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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”.
We’re always looking for contributors to our sites, so feel free to browse through our blogs, and , get in touch if you’d like to write for us.
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Pakistan announces e-visas for 175 countries and visas on arrival for 50 more
5 February 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Fantastic news for travellers looking to add Pakistan to their list — the Pakistani government, in a bid to revive tourism to the country, has announced that the nationals of 50 countries will be granted visas on arrival. The nationals of 175 more cou …
Is it safe to travel to Mali?
4 February 2019 / by Pier Doyon
You’ll see it in the news once in a while, some bad stuff can be happening in Africa. We know something is happening in Mali, Niger and Chad, that it is related with the biggest terrorism networks in the world but nothing is too clear. As a company tha …
Promoting the communication of deaf people between North and South Korea
4 February 2019 / by Rowan Beard
Our good friends at TOGETHER-Hamhung, with whom YPT have partnered since 2015 on numerous charity projects involving the Kindergarten & Deaf Centre in Pyongyang and a deaf woodwork shop raising over 6000 euros, would like to announce their next cha …
Traveling to Iran as a woman
2 February 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
When I first came up with the idea of traveling to Iran I was told, by one twenty-four-year-old man in my German class with rather limited worldly experience, “Good luck as a woman! You want a good, safe country to visit to get the Middle Eastern exper …
What do Vietnam and North Korea have in common?
1 February 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
It’s a typical morning in Hanoi. The streets are roaring with a never-ending flow of mopeds and the small alleyways are bustling with life. Western tourists are everywhere and the country is thriving. Yet as they enjoy the vibrancy of this country, the …
How to: prepare for a trip abroad
31 January 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Taking a trip abroad for the first time is a tremendously exciting experience, but it can also be a very scary one. This is doubly true if you’re really going off the beaten track, whether to Colombia, Eastern Europe, or even North Korea. With that in …
Your friendly neighbourhood toubab: Madame Selma
31 January 2019 / by Pier Doyon
During our most recent Saharan Odyssey tour, we had the chance to meet captivating people with life completely out of the ordinary. Living in Atar, managing her own guesthouse – Hotel Desert et Mer – is a French lady named Selma. How to move to Maurita …
Top 20 Things to do in North Korea (Part 2)
30 January 2019 / by Nicolas Platt
Continuing on from Part 1 of our list of top 20 things to do in North Korea, we bring you the top ten things to do while in North Korea! 10. Visit the Rason Markets One of the lesser-seen and unknown parts of North Korea is Rason, the unique special ec …
The Longest Train in the World: the Mauritanian Mineral Train
29 January 2019 / by Pier Doyon
The Mauritanian Mineral Train is one of the most unique and incredible train journeys one can take. The train is up to 3km (1.8 miles) in length, travels on a single track of 704 kilometres (437 miles), with over 200 freight carriages, weighing up to a …
