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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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North Korean Beers – Taedonggang
17 April 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Taedonggang beer? Can you drink in North Korea? Can North Koreans drink? These are just some of the questions we veterans of the DPRK get asked on a regular basis. Let’s get to some North Korea myth-busting: here’s our guide to the beer of Pyongyang an …
5 Countries that Used to Exist Part 2
17 April 2019 / by John McGovern
We here at YPT are constantly enthralled at what makes a country and how many actually exist or have existed. Here are five that are no more: 1. Kingdom of Kurdistan In 1922, the Ottoman empire – lying prostrate in the wake of the Great War – was the s …
Omar El-Bashir ousted from the Sudanese Government
12 April 2019 / by Pier Doyon
The president of Sudan, Omar el-Bashir, has been ousted from his office by the Sudanese military. This ends the 30-year rule of El-Bashir, who was one of the longest running leaders of North Africa and the Arab World. Omar el-Bashir became the leader o …
Bir Tawil: The Strange Tale of Unclaimed Land
11 April 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Last Year (2019), Young Pioneer Tours ran the first-ever group tour to the only terra niullus in the world, Bir Tawil. Here’s is Bir Tawil: The Strange Tale of Unclaimed Land Bir Tawil is the only truly unclaimed piece of land in the world, a not so ti …
How to visit North Korea
11 April 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
If you’ve ended up on the YPT website, then I’ll go out on a limb and assume you’re not with the majority of the planet who think you cannot visit the DPRK, and assume that you at least know that it’s a possibility. Many, though (including many that ha …
What is Nowruz?
11 April 2019 / by Pier Doyon
What is Nowruz? If somebody talks about New Year, your mind probably goes to January 1st. However, all around the world many other populations count years differently. For us at Young Pioneer Tours, Chinese New Year – or Spring Festival – is of great i …
Victory Day Parades in the former USSR
11 April 2019 / by Joel Vostok
Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the surrender of the Nazis in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union, following the signing of the German Instrument of Surrender, late in the evening on 8 May 1945. It is one o …
What are the differences between Sudan and South Sudan
10 April 2019 / by Pier Doyon
Sudan, which used to be Africa’s biggest country, was split in two after a civil war — from which emerged the world’s youngest country in 2011, South Sudan. As it used to be the same country, you might think there aren’t many differences b …
The easiest way to get a visa to South Sudan
10 April 2019 / by Pier Doyon
As the world’s youngest nation and a developing country crippled after a nasty civil war, you might even be surprised to learn that it is actually possible to visit South Sudan. It is most likely that you will need a visa to visit the count …
