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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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Pyongyang Ice Hockey league in Photos
17 January 2019 / by Nicolas Platt
Join us for the hockey event of a lifetime! This March Young Pioneer Tours in partnership with the Howe Friendship League are incredibly proud to be able to bring you the unique chance to play Ice Hockey in the DPRK with the Korean national team. Over …
Paradise Lost – the strange tale of Nauru
9 January 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Ever heard of the Republic of Nauru? Probably not, and there’s even less of a chance that you would have travelled here, with it being statistically the least-visited country on earth. That’s right; more people holiday in Somalia than Nauru – which, to …
Let’s buy an island – from dreams to reality
23 December 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Let’s buy an island? Why not? Private islands have traditionally been the domain of super-rich oil magnates and dilettantes – or so it has always been though. Over a decade ago, a group of like-minded people sat down and asked the question: what if ave …
Saudi Arabia’s E-Visa to Include Schengen
22 December 2018 / by Pier Doyon
UPDATE (September 27 2019) – It happened, Saudi Arabia finally released a tourist e-visa available for over 50 countries. For a long time, Saudi Arabia has been off-limit for many travellers, with prohibitive visa prices, extensive red-tape and difficu …
6 Former Communist States You Haven’t Heard Of
21 December 2018 / by John McGovern
Here at YPT it’s fair to say we do have an obsession with travel in communist and former communist countries and regions. You are most probably aware we run tours to North Korea and Cuba, the former Soviet Bloc in Eastern Europe and even our Ultimate L …
New lights installed on North Korean Friendship Bridge
18 December 2018 / by Rowan Beard
Over the past month construction workers had been seen on the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge that connects the Chinese city of Dandong to the North Korean city of Sinuiju by a single road and rail line. The bridge – built with German steel –was first op …
Europe’s least visited country: 4 reasons to visit Moldova
18 December 2018 / by Joel Vostok
Moldova has been a YPT staple for a number of years. We run a minimum of 6 tours there annually and have pioneered adventure travel into the darkest corners of the country whilst gaining some incredible experiences in the process. However, Moldova gets …
Undiscovered North Korea: North Hamgyong Province
15 December 2018 / by Nicolas Platt
The undiscovered North Hamgyong Province has by far become one of our favorite destinations — not only in North Korea but also in the whole world. Nestled up in the far north-east of the country, this area is ripe with history, untouched mountain rang …
The Shadow of Chernobyl: a visit to Pripyat and the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
15 December 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
It has been something of a lifelong dream of mine to visit Pripyat, possibly as a result of an obsession with the video game franchise ‘Fallout’. When offered a chance to actually visit the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, and thus the abandoned city o …
