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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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Is there anywhere without Coronavirus?
26 December 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Is there anywhere with our coronavirus? The very definition a pandemic is that it affects the whole world, but much as much as our world is intertwined, there are always small pockets remote enough to weather the storm. So, with this in mind we ask is …
Flag of Belarus
21 December 2021 / by Dominic Perry
You might have seen Belarus in the news quite a lot over the last year. One of the biggest issues (among oh-so many) is the flags being waved by the protesters. It’s hardly the first time, with the flag of Belarus having changed many times over the yea …
Cambodia Commemorates the Death of Norodom Ranariddh
8 December 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Cambodia today commemorates the death of Norodom Ranariddh, second son of King Sihanouk, ex-premier of Cambodia, rebel leader and by far one of the most controversial and indeed interesting personalities to ever come out of Cambodia. After his father o …
Descendants of Despots – 7 of the Best
17 November 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Your name is your ancestry, but what if that name is Hitler, Stalin, or Mao? YPT take a look at the decedents of despots, what they are doing now and whether they relish, or recoil from their family’s past. This list consists of seven of the best desce …
Cambodia Reopens to Tourism!
17 November 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Cambodia reopens to tourism by removing quarantine restrictions for tourists traveling to the country. This makes Cambodia the second country in South-East Asia after Thailand to reopen to vaccinated guests. To read about Thailand reopening click here. …
Differences Between Southern Iraq and Kurdistan
13 November 2021 / by Nicolas Platt
Iraq (Iraq proper, Baghdad Iraq or Southern Iraq, as you might call it) and Iraqi Kurdistan are destinations that are dear to our heart, having been doing tours there for years now. While the people of those two regions have the same passport, use the …
Deepest Metro Station in the World – Arsenalna Station
4 November 2021 / by Rowan Beard
Introduction The deepest metro station in the world is Arsenalna station on the Sviatoshynsko – Brovarska line located in Kyiv – the capital city of Ukraine. This subway station was opened on the 6th November 1960 as part of the first stage of the Kyiv …
Iran Now Open To Tourism – Travel Update
28 October 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Iran now open to tourism in news we had long hoped for and indeed expected. The opening is for vaccinated tourists and will mean a resumption of tours to the country! To read our Covid-19 update click here. Iran Now Open To Tourism – what has bee …
Tough Calls of a YPT Tour Guide in Iraqi Kurdistan
28 October 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
“The Iraqi army has taken Pirde 30kms south of here and may advance northwards tonight. What do you want to do?” asked my local Kurdish guide, Balin, after pulling me aside. It was October 21st and we had just arrived in Erbil, the capital city of Iraq …
