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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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Is it safe to travel in Xinjiang?
18 February 2018 / by Alistair Riddell
Xinjiang is one of our favourite parts of China. Part Middle Kingdom, part Central Asia, when you’re in a city like Kashgar you feel as though you’re closer to Tehran or Damascus even if you don’t realise that you actually are! You may also notice if y …
Top 10 Ceaușescu Places to Visit
13 February 2018 / by Alistair Riddell
Nicolae Ceaușescu was general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party and leader of the country from 1965 until his famous televised execution on Christmas Day 1989. He left an indelible mark on Romania, and like many former communist leaders around …
Is Air Koryo the world’s worst airline?
13 February 2018 / by Rowan Beard
Air Koryo is North Korea’s only airline. It is constantly referred to online and by the media as being the “only one-star airline” or the “worst airline in the world”. Allow us to help you get to the bottom of this. This stigma and the ‘one-star’ ratin …
Cuba: 5 Weird and Unusual Statues
12 February 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Like any country, Cuba has erected many statues, sculptures and monuments to beautify parks and to commemorate people of historical significance. Due to its unusual history, there are plenty which you might not expect to find in Cuba, or which you woul …
Oman – A Sea of Tranquility
12 February 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
International tour manager Shane just returned from this easternmost Arab country having completed a research tour in preparation for our Oman Desert Essentials tour next May that links perfectly with our Socotra tour! (We’re quite excited about that o …
How Do I Get To South Ossetia?
8 February 2018 / by Pier Doyon
One of the world’s newest partially recognized countries, South Ossetia, otherwise known state of ”Alania”, remains relatively cut off from the outside world. So what’s the route one must take to reach this mountainous enclave? Getting in Firstly the o …
Is it safe to travel to Colombia?
8 February 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Colombia has had a hell of a recent history. From the end of the 1940s to the beginning of the 1950s there was even a few years known simply as “La Violencia” – the Violence. So you might ask – is travel to Colombia safe? But in more recent times the c …
Bukhara: The best city in Uzbekistan
8 February 2018 / by Ben Crowley
This is pretty controversial, especially if any Uzbeks end up reading this, but Bukhara is by far the best city in Uzbekistan. What do I mean by best? Well, it’s certainly not the most cosmopolitan. That title, of course, goes to Tashkent, a city in wh …
5 Reasons to Visit Jordan
8 February 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Surrounded on all sides by Syria, Iraq, Israel and Egypt, Jordan unfortunately suffers guilt by association in regards to safety. However, Jordan is one of the safest and forward-thinking countries in the Middle East. The country has been dubbed “an op …
