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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”.
We’re always looking for contributors to our sites, so feel free to browse through our blogs, and , get in touch if you’d like to write for us.
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North Korean Social Media
March 14, 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
North Korean social media is not necessarily a combination of words you expect in the same sentence, but North Korean social media exists in many ways. North Korea has (or at least had) its own channels on popular western sites such as YouTube, Faceboo …
What Happened to FARC?
March 13, 2021 / by Dominic Perry
The Colombian civil war is something we here at YPT have covered before, but I felt it might be interesting to look at just what’s happened as a result of the peace agreement a few years ago. In case you didn’t know, the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Force …
Top 10 Cool and Undiscovered Places in Sri Lanka
March 12, 2021 / by YPT Team
Introduction The lockdown has kept us all cooped up inside our homes. Staying in one place for long periods of time while following a monotonous routine can affect our minds. So, after this quarantine ends, you might want to go somewhere for a vacation …
General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea
March 11, 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
What is the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea? At Young Pioneer Tours we like to delve into the inner-workings of North Korea, from an academic, rather than judgmental point of view you understand! Which brings us to the General Federation of …
North Korea and India Relations
March 11, 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
North Korea and India relations are pretty good, and we are here to tell you why! We have previously written about what allies North Korea has with most people assuming they only have China, and to a lesser extent Russia, bit, in fact, a number of coun …
China Launches Travel Passport
March 9, 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
China launches travel passport in bid to boost international travel. Only days after stating that they would relaunch travel subject to a “travel passport”, the Chinese have gone ahead and launched it. It is as expected a digital certificate and runs v …
The Pioneer Podcast Episode 1
March 3, 2021 / by YPT Team
The Pioneer Podcast is a part of a larger new venture between Young Pioneer Tours, Pioneer Media, and other adventure travel-related publications to be called YPT.life. The aim of YPT.life will be to deliver premium one-of-a-kind content that is availa …
EU to introduce Digital Pass for travel
March 2, 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
The EU have announced that they are working on a digital pass to facilitate travel throughout the EU this summer and beyond. The European Commission has said it will present a legislative plan later this month for what it’s calling a “digital green pas …
Cambodia enters lockdown after spike in Covid cases
February 25, 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Cambodia enters lockdown after spike in Covid cases. The Kingdom of Cambodia which for the longest time was one of the few success stories at fighting Covid-19 has now not only seen its most serious spike in infections, but has now entered an almost co …
