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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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8 Things You Didn’t Know About Turkmenistan
19 July 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
8. Turkmenistan holds some of the strangest world records. Some examples include: the world’s largest indoor ferris wheel, the longest staircase in the world, the largest man made canal and and largest man-made lake, the most marble used in a sing …
The First North Korean Booze Cruise and Beer Festival
14 July 2016 / by Alistair Riddell
Young Pioneer Tours are extremely pleased to announce that we have heard some great news from our partners at the Korean International Travel Company – from August 15th – September 9th, the first ever Pyongyang Taedonggang Beer Festival will be held on …
In Pictures – Tsukiji Fish Market, Japan
14 July 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
Heading to North Korea? Looking for some travel ideas pre and post tour? If Japan is on your radar then Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji fish market is a must. Be prepared for a battle on the senses – It opens at 3am, houses 400 types of seafood, employs 65,000 …
Must-Have Tools for a Perfect Camping Experience
13 July 2016 / by YPT Team
When you’re out camping, a lot can go wrong most especially if you’re not prepared enough to handle various camping challenges. We all know that tools were invented for the specific purpose of making life easier and bearable. You cannot imagine what th …
Samarkand Recipes – Bring Your Adventure Home
8 July 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
Welcome to Samarkand, one of Central Asia’s oldest inhabited cities. Located in modern day Uzbekistan, a large number of ethnic groups still call Samarkand home. Thus, it is a city of preserved history and culture of not one group, but many groups – an …
Colour and Creativity – Travelling to Somaliland
6 July 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
I’ve photographed some beautiful countries over the years but I have never come across a land quite so unique and colourful as Somaliland. For anyone who has never heard of it, Somaliland is a self declared independent republic in the horn of Africa. I …
“The 3-Dimensional Use of Time”: Anecdotes of Kim Jong Il
5 July 2016 / by Alistair Riddell
A perk to working in North Korean tourism is access to the fascinating literature of the DPRK. Rarely read by foreigners or made available online, we’d like to share some. Here is an unedited excerpt, taken from the book “Anecdotes of Kim Jon …
Cycling around Pyongyang
5 July 2016 / by Rowan Beard
In 2016 YPT led the first ever group of tourists for a city bicycle tour of Pyongyang. This was a major milestone achieved; a new way to explore the capital city, as previously tourists have been restricted to hopping off and on buses. Now we can spend …
Make your own country – 5 Micronations still better than Brexit
4 July 2016 / by Alistair Riddell
Micronations are something we have a slightly unhealthy obsession with at YPT! But hwat exactly is a Micronation? And of course canyou visit one? All of that and more in the YPT guide to Micronations. What is a Micronation? So what actually is a micron …
