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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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Trump confirms second Kim summit
6 February 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
February 6th 2019 Donald Trump today confirmed that a second summit will be held with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam in a matter of weeks. The two leaders previously met last year in Singapore. During his State of the Union speech, Trump re …
The best and fastest way to travel between Hong Kong and Mainland China
6 February 2019 / by Rowan Beard
As of October 2018, the fast train link between Hong Kong (West Kowloon Station) to Mainland China opened up for the public. Here is our guide for the best and fastest way to get to Hong Kong from Mainland China and back. If you’re already based in the …
How to survive a standing train ticket in China
6 February 2019 / by John McGovern
John and Rowan from YPT embarked on an eight-and-a-half hour train journey from the high-tech city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province to a small, off-the-beaten-track city of Hengyang in Hunan province. We made this particular trip as the peak of Chines …
Pakistan announces e-visas for 175 countries and visas on arrival for 50 more
5 February 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Fantastic news for travellers looking to add Pakistan to their list — the Pakistani government, in a bid to revive tourism to the country, has announced that the nationals of 50 countries will be granted visas on arrival. The nationals of 175 more cou …
Is it safe to travel to Mali?
4 February 2019 / by Pier Doyon
You’ll see it in the news once in a while, some bad stuff can be happening in Africa. We know something is happening in Mali, Niger and Chad, that it is related with the biggest terrorism networks in the world but nothing is too clear. As a company tha …
Promoting the communication of deaf people between North and South Korea
4 February 2019 / by Rowan Beard
Our good friends at TOGETHER-Hamhung, with whom YPT have partnered since 2015 on numerous charity projects involving the Kindergarten & Deaf Centre in Pyongyang and a deaf woodwork shop raising over 6000 euros, would like to announce their next cha …
Travelling to Iran as a woman
2 February 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
When I first came up with the idea of travelling to Iran I was told, by one twenty-four-year-old man in my German class with rather limited worldly experience, “Good luck as a woman! You want a good, safe country to visit to get the Middle Eastern expe …
What do Vietnam and North Korea have in common?
1 February 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
It’s a typical morning in Hanoi. The streets are roaring with a never-ending flow of mopeds and the small alleyways are bustling with life. Western tourists are everywhere and the country is thriving. Yet as they enjoy the vibrancy of this country, the …
How to: prepare for a trip abroad
31 January 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Taking a trip abroad for the first time is a tremendously exciting experience, but it can also be a very scary one. This is doubly true if you’re really going off the beaten track, whether to Colombia, Eastern Europe, or even North Korea. With that in …
