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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13 June 2018 / by Rowan Beard
Introduction The Grand People’s Study House (인민대학습당) is the national library of North Korea and is located in the centre of Pyongyang. It forms the picturesque background to Kim Il Sung Square and is a short walk from the Mansudae Grand Monuments. The …
13 June 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Iraq and war are unfortunately two words that go hand in hand. It’s been 15 years since the American led invasion and a year on from the defeat of ISIS, so what’s it like now? YPT’s International Tour manager Shane just returned having completed a rese …
13 June 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
The Corozal Commercial Free Zone, situated in northern Belize on the border with Mexico, was established in the 1990s to promote foreign investment in Belize. In theory there’s provision for many types of economic activities to happen there. The idea i …
13 June 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
So you’ve just finished your tour in North Korea and you’re off to “the other side.” Maybe you’ve just completed the epic adventure of All Koreas Part 1: Borderlands and Part 2: North Korea and while YPT doesn’t offer any tours to the South just yet, h …
12 June 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
In the early hours of a Monday morning when the majority of people are getting ready to head to the office, YPT was driving with a small group of tourists along the stunning Meditteranean coastline of Lebanon on the road out of the war-torn capital of …
12 June 2018 / by Troy Collings
In case you missed it, here at YPT we’re celebrating our 10 year anniversary of running tours throughout the DPRK and indeed all over the world. We have a chat with CEO Troy Collings to get an in-depth look into YPT and the brains behind it. 1. Why did …
12 June 2018 / by YPT Team
If your country is not yet included for the new Visa on Arrival program that was initiated on the 15th March 2021, allow our guide to aid you with knowing how to get a visa for Iraq on your tour with us. Travel update: as of 7 July 2024 the Iraqi touri …
12 June 2018 / by Nicolas Platt
Karaoke in Europe and most of the Western world brings back awful memories of either drinking too much and getting up on the stage and thinking you’re the next Lady Gaga, or being too sober and having to listen to other people on stage. It’s not exactl …
11 June 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
1. Lenin Statues Of course! You’re driving through a part of the former Soviet-Union. While in several places they removed the links to the past, in a village like Mugarb nobody seems to care about it. Lenin is still standing there in the cold and in t …