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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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What You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Travelling to Turkmenistan
6 September 2017 / by Ben Crowley
I heard getting a Visa is hard, what should I do? Getting a Visa to Turkmenistan is not exactly hard, but there’s a very specific process, and it doesn’t always work. In order to get a tourist visa to Turkmenistan you must be booked through a tour comp …
Arriving in Kazakhstan: The Gateway to Central Asia
5 September 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
Most have only heard of Kazakhstan from the movie Borat, poor villages, crazy people and strange accents. The reality of this place couldn’t be further from the truth. Borat put Kazakhstan on the map for most westerners I decided to go to Kazakhstan to …
Chechnya – How to Break Rules and Take Tea with the Vice President.
4 September 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
No one knows what to expect when visiting Chechnya for the first time. So what is it really like? YPT’s Shane runs you through a few of the basics after returning from our first ever tour to this tiny North Caucasus republic. Before I run through a few …
North Korea Conducts Successful Nuclear Test
3 September 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
A 6.3 magnitude seismic event, a confirmed nuclear test, was detected approximately 10 km from North Korea’s nuclear test site today at exactly 12:00 Pyongyang time, the USGS warning indicated. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said t …
Collecting Countries – What are the Rules?
31 August 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
When you are on hardcore traveler settings eventually the question will come up of “how many countries have you been to”, people then answer, and the inevitable second question arises “but what do you define as a country”. This is not only a great ques …
What is the Cheapest Way to Go To North Korea
30 August 2017 / by Alistair Riddell
What is the cheapest way to go to North Korea and indeed how much does it cost to go to North Korea? With North Korea having a semi-justified reputation for being an expensive place to visit, the question of “how can I travel to North Korea cheaply” is …
What to do in the Jewel of the Philippines: Palawan
29 August 2017 / by Alistair Riddell
Constantly rated as one of the best islands in the world, Palawan, in the South West of the Philippines, has it all. Beaches, snorkeling, island hopping, scuba diving, hiking, and amazing local and international food. Puerto Princesa Most people start …
A Glance Into A Post-Castro Cuba
29 August 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
Fidel Castro enjoyed a long leadership of Cuba, until his health began to deteriorate in 2008. Initially titled prime minister in 1956, his absolute power over the country became fortified in 1976 when the positions of prime minister and president were …
Living on a dollar a day – The Cuba Challenge
29 August 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
So we’ve all heard the phrase “less than a dollar a day”, something that is said to (rightly) portray poverty in a lot of countries. Cuba though is another case entirely. Cuba often gets portrayed as a country where most of the people live in poverty, …
