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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.
You can also check out our sister publication YPT Life.
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Top 5 Fast Foods Your Mother Would Rather You Stayed Away From
28 August 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
It’s all too easy to think of omnipresent brands such as McDonalds and KFC being on every street corner. But, being the rampant example of Yankee imperialism that they are, it is unsurprising to find that in many countries they either do not exist or p …
YPT: Soviet Europe – Full Time Tour Guide and Marketing Manager
25 August 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
Young Pioneer Tours’ love of Russia and Eastern Europe first started when we came up with the somewhat optimistic idea of a tour covering every single country of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc. The idea turned into reality with our Eurasian A …
Dandong Broken Bridge
23 August 2017 / by Rowan Beard
Introduction We run tours from Dandong to North Korea, we live in Dandong, and we like everything about this beautiful city that borders the North Korean border town of Sinuiju. One of the most popular tourist sites of Dandong is the Dandong Broken Bri …
Video & Photos: Glimpsing at North Korea From Across The Yalu River
22 August 2017 / by Justin Martell
Known as the Yalu River (鸭绿江) to the Chinese or Amnok River (압록강) to the Koreans, this 790km long river runs along the lower half of the Chinese and North Korean border from Mt. Paektu down to the Yellow Sea. Visitors to the Yalu are often struck by th …
Three Museums You’ll Only Find In Afghanistan
21 August 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
Visiting museums in Afghanistan. It might not be the first thing that comes to mind when visiting this country. But think again! Here we have 3 amazing museums that you probably never expected to even exist (well ok, maybe the last one is not ‘that’ su …
Five Common Misconceptions About Pakistan (And Why You Should See It For Yourself)
21 August 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
Pakistan, for most people it is a little known country somewhere on the subcontinent. You probably mistake their people and food for Indians and whatever you’ve heard about what life and travelling is like there, it’s probably not anything good or posi …
Ten North Korean Foods You Can’t Miss
9 August 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
With North Korea set to imminently reopen, we take the chance to fantasize about one of the best elements of the country, North Korean food and cuisine. Korean food might be world-famous, but can the same be said for North Korean foods in particul …
Six Weird Places to Visit in the US
9 August 2017 / by Gareth Johnson
You don’t travel with, or indeed work for YPT if your favourite places to visit are on the well-established tourist path. Having lived abroad for a few years now, I’ve gotten the chance to speak with a lot of people from around the world who’ve visited …
