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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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Your Ultimate Travel Guide to Hawaii
3 March 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Guest Blog There’s no other place like Hawaii. It is home to one of the world’s most active volcanoes and even the world’s tallest mountain. Hawaii’s most distinctive feature is the Aloha spirit. It is the warmth of Hawaii’s people that complement to t …
YPT’s Unrecognized Countries Adventure
3 March 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
On YPT’s Unrecognised Countries tour we journey through Armenia and Georgia and through two frozen conflict zones in Nagorno-Karabakh and Abkhazia. Check out photos from previous tours here and get a glimpse in this almost forgotten part of the world. …
Should I take the Train or Flight to North Korea?
3 March 2018 / by Rowan Beard
Once you have decided to join us on a group tour or an independent tour to North Korea, the next question you will be asking yourself is how you plan to enter and exit North Korea. We write the comparisons about North Korea train and flight below to he …
Five Questions I Always Get Asked as a North Korean Tour Guide
3 March 2018 / by Rowan Beard
I’ve been a guide in North Korea for Young Pioneer Tours for a few years now and in particular order, here are five of the most common questions I’m asked by foreign tourists about or during my job. Can North Koreans travel outside North Korea? The mom …
Can I take photos in North Korea?
3 March 2018 / by Nicolas Platt
One of the most asked questions for tourists travelling into North Korea is if they will be allowed to document their visit and take photos in North Korea?. After all, pictures of you with North Korean soldiers and at the world’s most heavily guarded b …
What’s the difference between North Korea’s February 8th Army Day and April 25th Military Foundation Day?
20 February 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
With the recent controversial decision to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Army Day the day before the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, many were confused as to the legitimacy of this particular holiday on February 8th and it’s var …
The Yardley Brothers Brewery (and their secret bar)
20 February 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
I can’t actually say I know the Yardley Brothers, but I do know one of them, Luke Yardley, a guy I met many years ago on one of my frequent trips to Lamma Island. If you’ve not heard of Lamma Island, it’s like a hippie commune of Hong Kong, with Englis …
Strangest Olympic Sports
20 February 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
As the world’s eyes once again gaze upon another spectacle of the world’s fittest and fastest competing this time Pyeongchang winter Olympics, we often will find ourselves wondering what we are even watching. Pyeongchang as well as being the focal poin …
Does travelling to Socotra count as having visited Yemen?
20 February 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
YPT’s extensive look at the rules of country collecting generated a lot of interest and debate amongst our Pioneers, and there is one question that people were keen to argue about. Does visiting Socotra, the main island of which lies 380kms away from t …
