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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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Magic Moments of Sagan-Zaba
29 March 2021 / by Sasha Petrova
Magic Moments of Sagan-Zaba. You know, the more I live the more I get convinced that human personality (and even national mentality, to stretch it farther) is in great dependence of the natural environment. Say, Sagan-Zaba rock formation (located 5 km …
What do we know about the North Korean beach resort, and can we visit?
29 March 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
What do we know about the North Korean beach resort, and more importantly will it possible to and when might we be able to visit it? When it comes to tourism in North Korea recent news has, rather unexpectedly concentrated on Coronoavirus and the fact …
The Flag of Angola-Number 1 Angolan Flag Guide-YPT
24 March 2021 / by Matthew
The flag of Angola is unique in its design and has a simplistic, yet aesthetically pleasing symmetry to it. The current flag of Angola has been in use since the Republic of Angola’s independence in 1975 from Portugal. After more than a decade of anti-c …
From Warlord to 20-Year Leader of Transnistria
22 March 2021 / by Joel Vostok
For the past decade, YPT has been running trips to the breakaway state of Transnistria. Described as ”The last corner of the Soviet Union”, this dark corner of Eastern Europe is truly one of the most fascinating and off-the-beaten-track travel destin …
Will the new Chinese vaccine policy affect travel to North Korea?
21 March 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Will the new Chinese vaccine policy affect travel to North Korea? The very short answer to this is no it will not, or rather it is extremely unlikely that it will. “China’s new domestic vaccine mandate could devastate future North Korea travel” China’s …
Iraq Visa on Arrival for Citizens of 38 Countries
16 March 2021 / by YPT Team
As of March 15th 2021, the Iraqi government has launched a new visa program that allows citizens of 38 countries to apply for a visa on arrival at Baghdad, Najaf and Basra airports. USA, UK, France, Russia, China, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Australia, …
China relax entry to foreigners – but there’s a catch
15 March 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
China relax entry to foreigners – but there’s a catch. Around 10 embassies have announced that they will be streamlining the visa application for foreigners wishing to come, or return to China. To qualify you will have had to have received the Covid-19 …
North Korean Propaganda
15 March 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
North Korean propaganda is one of the most well known facets of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Propaganda takes many forms, from media, social media, posters, movies even to the NK-Pop scene. Political messages are very much part of everyda …
North Korean Social Media
14 March 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
North Korean social media is not necessarily a combination of words you expect in the same sentence, but North Korean social media exists in many ways. North Korea has (or at least had) its own channels on popular western sites such as YouTube, Faceboo …
