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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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From Warlord to 20-Year Leader of Transnistria
22 March 2021 / by Joel Vostok
For the past decade, YPT has been running trips to the breakaway state of Transnistria. Described as ”The last corner of the Soviet Union”, this dark corner of Eastern Europe is truly one of the most fascinating and off-the-beaten-track travel destin …
Will the new Chinese vaccine policy affect travel to North Korea?
21 March 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Will the new Chinese vaccine policy affect travel to North Korea? The very short answer to this is no it will not, or rather it is extremely unlikely that it will. “China’s new domestic vaccine mandate could devastate future North Korea travel” China’s …
What was Democratic Kampuchea
16 March 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
What was Democratic Kampuchea? In short Democratic Kampuchea was the Khmer Rouge state that governed Cambodia from April 1975, until their overthrow in December of 1979. Despite its rather short tenure it is one of the most controversial states to have …
How to get visa on arrival for Iraq
16 March 2021 / by Rowan Beard
As of March 15th 2021, the Iraqi government launched a visa on arrival for Iraq program that allows citizens of 38 countries to apply for a visa on arrival at Baghdad, Najaf and Basra airports. The following nationalities are eligible for visa on arriv …
China relax entry to foreigners – but there’s a catch
15 March 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
China relax entry to foreigners – but there’s a catch. Around 10 embassies have announced that they will be streamlining the visa application for foreigners wishing to come, or return to China. To qualify you will have had to have received the Covid-19 …
North Korean Propaganda
15 March 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
North Korean propaganda is one of the most well known facets of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Propaganda takes many forms, from media, social media, posters, movies even to the NK-Pop scene. Political messages are very much part of everyda …
North Korean Social Media in 2025
14 March 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
North Korean social media is not necessarily a combination of words you expect in the same sentence, but North Korean social media exists in many ways. North Korea has (or at least had) its own channels on popular western sites such as YouTube, Faceboo …
What Happened to FARC?
13 March 2021 / by Dominic Perry
The Colombian civil war is something we here at YPT have covered before, but I felt it might be interesting to look at just what’s happened as a result of the peace agreement a few years ago. In case you didn’t know, the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Force …
Top 10 Cool and Undiscovered Places in Sri Lanka
12 March 2021 / by YPT Team
Introduction The lockdown has kept us all cooped up inside our homes. Staying in one place for long periods of time while following a monotonous routine can affect our minds. So, after this quarantine ends, you might want to go somewhere for a vacation …
