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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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Reviewing the 2023-24 Least Visited Countries Tour
15 January 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
After almost 30 days, moved flights, cancelled flights and at least one person ending up in hospital the 2023-24 Least Visited Countries Tour is finally over. So, how did it go, will we run it again and what are our future plans? This is the LVCT revie …
What happens if you get sick on tour?
14 January 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
Ideally no one wants to ever get sick when they are traveling, but of course it does happen. So, what is the protocol with YPT if you get sick on tour? OK< so we will ignore the obvious “try not to get sick” and acknowledge that it can and indeed do …
What is is like to travel to the Cook Islands with YPT?
14 January 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
This year for the first time ever YPT added the Cook Islands to our yearly Least Visited Countries Tour, which raised a few questions, such as why, is it even a country and could you just do it yourself? As always a very opinionated YPT are here with o …
Port Moresby Riots 2024 – Travel Update
14 January 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
Papua New Guinea has kicked off the year with the Port Moresby Riots 2024, again bringing in the question of if it is safe to travel to PNG right now. The answer as always as along the “its complicated” line. And while January tends to be the off seaso …
Travel Update – Is it is safe to travel to Yemen 2024
14 January 2024 / by YPT Team
As of January 12th 2024, the US and UK launched a series of strikes on Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who have previously been targeting international shipping in the Red Sea in retaliation to the on-going conflicts in Palestine. Most of …
Russia starts selling North Korea Tours – Is DPRK Tourism back?
11 January 2024 / by YPT Team
Russia is to start selling tours to North Korea, according to a state-run news agency Pravda announcement on 10 January 2024, but when exactly will this start, where will it be applicable and what does it mean for an overall North Korean reopening? YPT …
The Surreal Kingdom of Tonga
10 January 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
For whatever reason there is often a romance that surrounds royal states, but it is many times one that also masks internal divisions, and the Kingdom of Tonga is no exception. Propagandists from the nation will call it the only remaining “Pacific King …
Turkestan: Reawaken the Forgotten Mystique
9 January 2024 / by Andy Khong
Central Asia’s 5-stans (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan), Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bhutan, Tatarstan, and Baluchistan. Have you heard of another ‘Tan’ being Turkestan?”Turkestan” is a term that has been historically used …
Transiting Fiji with Young Pioneer Tours
3 January 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
Erstwhile and experienced travellers of an every passport stamping variety will often point out that Fiji is not actually one of the least visited countries in the world. As it turns out we are fully aware of this, but alas as part of Least Visited Cou …
