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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 3 Things to do in Jordan
13 March 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Jordan might not come out top on most of our Pioneer’s travel list, but here are our top 3 things to do in Jordan to show you why we think it’s worth a visit this May. And we’ve not even mentioned the Dead Sea or the charming capital of Amman, with its …
5 reasons to go to the Asian Indoor Games
13 March 2018 / by YPT Team
The 5th Asian Indoor Games is being held in Ashgabat this September and YPT are ready to take you there! Here are 5 reasons you should be attending. You want to party in Ashgabat Ashgabat is a beautiful and amazing city. I couldn’t possibly imagine a t …
Central Asia For The Sporting Enthusiast – Our Top 6 Sporting Events
13 March 2018 / by YPT Team
Here’s our top list of sporting events happening in Central Asia this year. This is sport – but not as you know it! 1) Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games In September this year, Turkmenistan will be hosting the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts …
The Difference Between South and North Korean Kimchi
13 March 2018 / by Caitlin Graham
What is the difference between North Korean kimchi and South Korean kimchi? North and South Korea might be separated by the most heavily militarised border in the world – ironically called the DMZ – and they might be ideologically opposed, but there ar …
Soviets in Space – Baikonur Cosmodrome
12 March 2018 / by YPT Team
There is a great story, recounted endlessly, that at the height of the space race in the 1960s, the Americans realized their astronauts’ pens wouldn’t work in space. So NASA spent millions of dollars designing a pen that could do exactly that – write i …
How To Get A Visa For Afghanistan
7 March 2018 / by YPT Team
Afghanistan is in many ways one of the easiest visas to get. Most diplomatic missions will issue you a tourist visa with just an application form completed, a passport photo, the normal visa fee and maybe a photocopy of your passport. Very often they w …
North Korea Trade Fair Announcement 2018
7 March 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Young Pioneer Tours is thrilled to announce the Pyongyang International Spring Trade Fair taking place in Pyongyang May 21st – 25th 2018 and the Pyongyang International Autumn Trade Fair taking place in Pyongyang from September 17th – 21st 2018. Held b …
North Korean Embassies Around The World
5 March 2018 / by Alistair Riddell
North Korean Embassies are located in many more countries than most people would think. There are also more embassies in Pyongyang, than most people would think. In North Korea, there are 25 embassies. All of them, bar Russia and China, are locate …
Surviving as a Vegan in Tibet
4 March 2018 / by YPT Team
Guest Blog written by The Wandering Vegan While the discussion of whether or not Tibet is part of China can’t be resolved here, one question with an easy answer is “Should I go there?” Absolutely. Now that that’s solved, and you’re booking your tour to …
