
What’s your favourite National holiday to celebrate?
7 September 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
May Day in North Korea You know that feeling when Spring has officially sprung, summer is only one month away and the weather is absolutely glorious? That’s May Day in North Korea. Which, after the cold winter months is extremely welcomed by everyone. …
YPT make history with our Moscow-Pyongyang tour!
6 September 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
We did it, folks – in a massive milestone for YPT, we became the first tour company to take a group across the DPRK-Russia border! That is legit amazing! Right? Not since the day after never has a tour company taken a group over this border, making thi …
5 reasons why you should visit Algeria
6 September 2019 / by Pier Doyon
Algeria, it might be the biggest country in Africa but it clearly doesn’t get the love it deserves! In recent years, it has become easier to get a visa for Algeria and that is great because the country should definitely be on top of your travel bucket …
North Korean footballer Han Kwang Song signs for Juventus FC
6 September 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
The rising star of North Korean football, Han Kwang Song, has joined Juventus in a deadline-day move — thus completing the highest profile transfer for a North Korean player in history. Han Kwang Song, who is one week shy of his 21st birthday, has sig …
What is the Bougainville Referendum
6 September 2019 / by Pier Doyon
Scheduled for the 23rd of November 2019 after having been delayed twice the referendum of Bougainville was on all lips when we visited the region on our last tour of Papua New Guinea. You might not have heard of Bougainville and might have even less he …
The Last American in North Korea Pt. 3
3 September 2019 / by Justin Martell
My guide’s talking points were very different from the DPRK state media’s bombastic “sea of fire” rhetoric. I did not believe this man’s words to be shallow or part of a rehearsed script. This was a North Korean genuinely expounding universal themes of …
Trek to the wreck of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s plane
1 September 2019 / by Pier Doyon
As part of our Bougainville Tours YPT go visit the iconic plane wreck of Admiral Yamamoto, being the only travel company to do so. The Yamamoto Story On April 18th 1943, in the midst of the war in the Pacific, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto left his bunker i …
Airlines of the Pacific: Nauru Airlines
1 September 2019 / by Pier Doyon
The Pacific region is one of YPT’s favourite regions. It is still raw and quite undiscovered, with genuine people and countries which have been isolated until very recently. As such, less known of that region by most travelers. We have now been running …
