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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”.
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Party Founding Museum – DPRK Guide
September 22, 2020 / by Nicolas Platt
Introduction The Party Founding Museum is a building located in central Pyongyang where according to official DPRK history, President Kim Il Sung founded the ruling Workers Party of Korea on October 10th, 1945. In October 1970, the site was officially …
Top 4 Independent YPT Soviet Tours Available During COVID-19
September 22, 2020 / by Joel Gallagher
Introduction Since we opened our dedicated Soviet Europe office over two years ago, our European Soviet tour section has expanded massively. From the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea and from the Balkan Mountains to the Caucasus mountains, there are few pla …
Turkmenistan COVID-19 update
September 21, 2020 / by YPT Team
Unfortunately, Turkmenistan is still closed to foreigners. It is not possible to enter Turkmenistan and the Embassies and Consulates of Turkmenistan are not currently issuing visas, nor are State Migration Services issuing Letters of Invitations. There …
Liberation Tower – DPRK Guide
September 21, 2020 / by Nicolas Platt
Introduction The Liberation Tower is a monument located in Pyongyang erected in Juche 36 (1947) to convey the feats of the 40,000 soldiers of the former Soviet Union who helped the Korean people during the struggle for national liberation. Being built …
Pyongyang Taedonggang Seafood Restaurant – DPRK Guide
September 17, 2020 / by Nicolas Platt
Introduction The Pyongyang Taedonggang Seafood Restaurant (평양 대동강수산물식당) is one of Pyongyang’s newest and premier seafood restaurants, opened on July 27th, 2018, to mark the 65th Anniversary Victory Day Celebrations. Location The Taedonggang Seafood res …
Chongsan-ri Cooperative Farm – DPRK Guide
September 17, 2020 / by Rowan Beard
Introduction The Chongsan-ri Cooperative Farm is the most famous farm in North Korea. It was first visited by Kim Il Sung, the former leader and the founder of North Korea back in 1960. At this time the DPRK government focused their efforts on making t …
The Memorial of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in Dandong reopens
September 15, 2020 / by Rowan Beard
The Memorial of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea Museum or unofficially known as the Korean War Memorial in Dandong will be reopening on the 19th of September, 2020. The museum was closed back in 2013 to undergo major renovations to modern …
Languages of Iraqi Kurdistan
September 15, 2020 / by Sion
Introduction It’s safe to say that the Kurdistan region takes up a fairly large chunk of the Middle East and as such is a melting pot for many different languages, and Iraqi Kurdistan is no different. Let’s take a closer look at what languages are spok …
Memorial of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
September 15, 2020 / by Rowan Beard
Introduction The Memorial of the War to Resist Us Aggression and Aid Korea is the only museum in China that openly discusses and gives a comprehensive view of the events that unfolded during the Korean War. It is also unofficially known as Korean War M …
