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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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Who was Laurent Kabila?
10 March 2023 / by Ravi Mistry
Laurent-Désiré Kabila was born on the 27th November 1939 what was then the Belgian Congo. A Congolese revolutionary who became a prominent political figure to becoming the third president of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Kabila was a lo …
Inishmore Island Guide 2024
7 March 2023 / by Gareth Johnson
Inishmore Island, or Inis Mor island is the largest of he Aran Islands, where a movie was filmed, and home to the wonder that is TedsFest! It his therefore one of the islands that YPT now visit. To read about TedFest click here Where is Inishmore? It i …
What is Tedfest like?
7 March 2023 / by Gareth Johnson
What exactly is TedFest like? When YPT announced we would be running TedFest as a tour there were undoubtedly a few raised eyebrows, but run it we did and attract 10 people from as far afield as Cambodia and New Orleans we also did. What though was it …
Location of Shangri-La
3 March 2023 / by Andy Khong
by Andy Khong Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines Shangri-La as, “A remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection”Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel “Lost Horizon” by James Hilton. It is portrayed as a mystic …
Why are there two Congos? – Congo Kinshasa – Congo Brazzaville
2 March 2023 / by Ravi Mistry
If you look at a map of Africa, you’ll notice at the heart of the continent there are two Congo countries, The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with the capital city Kinshasa, and The Republic of the Congo often referred to as Congo – Brazzaville …
2024 Cutud Lenten Rites Festival Confirmed
1 March 2023 / by Gareth Johnson
After 3 years of inactivity due to the Covid-19 Pandemic the 2024 Cutud Lenten Rites Festival is now conformed to take place, with Young Pioneer Tours not only back, but also the only company to be offering it as a tour. What is the Cutud Lenten Rites …
Che in the Congo
27 February 2023 / by Gareth Johnson
Famous as the poster child of Revolution, Che Guevara is an iconic face. Yet while many know about his death in Bolivia, few know that it was not his first escapade after the Cuban Revolution, for that would come in the Congo. Who was Che Guevara? We w …
Balibo 5 Incident, Timor-Leste
26 February 2023 / by Andy Khong
The Balibo 5 incident refers to the killing of five journalists (2 Australians, 1 New Zealander, and 2 British) during the Indonesian invasion of East Timor (now Timor-Leste) in 1975. The journalists – Greg Shackleton, Gary Cunningham, Tony Stewart, Ma …
Admiral Cheng Ho: Astonishing Explorer & Sinbad
24 February 2023 / by Andy Khong
by Andy khong Being a modern-day traveler/explorer, have you heard of Admiral CHENG Ho* (ZHENG He^)?At a time when China was the richest, and most advanced country in the world, Admiral Cheng Ho was head of an armada bigger than the combined fleets of …
