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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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 …
7 November 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
At YPT we do lots of tours throughout the Middle-East, always respecting the cultural norms of where we are, such as to drink, or not to drink. Can you though drink in Jordan? Can you drink in Jordan? So, can you drink in Jordan? Yes you can legally bu …
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 …
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 …
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 …
22 October 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
Following the opening speech from Xi Jingping at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), we have learned one main thing – China to stay closed to tourists in 2024. To read about Cambodia opening to tourism click here. What is the …
20 October 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
Is it safe to travel to Timor-Leste? The short answer is that yes generally speaking Timor-Leste is a safe place to travel to, although some precautions should be taken. To read about the difference between West and East Timor click here. Genocide in E …
20 October 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
What is the difference between East Timor and West Timor? Quite simply East Timor is the sovereign state known as he Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, while West Timor is an integral part of and province of Indonesia. To read bout the difference betw …
20 October 2022 / by Gareth Johnson
Getting off the beaten track is what we do at YPT so with East Timor being the least visited country in South-East Asia it is very much on our radar. Why visit Timor-Leste though? YPT were lucky enough to again get to talk to Timorese President Jose Ra …