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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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Traveling to Prek Sbauv The Hometown of Pol Pot and Meeting His Nephew
30 October 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
Having been stranded in Cambodia during Covid myself and indeed YPT started to really explore the dark tourism sites within the country. Therefore, with a week between tours and pretty much no idea how to complete the task, I decided to head to Prek Sb …
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA): India’s Most Explosive Secr
27 October 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
Look, you want to know about the United Liberation Front of Asom ULFA. Forget the boring tourist guides. The truth is always found in the conflict and the chaos. This is the stuff that matters the reason why people actually start shooting. You asked fo …
20 Weird Japanese Sites You Need to See
23 October 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
Japan is full of the expected – neon cities, temples, snow mountains. But it also has a hidden layer of oddities, freak shows, and places you’ll tell everyone about just to see their face. These 20 weird Japanese sites are the stuff you don’t see in gu …
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum – Futaba, Fukushima
22 October 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
If you find yourself in Fukushima and are curious about disasters or the consequences of human error, the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Futaba is the place you have to see. This is not a tidy little museum with fak …
Top 21 Khmer Rouge Historical Sites
22 October 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
That the Khmer Rouge were only banished in 1998 means that there are still are not just a huge amount of Khmer Rouge historical sites to be seen, but that many are still being discovered. And while many will call it dark tourism, they are essential vie …
Staying at J-Village Fukushima
20 October 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
To be fair Fukushima has never really been much of a tourist hub less so now since the tsunami and nuclear disaster. This means there are barely any hotel options two at most with the eclectic J-Village Hotel being by far the better of the two. It is t …
Best Travel Bank Cards for British People
17 October 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
It used to be that traveling and using a bank card meant a ton of extra fees. Thankfully that is no longer the case, with a number of travel bank cards that not only do not punish you but often reward you for your travels. And while the whole world has …
Whats it like taking the train in Japan?
14 October 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
From Vietnam to China and all the way to London, YPT make no bones about the fact we are train nerds. What though do we think of taking the train in Japan? Well the spoiler alert is that we freaking love it and to such a degree that we run one tour to …
The Ukedo Elementary School in Namie Fukushima Story
14 October 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
Few places show the horror of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake like Ukedo Elementary School, where 92 students and staff managed to survive, despite 152 people perishing and over 400 homes being destroyed in the area. Yet while it is now painted as …
