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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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What is International Workers’ Day (May Day)?
May 1, 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
May Day is a holiday that is perhaps best known for its association with communist or former communist countries but what is the holiday all about, and why is it so specifically associated with communism? Way back May Day The earliest celebrations of M …
North Korean Restaurant Reviews: New Hope Restaurant
May 1, 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Located in the new Ryomyong Science Street, the newly opened New Hope restaurant (Sae Hui Mang) is a little unique amongst the North Korean restaurants that accept foreigners. While hot pot is nothing new, with the Chongryu Hot Pot being an option sinc …
Meari Shooting Range – DPRK Guide
April 30, 2019 / by Nicolas Platt
Introduction Meari shooting range is a leisure and entertainment center located in the area of Pyongyang’s sporting district. The name meari means echo in the Korean language. Most famous for being an area for local Koreans and tourists alike to take t …
How to get to Socotra?
April 29, 2019 / by Pier Doyon
While we have already written a FAQs about Socotra answering the question partially and another blog dedicated to getting a visa for Socotra, we felt that the land of the Dragon Blood tree and paradise island needed a blog dedicated on how to getting t …
How to get a visa for Socotra
April 28, 2019 / by Pier Doyon
Socotra, fabled and mythical island off the coast of Somalia, is a traveller’s dream. It has been recently very hard to travel to Socotra until weekly flights have resumed. If you want to visit Socotra now, you will need a visa. Read this article and y …
FAQ about Socotra
April 28, 2019 / by Pier Doyon
The island of Socotra, looking like none other in this world, actually looks like it is not from this planet. It is a mysterious and hard to reach place, pride of most heavy travellers who managed to get there. As it is so strange and distant, no wonde …
Hotels of North Korea – The Chongnyon Youth Hotel
April 26, 2019 / by Rowan Beard
The Chongnyon Youth Hotel was first opened in 1989 and is classed as a budget hotel with a North Korean three-star rating. The name Chongnyon translates to Youth which was named for the first purpose of the hotel providing accommodation for the student …
7 Reasons To Visit Sinuiju
April 26, 2019 / by Rowan Beard
As the most prominent city bordering North Korea’s northern neighbour of China, Sinuiju is a city many tourists pass through whilst travelling between Dandong and Pyongyang by train, but not a city where people stop to explore. Below are our reaso …
