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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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Visiting Iraq as a Women – 5 Valuable Tips
12 November 2022 / by Caitlin Graham
First and foremost, let’s address the elephant in the room, the most frequent question – Is Iraq Safe for women? Granted, it is a good question; I even posed it myself as a 26-year-old woman. Unfortunately, my entire life, what I was consuming didn’t p …
What is it it like to visit the Aqaba Special Economic Zone
8 November 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
With the biggest Arms Fare in the world, namely SOFEX usually taking place in Amman I had not expected to visit the Aqaba Special Economic Zone, but fate can be quite kind in tours. What the SOFEX? Officially the Special Operations Forces Exhibition an …
What is SOFEX and can you visit?
8 November 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
There are some surreal things you can do in this big small world of ours, and the biggest arms fair on the planet is one of them. So, what is SOFEX and can you visit? To read about exploring Wadi Rum click here. What is the history of SOFEX? What is SO …
What’s it like to visit the Car Museum in Amman?
7 November 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
The car museum in Amman, AKA the Royal Automobile Museum is a place that celebrates all the vehicles owned by the late King Hussein of Jordan. Now when you consider he is a relative pauper compared to say the Sultan of Brunei it is pretty bloody impres …
What’s it like to travel to Wadi Rum – Top Reasons to Visit in 2024!
7 November 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
Wadi Rum, which literally means Valley Moon, or rather Moon Valley is one of the top tourist sites in Jordan. Is it though worthy of a trip for the adventure traveler? YPT certainly think so! Why is it called Wadi Rum/Moon Valley? Because it is a valle …
Is it safe to travel to Jordan – and scams to avoid!
7 November 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
Is it safe to travel to Jordan? The short answer is that yes it is very safe to travel to Jordan, although there are cultural elements and certain scams that need to be avoided. Of course we also always suggest following the advice of people like …
The difference between Dark Tourism and War Tourism
26 October 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
We have often been portrayed as purveyors of dark tourism, this is not something that bothers us and in fact we embrace the term, but are we as I was recently asked providing war tourism? Lets take a delve. What is Dark Tourism? We won’t go into too mu …
The Sagada Guide – The Secret Gem of the Philippines
24 October 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
There are few place sin the Philippines where one might actually feel cold, but mountain top Sagada is one of them. Temperate weather aside though there is much more to visiting this town, such as the indigenous people, street food, great wine and of c …
Hegra – Mada’in Salih – The Ancient City in Saudi Arabia
23 October 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
Hegra, or Madaín Salih is an ancient city in Saudi Arabia that is often compared with Petra. Unlike Petra though it has been protected from the hordes of tourists, until now at least, with YPT proud to have this as part of our itinerary. To read about …
