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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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What is the only country in the world without land?
21 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
What’s the only country that doesn’t have any land? It’s a stumper when it comes up in a pub quiz; we’re not talking about Armenian governments-in-exile or Catalonia (too soon), but an actual country that issues passports and is internationally recogni …
5 underrated tours for 2020
21 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Young Pioneer Tours arrange a hell of a lot of tours. Some of these tours are runaway successes and attract more customers than we can conceivably accommodate, leading to multiple dates throughout the year (Turkemenistan, Grand National Day in North Ko …
Top 8 tips to use a zodiac
18 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
A zodiac is essentially a big (expensive) rubber dingy that you will find on all ships that go through Greenland and Antarctica, and are used to ferry people from ship to shore (and occasionally used for cruises). The Zodiac is an essential thing durin …
A Review of the MV Hondius
18 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
During the recent Young Pioneer Tours trip to Greenland we were lucky enough to be part of the MV Hondius and its maiden voyage to Greenland. Spoiler alert: We liked it so much we’ll be using it again to go to Antarctica in 2021. So, what is the lowdow …
Days 4 and 5 in Greenland
18 October 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Our second and third days on land were pretty eventful, with an island landing on the first morning, but too much ice meaning that we could only do a zodiac cruise in the evening. At around midnight, and literally on cue we were delivered the northern …
Back in the USSR: YPT’s Russia 2020 line-up
18 October 2019 / by Joel Vostok
The largest country on earth made up of 21 Republics, with 11 time zones, 35 different languages and a mass of various cultures and ethnicities – not to mention being the heart of the USSR – it’s no secret that Russia holds a special place in our heart …
Private tours to the former DDR (East Germany)
18 October 2019 / by Joel Vostok
With the Soviet Europe team at Young Pioneer Tours being known for pioneering travel into the unrecognized and republics of the former USSR as well as volatile places like Chechnya and Dagestan, you could be forgiven for thinking that Germany is a rath …
Russian Republics: the Republic of Kalmykia
18 October 2019 / by Joel Vostok
The vast country of Russia holds many secrets. Whilst many associate Russia with Moscow and Saint Petersburg, the biggest country in the world is made up of a patchwork of Republics, all with their own unique traits, history, culture and sometimes lang …
Update on Travel to the Yemeni Island of Socotra
18 October 2019 / by Pier Doyon
October 18th 2019 As of this week travel to Socotra on the flight from Cairo has been suspended by the authorities. There are plenty of rumours going around as to why this has happened, but it seems that it was a response to two tourists travelling to …
