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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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Somaliland and Somalia: What’s the Difference?
5 December 2017 / by YPT Team
Written by Callan Quinn, Impact magazine After several months of living in Somaliland’s would-be capital city of Hargeisa, a friend from China messaged me asking if I was okay. The news that morning had been full of footage from Mogadishu. Hundreds of …
How to Eat Vegan in Chernobyl
5 December 2017 / by YPT Team
Written by Ryan Smith, Wandering Vegan You’ve just booked your YPT tour to Chernobyl, fended off weird conspiracy theory questions from your concerned Aunt, and you’re excited to go. You’ve probably never wondered what food is available in and around C …
LGBTI Travel in Myanmar
4 December 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
Many of the places we run tours have a reputation of being particularly unfriendly to people in the LGBTI community. Even to some of our more tame destinations, such as Southeast Asia there may still be widespread discrimination and there are certain t …
Surviving as a Vegan in Odessa and Kiev, Ukraine
4 December 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
I remember the strange look on my Couchsurfing host’s face when I arrived in Odessa in 2013 and told him that I’m vegan. Tofu might as well have been space rocks. However, there are great vegetarian and vegan options around Odessa and Kiev, and they’re …
Is it Ethical to Travel to Myanmar?
1 December 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
With everything that is happening in the media surrounding Myanmar and the treatment of the Rohingya people, many people are probably questioning whether travel to this beautiful country is ethical. Coming out of decades of authoritarian rule, this onc …
Riding a Tank in Belarus: Hashtag Stalin Line
30 November 2017 / by Eilidh Crowley
For anyone who loves tanks, guns and all things Soviet, Stalin Line, just outside Minsk in Belarus, is an absolute must-see. On our recent “Belarus: Back in the USSR Tour” it got even better than usual though. Our overly enthusiastic local Stali …
LGBTI Travel in Eastern Europe & Russia
30 November 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
Many places that YPT travel to aren’t exactly the friendliest of places to members of the LGBTI community. Eastern Europe and Russia, in particular, tend to get a bad rep from the media and independent sources because of their treatment towards LGBTI p …
A Quiz at the Ukrainian Border
27 November 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
Many of the places that we go on our YPT tours involve crossing some of the worlds more interesting borders. Crossing into unrecognised countries from certain states can at times be a little challenging, however, I have found if you wear a smile and an …
Myanmar: Southeast Asia’s Newest hotspot!
27 November 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
Out of years of despotic rule, Myanmar is quickly blossoming into one of the best tourist attractions in Asia. With amazing history, both ancient and modern, Southeast Asia’s largest country has endless space to waiting to be explored! Yangon, the main …
