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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.
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Mount Hagen Festival – top 6 tips
8 May 2019 / by Pier Doyon
Visiting Papua New Guinea for the Mt Hagen festival? Here are a few tips and what to do and what to expect. Go early! Get the two-day pass and make sure you get there for about 9 am. The benefit of this is you’ll get access to the hundreds of tribes as …
The Sakhalin Island Koreans
8 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Sakhalin Island Who are the Sakhalin Island Koreans? People visit North Korea for many reasons: there are those that go just the once to check it off the list; there are some who go multiple times to really soak in the culture and the wide variety of c …
Korean reunification: what would it look like?
8 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
If you’ve spent any time in either South or North Korea, you will understand that Korean reunification is still not only the official endgame of both governments, but still an issue that very much pervades the public consciousness. There are many diffe …
North Korea flag – History and meaning
7 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
What is the North Korea flag? What does the North Korean flag mean? And are there variations on the flag of North Korea? Here is the ultimate guide to the flags of the Democratic Peoples Repubic of Korea (DPRK). North Korea Flag History of the North Ko …
North Korean Cars — made in the DPRK
7 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Continuing our ‘Made in the DPRK’ series, North Korean cars! – having previously featured such gems as the Arirang smartphone, the Samjiyon tablet and the Red Star OS – we continue our look at the homegrown products of North Korea with the automotive i …
Is the birthday of Kim Jong Un a holiday?
6 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Is the birthday of Kim Jong Un a national holiday in North Korea? Unless you’ve been living under a rock – or are just not that interested in the goings-on of North Korea – I’ll get you up to speed on a certain Kim Jong Un. Kim – or to give him his off …
Pyongyang Cold Noodles – DPRK Guide 2024
3 May 2019 / by Rowan Beard
Introduction Pyongyang Cold Noodles is the most iconic national dish of North Korea which is commonly consumed all year round and is the go-to-dish to be served on special occasions such as wedding days, birthdays, business meetings, or family gatherin …
North Korean Passport
2 May 2019 / by Rowan Beard
The North Korean passport is an incredibly interesting passport for travel geeks and passport nerds out there. However, there are a lot of things unknown about a passport from North Korea, so allow our North Korea passport guide to clarify these facts. …
What is Chondoism?
2 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Believe it or not, there are three political parties in the Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea. All of these are members of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland – a classic united front set up to govern the country after t …
