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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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3 things you need to know before Hitchhiking in China
9 May 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
Hitchhiking is one of the great ways to travel around a country, especially a place like China. It’s usually easy to get a lift from people who are eager to chat or share a meal somewhere. We’ve been picked up by a coal trucker, a Tibetan family in a m …
Taking the train – 24 hours to North Korea
26 April 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
Air Koryo has advantages. Quick flight, the socialist airline experience. But taking a train is our favourite way to enter Pyongyang – with the bonus that it’s the cheapest way to get there. You get to know your fellow travellers before …
5 facts about Chernobyl you might not know
26 April 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
Chernobyl does not need too much introduction, but it was here in 1986 that the biggest nuclear accident in history occurred, forcing the people of Pripyat to flee and causing death and destruction in its wake. Modern Chernobyl and Pripyat is now …
The one scam in China you’re the most likely to fall for, apparently
23 April 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
Picture the scene – you’ve arrived into Beijing a couple of days before your tour to the DPRK, and are contentedly wandering around somewhere like Tiananmen Square or other convenient tourist hotspot. If you’re a Westerner in China, the locals don …
Why You Should Visit Bhutan
22 April 2016 / by Nicolas Platt
Bhutan is a small country crammed between China and India in the Himalayan mountains, nicknamed “The Land of the Thunder Dragon.” Because of several factors (including the geopolitical position), Bhutan claims a spot in the list of the least visited co …
Flags of Central Asia
10 April 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
Central Asia already has a lot going for it – dictators and post-soviet bureaucracy, coupled with mountains, deserts, yurts and the Silk Road. What’s often overlooked is how unique and interesting the Central Asian flags are! Turkmenistan Flag This is …
What it’s like to visit Chernobyl, Part 2
10 April 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
Continued from Part One The neatly arrayed trees lining the road that we used to enter Pripyat stood in stark contrast to the haphazard growth that had begun reclaiming the nearby buildings. What looked to have once been a convenience store was p …
What it’s like to visit Chernobyl, Part 1
10 April 2016 / by Alistair Riddell
Overcast skies seemed suddenly appropriate We hadn’t seen the sun for two weeks. On the six-day train ride from Beijing to Moscow it hadn’t mattered much – half the time had been spent guzzling cheap vodka frantically purchased during our 20-minute sto …
