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Welcome to the Young Pioneer Tours blog about everything North Korea, and all of our other special off the beaten the track destinations.
Since starting in 2008 we have seen blogging about North Korea and our other great destinations as a great way to engage with our customers and to show the world a slice of life in the great destinations we visit.
Due to the mass amount of great content we create, as well as receive from our Pioneers we have since started our travel lifestyle magazine “The Young Pioneer”.
We’re always looking for contributors to our sites, so feel free to browse through our blogs, and , get in touch if you’d like to write for us.
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What to Pack for Chernobyl
August 11, 2020 / by Joel Gallagher
A common question many people ask us when visiting a truly off the beaten track destination like Chernobyl is what to pack? We’ve visited Chernobyl in the baking heat, snowstorms, and all seasons of the year. So we have a good amount of knowledge on wh …
Maps of Chernobyl
August 11, 2020 / by Joel Gallagher
Map of the Ukrainian sector of Chernobyl The Chernobyl area, officially named Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, is a part of north Ukraine and Belarus. It consists of 95 villages and 3 towns on a territory of 2044 square kilometers. Today Chernobyl exclusion z …
Languages in Chernobyl
August 11, 2020 / by Joel Gallagher
The Chernobyl exclusion zone is spread out across both Ukraine and Belarus, both countries are in such a strategic position that they have naturally hosted countless cultures over the centuries. As a result, modern Belarus and Ukraine is home to a vari …
Chernobyl FAQ
August 11, 2020 / by Joel Gallagher
Since it was first opened tentatively just under ten years ago, YPT have been running groundbreaking tours to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and making life-long memories for countless people. Naturally, visiting a nuclear catastrophe zone brings a lot o …
Independent Tours to Chernobyl
August 11, 2020 / by Joel Gallagher
The Chernobyl exclusion zone and its ghost city of Pripyat was once a gem in the crown of the Soviet Union, today they stand as an eerie reminder of the consequences of nuclear disasters. Despite being an irradiated shell of its former glory, Chernobyl …
Flags of Chernobyl
August 11, 2020 / by Joel Gallagher
During the Soviet Union and today, the Chernobyl region and Pripyat didn’t have a specific flag to represent it. Instead, they went under the flags of the Ukrainian and Belarussian Soviet Socialist Republics and subsequently the current flag of Ukraine …
Cuisine in Chernobyl
August 11, 2020 / by Joel Gallagher
If you are looking for authentic, Soviet-style food in Belarus and Ukraine, the Chernobyl exclusion zone is the place to find it! On our one day tours, we enjoy the same type of lunch that has fuelled workers since the Soviet Union and continues to do …
Currency in Chernobyl
August 11, 2020 / by Joel Gallagher
The currency in the Chernobyl exclusion zone is the Ukrainian Hryvnia. In the Belarusian sector, it is the Belarussian Ruble. In this section, we’re going to look at both of these currencies and the best way to obtain them before you set off on an unfo …
Chernobyl Travel Guide
August 10, 2020 / by Joel Gallagher
Overview of Chernobyl Chernobyl is an area spread across Ukraine and Belarus. In 1986 is became infamous due to the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station which was the worst disaster in the history of nuclear power generation. The Chernobyl p …
