Introduction It is getting to be that time of the year again! The holiday season is approaching once again, and even though it has been an incredibly tough year, there is a renewed sense of optimism in the air with multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates …

Introduction Kim Hyong-Jik (김형직) was an activist for Korean independence, and most famously, he is the father of the first North Korean leader President Kim Il Sung, making him the grandfather of General Kim Jong Il and great grandfather of current lea …

Introduction There has been a new aura of cautious optimism and excitement in the atmosphere of the world after receiving hopeful news from multiple phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials that could pave the away for the end of the pandemic. Let’s take a look …

Introduction While the North Korean and United States relationship can mostly be described as frosty (the two countries are still technically at war), there have been a couple of instances of high-level diplomacy involving sitting and former US Preside …

Kazakhstan has a new tourism campaign, and you’ll never guess what their slogan is! Actually, you very well might guess because it’s probably one of the few things you know about Kazakhstan. And if you read my blog from a few days ago, I gave it away i …

Introduction Air Koryo (고려항공) is the national airline of North Korea and only airline of the DPRK. Air Koryo was first established in 1945 and is now a state-owned company based at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport connecting Pyongyang to the rest …

Introduction At Young Pioneer Tours, we proudly take people to some of the weirdest places in the world, and with weird places comes weird food! Weird might be a strong word, but there are foods around the world that certainly from a western palate are …

Introduction What is the tourist policy of Bhutan? Essentially Bhutan maintains a policy of a quota on how many tourists enter per year, all of which must be on an official tour, with there being a minimum spending amount per day. That is the policy in …

Introduction Some countries seem to have an awful lot of national holidays, and thankfully Cambodia is one of those countries. Merely a week ago, the country celebrated Water Festival connected to the coronation day, which gave the citizens a five day …