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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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Explore Middle America with a Fellow YPT Traveler
7 February 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Written by Brendan Iglehart, who’s travelled with us to North Korea, Cuba, and Transnistria If you’re like me (and I think most of you are), you love exploring edgy, far-off places. However, on my most recent YPT trip, I had an epiphany while riding th …
Top 5 National Holidays in Central Asia
6 February 2018 / by YPT Team
# 5 Nowruz Celebrated all over Central Asia, Nowruz is actually Persian New Year, but has been adopted since the Soviet Union as a local tradition. Exactly how it’s celebrated varies throughout the region, but there’s always a concert in the main squar …
What’s The Best National Holiday To Celebrate In North Korea?
6 February 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
You know that feeling when Spring has officially sprung, summer is only one month away and the weather is absolutely glorious? That’s May Day in North Korea. Which, after the cold winter months is extremely welcomed by everyone. As a result, May Day is …
3 Amazing Tribes of Papua New Guinea
5 February 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Like something from an adventure novel, many of the tribes of Papua New Guinea wear elaborate masks and body paint, some beautiful and some terrifying. During August in Mount Hagen, there is a mass festival where all the tribes in the surrounding regio …
Is Equatorial Guinea the “North Korea of Africa”?
5 February 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
One evening sat in the bar at the Sosan Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, my group started discussing which nationality the group of lads sitting off on one side of the bar would be. They were the only other group in the hotel apart from us and were con …
Surviving As A Vegan In Russia
5 February 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Guest Blog written by The Wandering Vegan Whether you’re taking the Trans-Siberian, Trans-Mongolian, or the less popular Trans-Manchurian, a train trip across Russia with YPT is likely to include stops in 3 fantastic cities: St. Petersburg, Moscow, and …
How Do I Get To Eritrea?
5 February 2018 / by Alistair Riddell
As one of the world’s most isolated countries, Eritrea remains an enigma for even the most seasoned of traveller. One cannot just jump on a bus and cross the border, detailed planning is necessary before embarking on a journey to the “African North Kor …
Come Celebrate 10 Years of YPT With Us!
5 February 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
This May 1st marks ten years since we took our first ever group of Pioneers to North Korea, with our initial 6 enjoying Workers Day in the DPRK, and without knowing it were starting 10 years of what would become Young Pioneer Tours! Since that first tr …
Full-Time intern/Trainee staff/Guide required (Yangshuo and Shenzhen, China)
31 January 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
YPT is currently looking for a full-time intern to work between our office/bar in idyllic Yangshuo and our newly opening office in Shenzhen, just across the border from Hong Kong. Duties are diverse, and will include; Working in the bar Working in our …
