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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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Cambodia Reopens to Tourism!
17 November 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Cambodia reopens to tourism by removing quarantine restrictions for tourists traveling to the country. This makes Cambodia the second country in South-East Asia after Thailand to reopen to vaccinated guests. To read about Thailand reopening click here. …
Deepest Metro Station in the World – Arsenalna Station
4 November 2021 / by Rowan Beard
Introduction The deepest metro station in the world is Arsenalna station on the Sviatoshynsko – Brovarska line located in Kyiv – the capital city of Ukraine. This subway station was opened on the 6th November 1960 as part of the first stage of the Kyiv …
Iran Now Open To Tourism – Travel Update
28 October 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Iran now open to tourism in news we had long hoped for and indeed expected. The opening is for vaccinated tourists and will mean a resumption of tours to the country! To read our Covid-19 update click here. Iran Now Open To Tourism – what has bee …
Taliban Government: Nightmare or New Beginning?
27 October 2021 / by Dominic Perry
In August 2021, the Afghan government collapsed pretty damn hard and fast, officially bookending the 20 year war in Afghanistan by pretty much bringing things back to where they were before, with the old flag and everything. The Taliban’s in charge yet …
Coup in Sudan – Travel Update – 26-10-21
26 October 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
For those not following he news there has been a coup in Sudan. In short the military have taken power in the country, which was slowly transitioning to democracy after the previous coup of 2019. To read about the 2019 coup click here. Coup in Sudan – …
Travel corridor between Cambodia and Thailand to open
23 October 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
A travel corridor between Cambodia and Thailand will soon open after both countries agreed to mutually waive quarantine requirements. To read our current international travel update, click here. What are the rules for entering Thailand Thailand i …
Who has the strongest and weakest militaries in Southeast Asia?
18 October 2021 / by James Hightower
No doubt, many, if not most, of the countries in Southeast Asia have strong militaries, but when it comes to strongest and weakest militaries in Southeast Asia, how does everyone fare? For a long time, and even up to the present, insurgencies and seces …
Cambodia Reduces Quarantine Requirements
18 October 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Cambodia reduces quarantine requirements to as little as 3 days in major shake-up of Covid-19 entry rules, but does that mean it is open to tourism? Sadly not. To read about which countries are open to travel click here. Cambodia Reduces Quaranti …
What was the Super Great Leap Forward?
18 October 2021 / by Dominic Perry
I imagine most people have heard of the ‘Great Leap Forward’, the ill-fated Chinese attempt to industrialise in the 1950s. What you may not know so much about is the Super Great Leap Forward, a truly ingeniously named programme initiated by the Khmer R …
