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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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Laibach in the DPRK
3 September 2015 / by Gareth Johnson
In 2015, a whisper of something extraordinary happening in the DPRK began circulating around those of us who watch the country with interest. A foreign band was to play in Pyongyang, but we weren’t sure who, or when. Things like this aren’t entirely un …
How I became a tour guide in North Korea
31 July 2015 / by Gareth Johnson
I’ve had a fascination with the DPRK for over a decade now. Something about it has always drawn me in. From the seemingly endless media gossip to books and news reports sourced from inside the country, I’ve soaked everything and anything up that is eve …
How to live in a Soviet time warp: Living in Transnistria
27 July 2015 / by Gareth Johnson
What is it like living in Transsnitria? YPT’s Gareth decided to give it a bash! A cold war relic. The last remnant of the Soviet Union. The only place in Europe that didn’t get the memo about the Berlin wall coming down. Strange flags, statues of …
Independence Day in Turkmenistan
26 June 2015 / by Gareth Johnson
A face crumpled with puzzlement, the brow all squished up, the corner of the mouth raised to the sky, and a particularly high inflection on “Turkmenistan?”, is usually what I’m greeted with when I tell peopleabout my favourite country and the …
Running the Pyongyang Marathon – An Indescribable Experience
28 May 2015 / by Nicolas Platt
The vast majority had previously taken part in marathon events – but undoubtedly there was something special about taking part in the Pyongyang marathon. After a feast of breakfast in the hotel banquet room that included everything from apples to …
Sports in North Korea
16 May 2015 / by Gareth Johnson
In the spirit of all things World Cup, Young Pioneer Tours took a group of eight people in 2015 to Pyongyang to play a friendly game of football against local Koreans. We played the match on Friday morning and although Messi was replaced by Kim, and Pa …
Adventure in the North East
5 May 2015 / by Gareth Johnson
On Wednesday April 22nd 2015, seven travelers hailing from the the US, Canada, Australia, and Ireland, became part of the very small handful of people to have walked across the bridge from Tumen, China into Namyang, DPRK. As if enterin …
Price Increases
30 April 2015 / by Gareth Johnson
Unfortunately due to the poor performance of the euro, and the rising costs we’ve faced because of this, we have had to increase some of our prices and there may be more to come soon. We will be increasing the costs of Victory Day Group A, Liberation D …
Price Increases Coming
30 April 2015 / by Gareth Johnson
Unfortunately due to the poor performance of the euro and the rising costs we’ve faced because of this we have had to increase some of our prices and there may be more to come soon. We will be increasing the costs of Victory Day Group A, Liberation Day …
