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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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Local (County) Elections to Be Held in North Korea
17 July 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
This Sunday (21st July) North Korea will have elections at a county level for the first time in 4 years, and the second time under the leadership of Chairman Kim Jong Un. The elections held for the county, district and provincial assemblies will take p …
What is North Korean Transportation like?
16 July 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
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 …
Festival Tours
16 July 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Festival Tours are some of the best ways to sample the culture of a particular country, so we tend to go all out and see some of the best ones out there. We see ourselves at YPT as the quintessential adventure travel company. Now whilst I feel all of o …
The Steam Train of Eritrea
11 July 2019 / by Pier Doyon
Every country has its lot of unique experience to offer to travellers and at YPT, it is pretty much our job to bring those unique and memorable experiences to you. YPT being composed of a bunch of ferroequinologists itself, few experiences are as dear …
Visiting Zeljava Airbase, Croatia’s Underground Military Airbase
9 July 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Photos wechat joel During our latest epic adventure tour through the Balkans, I received a vague tip-off about a vast underground military air base, long abandoned since the outbreak of the Yugoslav wars. I was immediately interested, but soon found ou …
Kim Il Sung University
8 July 2019 / by Pier Doyon
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 …
7 Amazing Photos of Korea before the War
8 July 2019 / by Pier Doyon
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! Nowadays Pyongyang photos area lmost cliche! But what were things like before the reds rocked up? The Ic …
The China-North Korea Border
8 July 2019 / by Pier Doyon
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 …
Is Eritrea truly the “North Korea of Africa?”
8 July 2019 / by Pier Doyon
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 …
