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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.
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Island Hopping in Palawan
19 October 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
We know, we get it, Island Hopping in the Philippines isn’t very “YPT”, it’s easy to do, why would you need a tour group and blah blah blah. But here are the salient facts: Palawan has been voted the best island in the world four years running. El Nido …
Why should you visit the Naadam Festival
19 October 2018 / by Pier Doyon
Each year in July, the masses of Mongolia gather in the capital, Ulan Bator, to take part in the Naadam celebrations. The Naadam Celebrations have been going on since the 13th century at least. The celebration has taken many forms and commemorated diff …
5 reasons to visit Bougainville
18 October 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Bougainville, previously known as the Northern Solomons, was discovered by the French more than 200 years ago but it had already a long history amongst the local tribes. This history has been well preserved through the many rituals which still take pla …
Five tips to enjoy a Trans-Siberian train ride
17 October 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Taking the Trans-Siberian train features on most travel enthusiasts and train aficionados’ bucket list. The train ride, spanning over 6 or 7 days depending on which train one chooses, takes passengers across the whole of Russia, from cosmopolitan Mosco …
“Glorious Fatherland” Mass Games extended!
17 October 2018 / by Alistair Riddell
Glorious Fatherland returns! After the triumphant return of the Mass Games, formerly titled “Arirang” and now called “Glorious Fatherland”, the DPRK have announced the games are back for 2019! The reinvigorated Mass Games have been a massive hit — YP …
How to: fly from Pyongyang to Vladivostok
12 October 2018 / by Pier Doyon
When it comes to visiting North Korea, most people choose to either fly from Beijing or take the train and cross into the DPRK via the border in Dandong. Once in a while, you’ll hear eccentrics saying they caught a flight from Shanghai. Returners wish …
Exploring China’s far west — Xinjiang Province
3 October 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Despite having lived in China for 12 or so years (a fact I sometimes bring up), I had up until recently done comparatively little travelling in the country. Xinjiang in particular had never really appealed to me; this could have been due to my innate t …
20 images of the mind blowing new Mass Games show in North Korea
2 October 2018 / by Alistair Riddell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKWNRXwVmAY&feature=youtu.be The Mass Games make a triumphant return with “Glorious Fatherland”! It’s no news that North Korea’s iconic and world famous Mass Games is back in Pyongyang after a five-year hiatus. Forma …
Pioneer Dan ‘Tito’ Davis publishes his fascinating story in audiobook format
28 September 2018 / by Alistair Riddell
We tend to get some interesting characters on our tours, but perhaps none more so than Dan ‘Tito’ Davis, a former drug dealer and 14-year fugitive from the US authorities. We’ve already spoken about meeting Tito previously, and our sister website theyo …
