Introduction Urban Exploration, UE, or to give it its full hipster title Urbex is a sub-culture in the travel world that Young Pioneer Tours very much embrace! Much like Dark Tourism, it has its detractors and comes with its own controversy, but what f …

This is part 4 of this series by Dean Karalekas you can read part 1 here, part 2 here and part 3 here. The dogs, so friendly during the day, barked loudly at my approach to the main building this late at night, threatening to wake the other guests, if …

Introduction Following on from our recent ‘Top 5 Soviet Union Football Shirts’ blog, we thought we’d delve into the world of CONIFA to see what kind of funky football shirts their member nations have to offer. If you don’t know what CONIFA is, here’s a …

Introduction What’s it like to visit Cheung Ek Killing Fields? Cheung Ek was one of the most significant extermination camps and mass grave sites known as the Killing Fields. It was primarily used to kill and bury victims from the S-21 Prison. The site …

Introduction Director William Friedkin’s (The French Connection, Cruising) 1973 adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s book,The Exorcist, is regarded by many not only as one of the best horror films ever made but perhaps the scariest film of all time. As …

Introduction Sealand, or to be more precise, The Principality of Sealand, is the most famous micronation in the world. And if you are going to be a nation, you need a flag. Here is the story of the flag of Sealand. To read more about micronations (and …

Introduction Cambodia, which until recently had reported just over 300 cases of the virus and no community outbreaks, but rather all imported on arriving passengers into the country is now suffering from its first community outbreak of the virus. The G …

Introduction At YPT, the Balkan region certainly holds a special place in our hearts. We first traversed it around a decade ago on our Eurasian Adventure. Since then, we have expanded into the region with a range of private and group tours exploring th …

Introduction Who was Chum Mey? If you have more than a passing interest in the history of Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge then at some point, you will most likely find yourself at S-21. S-21 was the most used and notorious of the Khmer Rouge torture and e …