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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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Communist Culture in Yan’an
7 April 2019 / by John McGovern
In late 1935 the Communist Party of China, led by Mao Zedong, arrived in Yan’an, a remote northern city in Shaanxi province, at the end of the mammoth Long March from southeast China. They were to make Yan’an their base for the next 12 years and hone t …
What’s the cheapest way to get from North Korea to Singapore?
4 April 2019 / by Alistair Riddell
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the city-state of Singapore may seem worlds apart. To the outsider, visions of Singapore being a liberal free-market zone emphasizing cosmopolitanism and religious pluralism hold themselves in stark contras …
Where to travel during Dragon Boat Festival?
4 April 2019 / by Nicolas Platt
The Dragon Boat Festival holiday is fast approaching again and what better way to make use of the holiday then by joining us on our cheapest ever travel package to North Korea, our Dragon Boat Festival Ultra Budget Tour. Find out all the reasons why y …
Somaliland now issuing visa on arrival for many nationalities
3 April 2019 / by Pier Doyon
In a move to simplify immigration procedures and promote tourism, the government of Somaliland has announced that it will now issue visas on arrival for a number of countries. Valid from today, citizens of the EU, Canada, USA, Brazil, China, Russia, Tu …
Mass Games – Romania Style
2 April 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
If you are lucky enough to go for beers in the Old Quarter of Bucharest, to places like Care Cu Bere, it would be easy to think that communism had never been a feature of Romania. But stroll along for 10 minutes, or so and then it hits you: Ceausescu-e …
Direct flights to DPRK from Vietnam to begin in June
1 April 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Following a surge in bookings following the March DPRK-USA summit in Hanoi, a Vietnamese travel agency has entered into a deal with the Korea International Travel Company (KITC) to charter flights direct from Vietnam to Pyongyang. The official memorand …
Top DPRK officials proclaim the Last Jedi ‘the best of the Star Wars movies’
1 April 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Pyongyang, April 1st 2019 In a development sure to add fuel to the fire of Star Wars debates worldwide, the DPRK today proclaimed, after mammoth 20+ hour sessions of Star Wars marathons by top government officials, that ‘The Last Jedi is by far t …
North Korean Restaurants in Shanghai
1 April 2019 / by Pier Doyon
A question we often get at YPT is : Where can you find North Korean restaurants outside of the DPRK? It’s an understandable question; DPRK restaurants offer an experience that is often very intriguing, a great standard of service and allow you to scrat …
Children’s Day in North Korea
28 March 2019 / by Rowan Beard
Children’s Day was not originally named as such, but was instead called the ‘International Day for Protection of Children’ by the Women’s International Democratic Federation. The holiday was originally established in Moscow during the days of the USSR, …
