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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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In Pictures – Taedonggang Beer Festival
September 2, 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
The Pyongyang Taedonggang beer festival was a long time coming, expectations were high and I can gladly report that it did not disappoint. Pyongyang’s relationship with mass produced beer is a very recent one. In 2000, the government acquired the close …
At the Crux of a Culture: An Adventure in Iraqi Kurdistan
August 30, 2016 / by Alistair Riddell
I’m sure we’ve all daydreamed about owning a time machine, and wondering where we’d go if we had Dr Who’s Tardis for a week. Obviously, first off would be a quick jaunt to the Jurassic age to bother some dinosaurs, followed by a trip to the year 3000 t …
Borderlands of North Korea – #6 Ji’an
August 26, 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
Aside from Young Pioneer Tours regularly blogging about our budget tours to North Korea and the many new North Korean Tourist attractions that pop up in Pyongyang and other cities, we also try and do the odd piece abo …
North Korea’s Olympic Medals
August 23, 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
As the 2016 Olympics opened, a photo of North and South Korean Gymnasts Hong Un Jong and Lee Eun-ju posing for a selfie together spread rapidly across the internet. The photo stood as a testimony of the power of sports diplomacy, and even helped many l …
Samarkand Recipes – Bring Your Adventure Home
August 18, 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
Welcome to Samarkand, one of Central Asia’s oldest inhabited cities. Located in modern day Uzbekistan, a large number of ethnic groups still call Samarkand home. Thus, it is a city of preserved history and culture of not one group, but many groups – an …
The Top 5 Western Dishes in Pyongyang
August 17, 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
North Korea would be one of the last places on earth you’d expect to see a top 5 list about western food compiled. But the truth is North Koreans have quite a sweet tooth and are also quite fond of some western cuisine. In recent years, these restauran …
Infographic – It’s not just Pyongyang – What else can you do in North Korea?
August 9, 2016 / by Alistair Riddell
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9 Reasons Kyrgyzstan should be next on your travel radar
August 8, 2016 / by Ben Crowley
9) Lake Issyk Kul is more than just a lake Kyrgyz people are proud of Lake Issyk Kul and why wouldn’t they be? Its stunning! Issyk Kul means ‘Warm Lake’ – which does mean when we say Lake Issyk Kul, we are saying Lake Warm Lake. It’s called this becaus …
Infographic – What you need to know about Turkmenistan
August 2, 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
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