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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”.
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Lake Chon Mt. Paektu – DPRK Guide
August 25, 2020 / by Nicolas Platt
Introduction Situated atop the massive Mount Paektu sits Lake Chon (천지) (otherwise known as Heaven Lake) surrounded by bare rocky Craigs. Lake Chon is the deepest crater lake in the world and also one of the oldest created by a massive volcanic eruptio …
Languages of Bulgaria
August 24, 2020 / by Joel Vostok
Bulgaria, a country spanning an area of 110,994 square km in southeastern Europe, is bordered by Romania to the north, Turkey, and Greece to the south, and Macedonia and Serbia to the west. The Black Sea lies to the east of Bulgaria. Due to its strateg …
Map of Bulgaria
August 24, 2020 / by Joel Vostok
Bulgaria is a fairly large Balkan country that is home to 7 million people. Packed full of history, natural beauty, and home to a good stretch of the Black Sea Coast, it’s been the base of YPT Soviet Europe for almost three years now. As a result, YPT …
What to Pack for Bulgaria
August 24, 2020 / by Joel Vostok
A common question many people ask us when visiting Bulgaria, is what to pack? We’ve visited the country in the baking heat, snowstorms, and all seasons of the year. So we have a good amount of knowledge on what to bring for the country depending on the …
Bulgarian FAQ
August 24, 2020 / by Joel Vostok
Like many former communist countries, Bulgaria is one with a certain mysterious air to it. As a result, this often yields questions about the country from people intending to travel there and experience it for themselves. In this section, we’re going t …
Independent Tours to Bulgaria
August 24, 2020 / by Joel Vostok
As our European office is based in the Black Sea city of Varna, we are the go-to experts on alternative travel to Bulgaria! YPT offers over 2 affordable regular scheduled tours through the year and private, custom trips 365 days a year. But as well as …
Flag of Bulgaria
August 24, 2020 / by Joel Vostok
Like in many other Balkan countries, the national flag is a sacred symbol inside Bulgaria and can be seen flying proudly across the country. For many Bulgarians, the flag represents an independent state that for many years was kept under the ruthless c …
Bulgarian Cuisine
August 24, 2020 / by Joel Vostok
The food in Bulgaria is one of our favorite aspects of visiting this fascinating country. Bulgarian cuisine is a demonstrative of the food of Eastern Europe. It shared physiognomies with other Balkans cuisines and due to the geographical factors, such …
Bulgarian Currency
August 24, 2020 / by Joel Vostok
Despite being a member of the European Union, Bulgaria has so far not adopted the Euro and continues to use the traditional currency of the Bulgarian Lev. This means that prices are a lot lower in Bulgaria making it popular for Western visitors in part …
