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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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Touring Ordos Kangbashi
22 April 2014 / by Gareth Johnson
Looking for a queer, eerie, weird, bizarre experience of unbelievable proportions? Look no further than Ordos in China. Never heard of the place? I would say it’s pretty normal since the place is lost in the middle of Inner Mongolia and is a ghost town …
February 2014 DPRK Research Trip
9 April 2014 / by Gareth Johnson
In February, (Yes, I realise this is long overdue, but better late than never!) I was fortunate enough to be invited by our DPRK partner company KITC (Korea International Travel Company) to visit for a research trip. I decided to take Sophie from our o …
Peering into North Korea: Borderlands Research Trip
5 April 2014 / by Gareth Johnson
When I first peered into the secretive land of DPRK, the year was 2011 and I did so in the company of hundreds of like-minded tourists. I had travelled from Seoul to the DMZ with high hopes of seeing some kind of activity across the 38th parallel. Afte …
Recent Innovations Seen At Airports All Over The Globe
13 February 2014 / by YPT Team
Air traffic has been increasing massively in the last few years. People have been traveling frequently for all kinds of reasons; business, family reunions or tourism and leisure. The internet has helped many travelers easily and efficiently plan their …
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in North Korea
23 January 2014 / by Gareth Johnson
Every year, on March 17th, cities all over the world get to frolic in the fun and festivities that is St Patrick’s Day. This year, thanks to Young Pioneer Tours, Pyongyang has been invited to the party! Customers can celebrate their Irishness (real or …
Mirim horse ranch and Munsu water park visit
12 January 2014 / by Gareth Johnson
During the winter season in the DPRK, things tend to slow down from the tourism perspective. This gives us at YPT a fantastic opportunity to visit the newly opened attractions in and around Pyongyang and the country. I was lucky enough to visit the new …
YPT’s New Year’s Eve in Pyongyang!
8 January 2014 / by Gareth Johnson
It’s been a while since YPT announced that for the first time ever tourists were allowed into the DPRK to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Pyongyang. What made this news extraordinary was that during the months of December and January the entire country has …
Pyongsong- Another newly opened area!
15 December 2013 / by Gareth Johnson
Pyongsong has been open for a while, but only for hotel stays at the Jangsusan Hotel when Pyongyang is booked out. Now it’s open wide up with visits possible to the Kim Il Sung Wartime University, the Paeksongri Foodstuffs factory and the Kim Jong Suk …
Camping in North Korea
11 December 2013 / by Gareth Johnson
When it comes to the tourist industry in North Korea, people often concentrate on what cannot be done, but in fact, you can do a lot more things than people realize, such as hiking and camping in North Korea! Back in 2013, YPT announced our first ever …
