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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 last Catholic of Spanish Sahara
29 January 2019 / by Pier Doyon
For 15 years now, Padre Mario Leon Dorado has been living an extraordinary life. Looking at the humble man walking around in his slippers might not impress you and his day-to-day tasks might remind you of the tasks of any other Catholic priest, but the …
How to book an independent tour to North Korea
29 January 2019 / by Troy Collings
Booking an independent tour to North Korea can seem a bit overwhelming at first. How does it work? What are the options? How do I get in and out, and how do I get a visa for North Korea? These are just starting points for many intrepid travelers. If yo …
Crossing the border between Morocco and Mauritania: Unoccupied Western Sahara
29 January 2019 / by Pier Doyon
Look at different maps and compare the shape of Morocco between them. Chances are you will find that the lines of Morocco are quite different. Sometimes Morocco is double the size of itself on a different map, sometimes a dotted line divides it in half …
5 influential North Korean women
26 January 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
North Korean women play an extremely important role in the affairs of the state, despite the slightly patriarchal reputation that the country has. In the run-up to our International Women’s Day Tour, here at YPT, we have been exploring the topic of wom …
Top 20 things to do in North Korea (part 1)
26 January 2019 / by Nicolas Platt
20. The DMZ A visit to the DMZ is essential to any trip to North Korea and in understanding the tragic split of the Korean Peninsula for more than 70 years. With all our regular tours visiting this historical border, we also offer special DMZ extension …
The Top 5 things to do on Nauru Island
26 January 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Nauru Island might be one of the least-visited countries in the world, and indeed one of the smallest, but ignore the naysayers and the country collectors that fly into Nauru for a day: there’s actually a lot to do in Nauru, and you can easily spend a …
Rason SEZ — how economic reform is shaping up in the DPRK
24 January 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Far away from Pyongyang, in the north-east of the DPRK, sits the small city of Rason. Few people have heard of it, even less have been – even amongst relative frequent travelers to the DPRK. In everyday talk, people imagine that area of the country to …
Mongolia and Inner Mongolia: What’s the Difference?
24 January 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
The answer to this question is a simple one. Mongolia is an independent country, sometimes referred to as Outer Mongolia, sandwiched between China and Russia. Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of China equivalent to a province. The capital city of …
