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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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Is Syria Socialist? 2024 Guide
3 August 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
You will read and hear a lot about Assad, the Syrian regime and the ongoing war in the country, but is Syria Socialist? This is a very nuanced question that we will delve into. Background to the politics of Syria The modern Syrian government stet …
Which countries smoke the most in the world? – The Top 5
2 August 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
Which countries smoke the most in the world? OK, so it might be a horrible habit, but it also makes for a list! And a list that might shock you. In fact we set the challenge that you’d never guess the top 3! Which countries smoke the most in the world? …
Best Bar in Beirut – Abu Elie Pub
2 August 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
When it comets declaring something the best, we take things very seriously, so here we declare the best bar in Beirut – namely the Abu Elie Pub. Why is it the best? All in good time. Lebanon has a few troubles…. Once the tourist mecca of the Middle-Eas …
Experiencing Authenticity in PNG– Mount Hagan Festival in 2024
2 August 2022 / by
The Mount Hagan Festival, first staged in 1961 to unify the tribes in the area years before the nation of Papua New Guinea was declared and recognised. To this day, Mount Hagan Festival still holds a prominent place in Papua New Guinea for locals and t …
The 10 best bars in the world to drink in before you die – 2024
1 August 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
When it comes to the best bars in the world there are numerous lists out there. These tend to include places like Dubai, or other, well rather pretentious places. This is our list of the 10 best bars in the world t drink in before you die, for the adve …
Trying Kava in the Pacific
29 July 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
While we obviously do not advocate taking drugs in general, or on our tours, kava in the Pacific is a little different. A mildly intoxicating “drug” it was drank from coconut shells in the old days, but now from bowls, and gives you a bit of a buzz. …
Eneko Island – 2024 Guide
27 July 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
When you visit the least visited countries in the world, you are already off the beaten path. What we like to do though is get even further off, so we visit Eneko Island off of Majuro. To read about the 10 Least Visited Countries in the world cli …
What’s it like to travel in Sri Lanka in 2024
21 July 2022 / by
What is it like to travel to Sri Lanka in 2024? After years of damage to the island of Sri Lanka, which first started from the Sri Lanka Easter Bombings in 2019 then the Covid-19 global pandemic, and then followed by recent political instability. All t …
Iraq Travel Agencies
20 July 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
If you are looking for the best of the Iraq travel agencies than you have definitely come to the right place. Young Pioneer Tours ran our first trip to Iraq in 2015 and have representative offices in Baghdad in “mainland” Iraq, as well as Erbil in Iraq …
