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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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What are The Bengali Sundarbans?
28 June 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
The Sundarbans is not only the biggest mangrove forrest in the world (by far), but also one of the most intense and off the beaten track places that you can visit pretty much on the planet. This is not some pretty jungle. It is a swamp that kills peopl …
Isolated Places in Asia You Can Actually Travel To
28 June 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
Asia is full of buzzing cities, fast trains, and street food so good it ruins you. But hidden behind the chaos are isolated places so remote that even Google Maps throws in the towel. These are the dead zones of the continent, the places where roads di …
Isolated Places You Can Actually Visit If You Dare
28 June 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
There are remote beaches. There are quiet towns. And then there are isolated places. The real ones. The kind where the post takes months, the people all have the same last name, and your phone becomes a useless brick. If you’re the type who hears “no s …
How International Dialing Codes Work
25 June 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
Ever wondered how international dialing codes work, as in how they are distributed rather than how to make an international call? For example why is the US +1 and the UK +44 even though it was a Scot who invented the telephone? Well, it turns out that …
The Thai Communist Insurgency
25 June 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
While known as a devoutly Royalist land of smiles there is a real dark side to Thai politics and character as evidenced by the Thai Communist insurgency that rocked the country. Said rebellion lasted for decades saw many killed and was very much intert …
The story of Ghana cocoa, from a top secret experience to a colossal chocolate empire
21 June 2025 / by Morgan Bourven
Ghana cocoa changed the fate of this West African country, turning it into one of the world’s largest cocoa producers and a backbone of the global chocolate industry. It all started with a single act of defiance and a pocketful of seeds. This is the st …
The Epic History of the Panjshir Valley Afghanistan and Travel in 2025
21 June 2025 / by Caitlin Graham
The Panjshir Valley, nestled in the northeastern part of Afghanistan, is an incredibly beautiful region known for its immaculate landscapes and deep historical roots. This narrow, mountainous gorge stretches about 100 kilometers and is surrounded by th …
Exploring the Napoleonic sites of Saint Helena: a complete guide
20 June 2025 / by Morgan Bourven
When most people hear the name Saint Helena, they think of one man: Napoleon Bonaparte. This remote British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean served as the final chapter in the life of the French Emperor after his defeat at Waterloo in 181 …
The Strange Tale of Malcolm Caldwell
20 June 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
Malcolm Caldwell was a British Marxist intellectual and academic who became one of the few Western voices openly sympathetic to revolutionary regimes during the Cold War. Born in 1931, he spent much of his career critiquing Western imperialism and advo …
