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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
10 April 2019 / by Pier Doyon
As the world’s youngest nation and a developing country crippled after a nasty civil war, you might 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 country. While getti …
9 April 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Over the years there has been a lot of talk – and, we daresay, even controversy – over the name ‘Young Pioneer Tours’, why we chose it, and what its meaning is. Here we are, then, to give you the full lowdown on the Young Pioneers movement that inspire …
7 April 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
What is the Arirang Smartphone? North Korea often unfairly has a reputation as a place where things don’t work, but it really must be remembered that they are also a country under some extremely prohibitive sanctions. They are also governed by the Juch …
7 April 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
North Korea often unfairly has a reputation as a place where things don’t work, but it really should be remembered that they are also a nation under some extremely prohibitive sanctions. They are also governed by the Juche ideology of self-reliance, an …