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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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Must-Have Tools for a Perfect Camping Experience
July 13, 2016 / by YPT Team
When you’re out camping, a lot can go wrong most especially if you’re not prepared enough to handle various camping challenges. We all know that tools were invented for the specific purpose of making life easier and bearable. You cannot imagine what th …
Samarkand Recipes – Bring Your Adventure Home
July 8, 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 …
Colour and Creativity – Travelling to Somaliland
July 6, 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
I’ve photographed some beautiful countries over the years but I have never come across a land quite so unique and colourful as Somaliland. For anyone who has never heard of it, Somaliland is a self declared independent republic in the horn of Africa. I …
“The 3-Dimensional Use of Time”: Anecdotes of Kim Jong Il
July 5, 2016 / by Alistair Riddell
A perk to working in North Korean tourism is access to the fascinating literature of the DPRK. Rarely read by foreigners or made available online, we’d like to share some. Here is an unedited excerpt, taken from the book “Anecdotes of Kim Jon …
Cycling around Pyongyang
July 5, 2016 / by Rowan Beard
In 2016 YPT led the first ever group of tourists for a city bicycle tour of Pyongyang. This was a major milestone achieved; a new way to explore the capital city, as previously tourists have been restricted to hopping off and on buses. Now we can spend …
Make your own country – 5 Micronations still better than Brexit
July 4, 2016 / by Alistair Riddell
So what actually is a micronation? Is it Andorra? San Marino? No; they are what is known in technical terms as “actually small countries”. Is it Transnistria? Abkhazia? Again, no; these are unrecognized but de facto countries. Is it Sealand? Yes, it is …
Culture or Cruelty? Cock Fighting in the Philippines
July 2, 2016 / by Alistair Riddell
I know that what I’m about to say will disgust and anger some of my friends, but I’m going to say it anyway — I love cock fighting. My first experience of this frantic, fascinating and sometimes fatal spectacle was during my first visit to the Philippi …
Infographic – 5 facts about Chernobyl that might surprise you
June 30, 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
Interested? For information on our upcoming Chernobyl Tours click here! Liked it? We think you’ll enjoy these: Infographic – What you need to know about Turkmenistan Infographic – 5 Myths about North Korea
“Profound Knowledge of Poultry” – Anecdotes of Kim Jong Il
June 26, 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
A perk to working in North Korean tourism is access to the fascinating literature of the DPRK. Rarely read by foreigners or made available online, we’d like to share some. Here is an unedited excerpt, taken from the book “Anecdotes of Kim Jon …
