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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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What’s The Best National Holiday To Celebrate In North Korea?
February 6, 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
You know that feeling when Spring has officially sprung, summer is only one month away and the weather is absolutely glorious? That’s May Day in North Korea. Which, after the cold winter months is extremely welcomed by everyone. As a result, May Day is …
3 Amazing Tribes of Papua New Guinea
February 5, 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Like something from an adventure novel, many of the tribes of Papua New Guinea wear elaborate masks and body paint, some beautiful and some terrifying. During August in Mount Hagen, there is a mass festival where all the tribes in the surrounding regio …
Is Equatorial Guinea the “North Korea of Africa”?
February 5, 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
One evening sat in the bar at the Sosan Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, my group started discussing which nationality the group of lads sitting off on one side of the bar would be. They were the only other group in the hotel apart from us and were con …
Surviving As A Vegan In Russia
February 5, 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Guest Blog written by The Wandering Vegan Whether you’re taking the Trans-Siberian, Trans-Mongolian, or the less popular Trans-Manchurian, a train trip across Russia with YPT is likely to include stops in 3 fantastic cities: St. Petersburg, Moscow, and …
How Do I Get To Eritrea?
February 5, 2018 / by Alistair Riddell
As one of the world’s most isolated countries, Eritrea remains an enigma for even the most seasoned of traveller. One cannot just jump on a bus and cross the border, detailed planning is necessary before embarking on a journey to the “African North Kor …
Come Celebrate 10 Years of YPT With Us!
February 5, 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
This May 1st marks ten years since we took our first ever group of Pioneers to North Korea, with our initial 6 enjoying Workers Day in the DPRK, and without knowing it were starting 10 years of what would become Young Pioneer Tours! Since that first tr …
Full-Time intern/Trainee staff/Guide required (Yangshuo and Shenzhen, China)
January 31, 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
YPT is currently looking for a full-time intern to work between our office/bar in idyllic Yangshuo and our newly opening office in Shenzhen, just across the border from Hong Kong. Duties are diverse, and will include; Working in the bar Working in our …
How to Survive as a Vegan in Cuba
January 30, 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Guest Blog written by The Wandering Vegan Despite what you may have heard about Cubans surviving on meat & cheese, there are actually great vegan foods to be had on your upcoming trip to Cuba. I will warn you that spices haven’t really made their w …
8 Reasons to Visit the Former USSR
January 30, 2018 / by Joel Vostok
Written by Joel Gallagher, our man in our Soviet Europe office. The lands of the former USSR, for me, are made up of the last untamed lands of the European continent, where the surreal meets the bizarre. For the past few years, I’ve been travelli …
