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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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The Ultimate Pyongyang Guide
21 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Understand Pyongyang The Pyongyang Guide. As regular visitors to the DPRK we know a thing, or two about the capital city. Here is our Ultimate Pyongyang Guide. Pyongyang – also spelled P’yŏngyang or Pyeongyang – is the capital city of North Korea, and …
How to watch Game of Thrones in Eritrea
21 May 2019 / by Pier Doyon
So here I was, just about to prepare a tour to Eritrea, the infamous African country often compared to North Korea. I was expecting to spend a week with next to no internet, and I was fine with that. However, what I was dreading was t …
Socialist countries: the currencies of socialism
21 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Assuming you’ve never lived (A) in any socialist countries or (B) during the Zimbabwean hyperinflation crisis, then money is a very simple thing. You to work, you get paid at the end of the month, and you blow it all in two weeks. You then live off bea …
North Korean beaches
20 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Are there North Korean beaches? When you think about travelling to North Korea, you probably imagine a whole lot of communism, propaganda, and all the monuments you can bow at. But North Korea actually has a lot more going on, and one of those things i …
North Korea Mass Games 2019
19 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
North Korea Mass Games 2019 — “People’s Country” — confirmed! Mass Games 2019 have been confirmed! We have just got some exciting news from our partners in Pyongyang that the Mass Games will be starting in late June this year and running all the way …
Kimchaek Guide
17 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Kimchaek Guide Kimchaek, formerly known as Songjin, was named for a legendary Korean People’s Army (KPA) general in 1951 at the height of the Korean War. There are around 200,000 people that call Kimchaek home, and it is one of three cities found in No …
CONIFA World Cup 2020: Somaliland to host
17 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
CONIFA World Cup 2020 There’s an awful lot that excites the kids at Young Pioneer Tours, but two of our really really favourite things are unrecognised countries and football. When these two get combined, we simply lose our shit! It’s just been announc …
Who is the North Korean head of state?
16 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Who is the North Korean head of state? When I was younger I had a political awakening: I remember asking my father about heads of state, in particular the Queen of England, whom I observed had no actual power. When I asked why a country needed one, my …
What is The Chollima Statue?
16 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
The Chollima 천리마동상 Statue is one of immense national and historical significance to the people of the DPRK. On Mansu Hill in central Pyongyang, you will find a 46 metre-tall monument depicting a horse dashing into battle. It certainly gives one feeling …
