A view of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War, the biggest War Museum of Korea On every tour to North Korea you will receive at least some education on the Korean War, obviously from the point of view of North Korea. Now, whilst we do not run spec …

Introduction to the Sinchon Massacre Museum The Sinchon Massacre Museum of American War Atrocities is probably the most macabre place you can visit in North Korea. Now, when you consider the attitude the north takes towards the Korean War and Japanese …

Bhutan is often painted (much like Tibet) as a kind of Buddhist utopia where everyone prays and is really happy. I mean ,they even measure Gross Domestic Happiness right? Well, the situation on the ground is a bit different. Introducing the Bhutan Comm …

Did you know that the King of Bhutan was the last last absolute monarch to willingly give up power? In the modern world， there are far less countries governed by monarchies than are republics. When we think of monarchies we tend to think of them as wri …

For this blog we’re looking at the flag of Syria, more specifically the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic, the regime and government of Bashar al Assad. Of course there are numerous other factions fighting in the Syrian conflict and they all have their …

Few countries are as iconic to travelling as Egypt. When thinking about the cliche of the traveller, you might have the Taj Mahal of Indian, the Great Wall of China or the Parthenon of Greece in mind but the Pyramids of Egypt are never far in mind. It …

There’s a Chinese joke that goes something like this. A young man is sitting alone in his room and decides to watch some porn. He draws the curtains, turns on his laptop and sits down watching. Suddenly there’s a knock at the door, he hits a button on …

As the largest unrecognized country in the world, it was certain that Young Pioneer Tours would develop quite the expertise when it comes to Western Sahara. As a vast swath of barely inhabitable desert, you could be forgiven for wondering if there are …

We’ve recently been on a frenzy of blogs on football in weird destinations, one of which was Sudan (not to be confused with fictional Kingdom of North Sudan). I’ve therefore decided to up the ante by doing a blog on football in Bir Tawil! So, what is B …