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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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The Holy Korean Mountains
1 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Korean Mountains are an important sceneic and cultural element to both sides of the Korean divide. Officially there are 5 sacred mountains on the Korean Peninsula (although Kim Jong Il kind of added a 6th). Of the five, three are located in the DPRK an …
Kenji Fujimoto: personal sushi chef to Kim Jong Il
1 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Kenji Fujimoto was the personal sushi chef to General Kim Jong-Il. There are many anecdotes that do the rounds about Kim Jong Il’s former sushi chef, Kenji Fujimoto, but who was he and where is he today? We explore the mystery! Who exactly was Kenji Fu …
What is International Workers’ Day (May Day)?
1 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
May Day is a holiday that is perhaps best known for its association with communist or former communist countries but what is the holiday all about, and why is it so specifically associated with communism? Way back May Day The earliest celebrations of M …
North Korean Restaurant Reviews: New Hope Restaurant
1 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Located in the new Ryomyong Science Street, the newly opened New Hope restaurant (Sae Hui Mang) is a little unique amongst the North Korean restaurants that accept foreigners. While hot pot is nothing new, with the Chongryu Hot Pot being an option sinc …
Meari Shooting Range – DPRK Guide
30 April 2019 / by Nicolas Platt
Introduction Meari shooting range is a leisure and entertainment center located in the area of Pyongyang’s sporting district. The name meari means echo in the Korean language. Most famous for being an area for local Koreans and tourists alike to take t …
How to get to Socotra?
29 April 2019 / by Pier Doyon
While we have already written a FAQs about Socotra answering the question partially and another blog dedicated to getting a visa for Socotra, we felt that the land of the Dragon Blood tree and paradise island needed a blog dedicated on how to getting t …
How to get a visa for Socotra
28 April 2019 / by Rowan Beard
Socotra is a fabled and mythical island off the coast of Somalia and is ultimately a traveller’s dream. Over the years it’s been incredibly difficult to travel to Socotra but now the process is exceptionally easy with weekly flights from Abu Dhabi in U …
FAQ about Socotra
28 April 2019 / by Rowan Beard
The island of Socotra, looking like none other in this world, actually looks like it is not from this planet. It is a mysterious and hard to reach place, pride of most heavy travellers who managed to get there. As it is so strange and distant, no wonde …
