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.
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28 September 2020 / by YPT Team
Uzbekistan COVID-19 update. Uzbekistan made the media rounds a couple of months ago by making the pretty outlandish claim that if anyone travelled to the Central Asian republic and caught COVID-19, the Uzbek Government would pay the person USD$3000, no …
25 September 2020 / by Rowan Beard
Introduction As tourism has grown over the years in North Korea, so has the interest of foreigners wanting to leave a positive impact after their visit. It was with this in mind that we initially thought of the idea to sponsor a deaf kindergarten and t …
24 September 2020 / by
What Is the Accommodation Like? In the capital city of Ulaanbaator, you can get western style hotels for tourists for international princes. The ideal experience for most travelers is at a hostel or guesthouse. These are relatively cheap and vary in qu …
24 September 2020 / by Paris Hailwood
Most travellers goings to Afghanistan don’t really need to look at a map. If you’re travelling to Afghanistan, you should be going with a trusted guide or locals you know very well, and they should know exactly where to take you. If at any point you or …
24 September 2020 / by Paris Hailwood
What to pack for Afghanistan? Afghanistan is an amazing destination, but what should you bring? All of that and more in our guide. People are genuinely concerned about what they’ll need for Afghanistan. I suppose it’s part of stepping in to one of the …
24 September 2020 / by Paris Hailwood
How is the food in Afghanistan? Turns out its pretty good. Afghanistan is not known as a famous destination for food. Afghan food is simple and filling, and heavily reliant on meat. One problem with a country like Afghanistan is that when people go out …
24 September 2020 / by Paris Hailwood
Visa The Afghanistan travel guide. Getting a visa for Afghanistan is usually relatively simple. Different embassies and consulates have different rules and procedures. For example, the Afghanistan embassy in Oslo has in the past required confirmation l …
24 September 2020 / by Paris Hailwood
Afghanistan has 2 official languages – Pashtun and Dari. Like everything in Afghanistan, language is a sensitive topic. Although the largest percentage of people in Afghanistan speak Pashtun, as they are ethnically Pashto, Dari is the most widely spoke …
24 September 2020 / by Paris Hailwood
The official currency of Afghanistan is the Afghan Afghani and is abbreviated as AFN. So if you hear someone ask for 100 Afghanis, they’re not asking for 100 Afghani people. The name Afghani was first used in 1925, replacing the Afghan Rupee. The curre …