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Welcome to the Young Pioneer Tours Blog, the place where we we keep you informed about everything YPT, from current tours, to future tours and a whole lot of eclectic stuff in between.
YPT first started blogging in 2008 and are considered the best North Korean Travel blog that there is.
But, as Young Pioneer Tours have expanded our locations, so have we expanded our blog. Now we have one of the best travel blogs in the world!
And while most of our content is about the numerous destinations we go, including travel guides and what to pack, we also delve into more serious subjects such as the safety of certain destinations, as well as how LGTBQ+ friendly the places we visit are.
While the vast majority of our content is produced in-house, we are always on the look-out for guest bloggers and writers. Want to write for us? Then simply get in touch.
You can also check out our sister publication YPT Life.
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How to get to Belarus visa free from the UK
17 April 2020 / by
Often referred to as “Europe’s Last Dictatorship” – Belarus is a country that very few people think about let alone actually visiting. But Belarus is slowly going under the radar to emerge as one of Eastern Europe’s trendy hotspots. Young Pioneer Tours …
The Flag of Kazakhstan
16 April 2020 / by Caitlin Graham
Given its gold and sky blue colour scheme, it’s a very distinctive flag design. The flag of Kazakhstan is, visually, also one of my favourite flags along with the flag of Turkmenistan. That shade of blue is so distinctive and unique in the world of fla …
Exploring Jewish Iran on Tour with YPT
16 April 2020 / by
Shortly after disembarking from my Air Koryo flight in Beijing in January 2019, I called my parents to inform them that I had just visited North Korea for four days. My mother’s immediate reaction upon hearing my news was: “You better not go to Iran!” …
Guyana Mass Games
15 April 2020 / by Dominic Perry
20th anniversary Guyana mass games America has baseball, Britain has cricket, north Korea has the mass games. I’d go so far as to say that there is nothing so quintessentially north Korean than those immense displays of co-ordination, political ideolog …
Book Your 2024 Tour for No Deposit, a 50 Euro Deposit, or With a Discount!
15 April 2020 / by YPT Team
Book your 2024 tour to North Korea (or beyond) for free, with a €50 deposit, or with an in-built discount! Last Saturday, Young Pioneer Tours initiated our membership program. This was something we had been working on for many years, but as they say cr …
The Hotel ALBA, the Bestest hotel in Venezuela
15 April 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
The hotel ALBA (formerly the Hilton) in Caracas is the only 5-star hotel in Caracas, and boy does it not only have charm but quite the checkered past. Where is the Hotel Alba located? The Hotel Alba Caracas is the first 5-star hotel in Venezuela. It is …
Anniversary of the death of Pol Pot
14 April 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Today (April 15th) marks the anniversary of the death of Pol Pot one of the most feared and ruthless leaders of the 20th century. Table of Contents Biography of Pol PotDemocratic KampucheaWhy did the Khmer Rouge lose power?Khmer Rouge Insurgency Pol Po …
The flag of Bhutan
10 April 2020 / by Pier Doyon
Have you seen the flag of Bhutan? When it comes to flags, Bhutan has a truly unique one. In fact, the flag of Bhutan, like Wales’, probably is one of the most popular for children as it is one of the few national flags with a dragon on it. Table of Con …
National Heroes of Central Asia – Kyrgyzstan – Manas
9 April 2020 / by Alistair Riddell
During the Soviet Union people worshipped Lenin, Marx, Stalin and even their local communist leaders such as Frunze. When the Soviet Union collapsed each country needed to find new national heroes. The rest of the world does it – the Scandinavians have …
