Welcome to the Young Pioneer Tours Blog, the place where we we keep you informed about everything YPT, from current tours, to future tours and a whole lot of eclectic stuff in between.
YPT first started blogging in 2008 and are considered the best North Korean Travel blog that there is.
But, as Young Pioneer Tours have expanded our locations, so have we expanded our blog. Now we have one of the best travel blogs in the world!
And while most of our content is about the numerous destinations we go, including travel guides and what to pack, we also delve into more serious subjects such as the safety of certain destinations, as well as how LGTBQ+ friendly the places we visit are.
While the vast majority of our content is produced in-house, we are always on the look-out for guest bloggers and writers. Want to write for us? Then simply get in touch.
You can also check out our sister publication YPT Life.
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11 May 2019 / by Pier Doyon
With more and more people chasing the wonderful dream of visiting all the countries in the world (we’re trying to be there to help!), we see a number of trends developing. On many of our tours, discussions about countries are sure to come up amongst th …
10 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Can LGBT people travel to North Korea? Contrary to popular belief, homosexuality is not against the law in North Korea, and people from the LGBT community are more than welcome to travel here – in fact, openly gay tour guides have frequently led tours …
10 May 2019 / by Pier Doyon
So you had a great trip with us in Iraqi Kurdistan and you are now looking for the next adventure? While Erbil International Airport has all the international connections around the world you might need, and it is not recommended to cross into Southern …
8 May 2019 / by Pier Doyon
Visiting Papua New Guinea for the Mt Hagen festival? Here are a few tips and what to do and what to expect. Go early! Get the two-day pass and make sure you get there for about 9 am. The benefit of this is you’ll get access to the hundreds of tribes as …
8 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Sakhalin Island Who are the Sakhalin Island Koreans? People visit North Korea for many reasons: there are those that go just the once to check it off the list; there are some who go multiple times to really soak in the culture and the wide variety of c …
8 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
If you’ve spent any time in either South or North Korea, you will understand that Korean reunification is still not only the official endgame of both governments, but still an issue that very much pervades the public consciousness. There are many diffe …
7 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
What is the North Korea flag? What does the North Korean flag mean? And are there variations on the flag of North Korea? Here is the ultimate guide to the flags of the Democratic Peoples Repubic of Korea (DPRK). North Korea Flag History of the North Ko …
7 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Continuing our ‘Made in the DPRK’ series, North Korean cars! – having previously featured such gems as the Arirang smartphone, the Samjiyon tablet and the Red Star OS – we continue our look at the homegrown products of North Korea with the automotive i …
6 May 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Is the birthday of Kim Jong Un a national holiday in North Korea? Unless you’ve been living under a rock – or are just not that interested in the goings-on of North Korea – I’ll get you up to speed on a certain Kim Jong Un. Kim – or to give him his off …