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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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“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 …
Culture or Cruelty? Cock Fighting in the Philippines
2 July 2016 / by Alistair Riddell
Cock fighting in the Philippines is controversial to some…I know that what I’m about to say will disgust and anger some of my friends, but I’m going to say it anyway — I love cock fighting. My first experience of this frantic, fascinating and sometim …
Infographic – 5 facts about Chernobyl that might surprise you
30 June 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
Interested? For information on our upcoming Chernobyl Tours click here! Liked it? We think you’ll enjoy these: Infographic – What you need to know about Turkmenistan Infographic – 5 Myths about North Korea
“Profound Knowledge of Poultry” – Anecdotes of Kim Jong Il
26 June 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
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 …
“It’s Quite Strange” – Anecdotes of Kim Jong Il
14 June 2016 / by Gareth Johnson
One of the perks to working in North Korean tourism is easy access to the many publications of the DPRK, rarely read by foreigners or made available online. We’d like to begin to regularly share our favourites with you; so for you …
Eritrea
10 June 2016 / by Pier Doyon
At Young Pioneer Tours, Eritrea was amongst our first destinations in Africa. Throughout the years, we have developed contacts within the country as well as an expertise and love for the locals which allow us to support and streamline all sorts of proj …
Celebrating New Year’s Eve, Uzbek Style
2 June 2016 / by Eilidh Crowley
We arrived in Bukhara, a bastion of well-preserved silk road buildings and monuments, on the afternoon of New Year’s Eve. For most Central Asians, this is the biggest holiday of the year with huge celebrations… but some unusual new restrictions put i …
