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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 Amaranta Valley: a £35 million scam turned ghost city
23 November 2025 / by Morgan Bourven
In the hills above Klepini in Northern Cyprus, a valley of half-built villas marks what is left of one of the region’s most notorious property scandals. The development, called Amaranta Valley, was promoted in the mid-2000s by British national Gary Rob …
Why Are There So Many Glass Buildings In Tbilisi? Anti Corruption Campaigns, the 2010’s and Interesting Architectural Messaging
21 November 2025 / by Caitlin Graham
If you have visited Tbilisi in the mid to late 2010’s and onwards, you may have asked yourself, why are there so many glass buildings in Tbilisi? Tbilisi is home to many different architectural styles – Soviet Brutalism, Modernism, Constructivism, Stal …
Wine Making in Turkey? The 7000 Year Old Craft Still Alive Today!
20 November 2025 / by Caitlin Graham
While Turkey may not be the first destination that pops into your head when you think about wine culture (France, Italy, Georgia and even Australia probably take the cake), some of the oldest recovered evidence of winemaking comes from modern-day Turke …
What’s it like Flying with Air Algerie
19 November 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
Despite being one of the least rated, unreliable and dare I say dirty airlines, flying with Air Algerie is not without its charms. Domestically they give you prop planes and the planes have character. Conversely the planes are really dirty and I do not …
The Ghardaia Guide Algeria
19 November 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
Being such a huge country Algeria has a bunch of hidden gems that are almost unknown and hard to get to. Chief among these is Ghardaia. Located in the heart of the nation Ghardaia is renowned for its M’Zab Valley UNESCO site the Souk El-Gharbia and its …
Visiting the Camp de la Transportation in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
19 November 2025 / by Sara Costa
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni may look like a quiet town along the Maroni River today, but it was once the main gateway to French Guiana’s notorious penal system. French Guiana is an overseas territory of France, located on the northeast coast of South Ameri …
Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies – DPRK Guide 2025
18 November 2025 / by Steven Zhang
When you travel in North Korea with YPT, you’ll notice that your Korean local guides speak foreign languages so well that you may wonder where they learnt them. Some of them graduated from Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies. This blog will give yo …
Rock the Algiers Casbah
18 November 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
One of the reasons YPT loves Algeria is the beautiful coastal city of Algiers. Reasons are myriad, but in part at least it is because of the fabulous Algiers Casbah. What is a Casbah and how is it related to that great 80’s song we hear you scream? Wel …
The Guide to Tunisian Cuisine
17 November 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
Tunisian cuisine does not bother with subtlety. It is oily, spiced, messy, practical, and unapologetically direct. In the medinas of Tunis, Sousse, Bizerte, and other towns, the smell of frying oil, cumin, garlic, and seafood hits visitors before anyth …
