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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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Flag of Tuvalu
16 August 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Tuvalu is the third least visited country in the world and a firm favorite for all of us at YPT. But what is the flag of Tuvalu and what does said flag mean? We are very happy to help on that one! Current flag of Tuvalu The current flag of Tuvalu was i …
Map of Tuvalu
16 August 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Tuvalu might be one of the most remote, least visited and sparsely populated places on earth, but it has an extremely interesting geography! The capital “island” rather than city is Funafuti, and it has 7 other populated islands (as represented by the …
Language of Tuvalu
16 August 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
What is the Language of Tuvalu? The language of Tuvalu is Tuvaluan, a Polynesian language. Given that Tuvalu only has a population of 10,000 this is not a language you are going to bump into often. Tuvalu might have a small population, but its 8 main i …
Currency of Tuvalu
16 August 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
What is the currency of Tuvalu? The short answer is that Tuvalu uses the Australian dollar as its legal tender. There are though still a few points of interest when it comes to dealing with currency in Tuvalu. The Tuvalu Dollar In fact the Australian d …
Our first independent tour since COVID-19
14 August 2020 / by Rowan Beard
We’re very happy to be back on the road and done our first tour. COVID-19 shook the world earlier this year grounding the majority of international flights and grinding tourism to an absolute standstill. Travel pockets have been created to encourage to …
YPT Resumes Independent Chernobyl Tours!
14 August 2020 / by YPT Team
As the world slowly begins to ease into the ‘’new normal’’ we’re gradually beginning to ease back into running tours, in accordance with health and safety guidelines. Today, we’re happy to announce that we have reopened the possibility to carry out our …
European Citizens Allowed to Return to China
12 August 2020 / by YPT Team
Introduction In breaking news, China has announced that citizens of a number of European countries are to be allowed to return to China if they meet specific visa requirements. Who Can Return to China? China has now decided that foreign nationals from …
Lenin Statue Controversially Erected in Western Germany
12 August 2020 / by Alistair Riddell
Situated in the industrial heartland of western Germany, the city of Gelsenkirchen might seem an unlikely place to find a Lenin statue. The city was flattened by bombs during the war, and subsequently rebuilt as a modern, pleasant but rather unremarkab …
What to Pack for Chernobyl
11 August 2020 / by Joel Vostok
A common question many people ask us when visiting a truly off the beaten track destination like Chernobyl is what to pack? We’ve visited Chernobyl in the baking heat, snowstorms, and all seasons of the year. So we have a good amount of knowledge on wh …
