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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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Afghanistan’s Blue Mosque
8 December 2023 / by Caitlin Graham
Afghanistan’s Blue Mosque, or the Mausoleum of Iman Ali, is among the most famous sights to visit in Afghanistan. Located in the loud and chaotic streets of Mazar-i-Sharif, most refer to it as an escape. The city is the fourth largest with at least 300 …
Flag of Pakistan
6 December 2023 / by Dominic Perry
With a population of a quarter billion, a rich interesting history and vibrant culture, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a country people really shouldn’t overlook. Hanging out next to its billion-plus population eastern neighbour India and more hea …
Flag of Djibouti
4 December 2023 / by Dominic Perry
One of the smallest and least known about nations in Africa, Djibouti sits comfortably at the horn of Africa between Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea. A good way for us to learn a little is to take a look at the flag of Djibouti and through that, we can l …
Flag of Kuwait
4 December 2023 / by Dominic Perry
Kuwait, at the northern tip of the Arabian peninsula, may be best known for its massive amounts of oil and for being invaded by Ba’athist Iraq in the 1990s, but there’s a lot more to this little emirate than meets the eye. A quick way to gauge the hist …
Travelling to Iraq Ethics
30 November 2023 / by Caitlin Graham
Travelling to Iraq ethics is a big question asked as tour guide and comes with challenges, including the onslaught of criticism received online, which is, among many emotions – frustrating. Note this makes up for a tiny percentage of messages received …
Flag of Yemen
28 November 2023 / by Dominic Perry
The nation of Yemen has long been an outlier among the other nations of the Arabian peninsula, lacking the dazzling skyscrapers of Dubai and Riyadh, not to mention charting a completely different political path, free of the monarchies typical of the re …
Is North Korea a monarchy?
26 November 2023 / by Gareth Johnson
Because of the generational transition of power within the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea some have asked the question “is North Korea a monarchy”? The simple answer to this is no it is not, it is a republic, but it does share some similarities w …
Is there a US Embassy in North Korea?
24 November 2023 / by Gareth Johnson
There is currently no US Embassy in North Korea, but that does not mean that there are no diplomatic relations between the two countries, which there are. Of course how well the US and North Korea have gotten on has changed drastically over time. As to …
