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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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Can you go to church in North Korea?
24 January 2019 / by Rowan Beard
Yes you can! You can visit a church in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang. During my first ever visit to North Korea as a tourist back in May 2012 my group was mostly Christians who were specially organised through Young Pioneer Tours. Our first full day …
YPT International Women’s Day Charity Link Up and Discount
24 January 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Young Pioneer Tours are very pleased to announce that for our upcoming International Women’s Day Tour we will be pledging a €10 donation for every Pioneer who books up. We will be donating to a charity that assists female refugees who have recently rel …
Top 10 things to visit in Tarawa, Kiribati
23 January 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Those that take the trouble to visit Tarawa in Kiribati are rewarded with an insight into life in one of the least-visited countries in the world; visit with Young Pioneer Tours in our twice-annual ‘Least Visited Countries’ tour. 1. World War II remain …
Top 5 holidays to celebrate in North Korea
23 January 2019 / by Nicolas Platt
While North Korea is an incredibly unique place to visit at any time of the year, there is something extraordinary about visiting the country during a national holiday. North Korea has 71 public holidays to celebrate in total, and they are often revere …
Top 5 things to do in Xinjiang
22 January 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Xinjiang is China’s largest province, but remains one of its least visited. Closer to Damascus and Tehran than it is to Beijing, this ancient region boasts a wealth of unique history and unique cultural sites, and can only nominally be considered Chine …
Inside a North Korean apartment
22 January 2019 / by Matt Kulesza
Our most intensive tour available is, without question, our Pyongyang Korean Language Study Tour, taking place over one month in North Korea. With so much time to play with, and with weekend trips out of town, the weekdays are spent exploring Pyongyang …
How to get a visa for Mali in Nouakchott, Mauritania
21 January 2019 / by Pier Doyon
Getting a visa for some African countries can be quite a hassle. The varying procedure from embassy to embassy, unclear steps, archaic bureaucracy — there are so many ways it could go get tricky. So when an embassy has a simple procedure, it should be …
Win a free trip to the DPRK – the results!
21 January 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Greetings from all of us at YPT! A big thank-you to everyone who entered our competition to, amongst other things, win a free trip to the DPRK! A great many people shared the competition on Facebook, Google Plus and Twitter, and so we decided to make a …
Women in the DPRK: Mother Kim Jong-Suk
21 January 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction You have likely heard of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Jong Un. But have you heard Kim Jong-Suk? Who was Kim Jong-Suk? Mother Kim Jong Suk was the first wife of President Kim Il Sung and the mother of his son Kim Jong Il. In a society …
