Being a Juche socialist state on the march to communism the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea places enormous importance on its transportation system, but what is North Koreans public transport like? Let’s find out. The North Korean Subway System T …

Believe it or not, I am not actually a professional street food guy, although my professional work of writing, traveling and making films does kind of de-facto make me a pro. My main day job (currently) is running Young Pioneer Tours, the quintessentia …

Kim Il Sung university, located in Taesong District Pyongyang, is the DPRK’s oldest university. It was founded on October 1st, 1946 and was named after the founder and first leader of North Korea: President Kim Il Sung. During the Korean war between 19 …

Fun fact! 98% of travellers to North Korea feature a Facebook profile photo of themselves in North Korea for at least three years after their tour!* Its common knowledge that Pyongyang features one of the most unique and dare I say iconic skylines of a …

As a peninsula, Korea as a whole only share two land borders with other countries. Those borders are exclusively found in North Korea, with South Korea only sharing sea borders with China and Japan. North Korea has borders with Russia and China, which …

Within the travelling community, the “North Korea of Africa” is a moniker that we hear all too often. It is often used to describe either Equatorial Guinea or Eritrea. In this article, we’ll be giving our opinion about this moniker. Why is it call …

What is the Capital of North Korea? I’ll give you three guesses. Actually, you probably only need one, of course it is the city of Pyongyang. What does Pyongyang means? Pyongyang literally means ‘flat land’, and in a very mountainous country like North …

My Chinese friends include guys called Construction, United Army and Born in Beijing. Chinese names are confusing and difficult to pronounce, until you can speak the language anyway. But how exactly do they work? First things first, Chinese names work …

At YPT we are always looking for new staff members to join our team around the world. We often don’t require experience in the industry or specialist skills but a willingness to be part of the team and learn new skills in a number of fields, from marke …

The Kurdish people have been going through a saddening series of strife and atrocious struggles for decades now. During the rule of Saddam Hussein up until recently and on the forefront of the war against IS, the Kurds have suffered many casualties. On …