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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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The Top 5 Restaurants in Pyongyang
5 February 2020 / by Troy Collings
Pyongyang may not be a place people consider when they think about restaurants, but the city has a growing middle class and as such an improving culinary scene. Having visited Pyongyang for more than ten years now this list leans a lot more towards the …
Introducing the Pyongyang Autumn Marathon
5 February 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
The Pyongyang Autumn Marathon, or the Pyongyang Fall Marathon was the second most important marathon in the DPRK sporting calendar after the April Marathon. Difference between Pyongyang April Marathon and Pyongyang Autumn Marathon The April Pyongyang M …
North Korea’s Ski Resort
5 February 2020 / by Troy Collings
Whilst not the only ski resort in North Korea, Masikryong Ski resort is special so far in the sense that it is the only one open to tourists. Samjiyon Ski Field has long been for domestic skiers only and Yangdok Ski Resort has yet to accept foreigners …
What to see with a spare day in Ashgabat
5 February 2020 / by YPT Team
You’ve booked a tour to Turkmenistan, and you’ve got an extra day before or after the tour in Ashgabat, so you’re wondering what to do with your extra time. Well you can explore Ashgabat by yourself, and there are plenty of things to do in the city tha …
Gypsy Taxis: A Real Sharing Economy
5 February 2020 / by Caitlin Graham
In the West and much of the world, we’re trying to be environmentally friendly and more economical with the resources that we have. Everyone keeps banging on about the sharing economy – Airbnb, lots of different rideshare systems, and of course, Uber, …
Picture blog of Beijing during the Coronavirus
3 February 2020 / by Rowan Beard
News has spread how most Chinese cities in Hubei province have quarantined locals to prevent the further spread of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Whilst most Chinese citizens have taken their own precautions of staying inside and limiting the amoun …
Least Visited Countries – the Prequel
30 January 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Micronesia waterfall We have now been running tours to the least visited countries in the world – all located in the Pacific – for three years now, and remain the only company to do so. Each iteration of our Least Visited Countries itinerary has been t …
10 best Communist relics in Bulgaria
28 January 2020 / by Joel Vostok
Despite siding with Fascist forces in WW2, after a Soviet-backed coup in the 1940s Bulgaria operated as a communist state under the reign of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) for 44 years between 1946 and 1990. Whilst not part of the Soviet Union, th …
10 Facts About North Korea
28 January 2020 / by Dominic Perry
Let’s face it, North Korea is an inherently interesting place. It’s one of the few places on Earth we can’t just load up Google and start digitally walking its streets. We can’t even talk to its citizens for the most part, so how the Hell do we know wh …
