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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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Cuban Money Changes in 2021
24 December 2020 / by Alistair Riddell
On 10 December 2020, mysterious messages appeared across official Cuban media: “Tonight at 9pm there will be an announcement of interest to the population”. The executive summary is that our advice to visitors about bringing money to Cuba has now chang …
How YOU can start a travel blog in 2021
24 December 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
How to start a travel blog in 2021? We’ve put together a handy guide on how to start a blog by yourself in 10 VERY easy steps. Few would argue that 2020 was awful, and 2021 has hardly started off with a bang has it? But, where there is change there is …
Who were the roof Koreans?
23 December 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Who exactly were the Roof Koreans, or as they are sometimes called the rooftop Koreans? In April 1992 when four officers were accused of beating Rodney King, LA and the rest of the USA saw some of the worst riots in its history. It was here that the “r …
King Sihanouk’s Love of North Korea
23 December 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
King Sihanouk is one of the most iconic leaders of the 20th century, and he also holds the record for most “head of state” titles in the world. He got this through ruling as King, Prince, President, and Head of State, to name but a mere few. King Sihan …
Government websites of North Korea
23 December 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
The internet in North Korea is one of the most misunderstood things in the world. Despite people thinking that North Korea is not connected to the internet– it is. You can read more about the interesting world of the North Korean internet here and int …
What would a Federal Korea look like?
22 December 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
When western “experts” talk about what a unified Korea would look like, it is usually through the lens of the North Korean regime falling and being incorporated into the South. You could call this the Germany model. There are numerous reasons why this …
Why do we say,”From here to Timbuktu”?
22 December 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Why do we say,”From here to Timbuktu”? Well Timbuktu, is a real place in case you wondered.. In 2012 Timbuktu hit the headlines during the Mali Civil War when it was captured by MMLA rebels aiming to create a country called Azawad. We will ignore the f …
Eritrean Cuisine
22 December 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Eritrean cuisine is awesome! Article over? OK, I’ll go into more depth, but essentially Eritrean cuisine is a fusion of two of the best cuisines in the world: Italian and Ethiopian. One of the few aspects of colonialism that can leave a nice mark! So g …
History of Korean Flags
22 December 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
History of Korean Flags Korean flags instead of Korea flag is the result of Korea being split in two these days, but it has a glorious history as a unified state. It has also been through a hell of a lot of changes, which means there have been a lot of …
