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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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Voodoo in Haiti
February 26, 2020 / by Pier Doyon
Originating from Africa, Voodoo (also spelt Vodoo, Vaudou or Vodun) is certainly a well-known aspect of Haitian culture which has been made popular by the black communities of New Orleans and the movie industry of America. However, there is much more t …
Travel Update on the Coronavirus and YPT Middle East Tours
February 25, 2020 / by YPT Team
As most of you will be aware by now, Covid-19, the coronavirus originating in China, is spreading to other parts of the world. The World Health Organisation have stated that it is particularly a concern that it affects countries whose medical facilitie …
New Years Eve Nauru Pub Crawl
February 24, 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
There are soooo many blogs out there about the country you can walk around in a day (or run around in even less) – Nauru. We get it – Nauru is small, and you can get around it in a few hours. Whilst we’re not against walking or running it, I personally …
What to see in Nur-Sultan
February 24, 2020 / by Ben Crowley
Firstly, woah! Nur-Sultan? Remember that place that used to be called Astana? Well, as of March 2019, it’s now called Nur-Sultan, named after the first President of Kazakhstan – Nursultan Nazerbayev. It wasn’t the only name they thought of, they also c …
What’s it like to live in North Korea?
February 23, 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
A lot has been written about North Korea. Some of it is true, but a great deal of it is exaggerated at best and outright lies at worst. We at YPT strive to balance out the more scurrilous articles that pervade the internet with the unvarnished truth, a …
What is Naengmyeon? And what is all the fuss about?
February 23, 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
We like to consider ourselves experts in all things related to Korean cuisine – we’ve written about the best dishes as well as the street food, and today we’ll be talking about the North Korean dish best known outside the country – Naengmyeon. The summ …
The case for Borderlands
February 23, 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
If you’re reading this, I’ll assume that you already know about the closure of the border between China and North Korea, which means absolutely no travel at all to North Korea for the time being. A pain for you and us both – this is our bread and butte …
The Difference between Sunni and Shia Islam
February 22, 2020 / by Pier Doyon
While the non-initiated might see these terms in the media, “shia” and “sunni” and that most people know that they are two branches of Islam like Catholicism and and Protestantism are two branches of Christianity, it is not uncommon for people to be co …
Holy Islamic Sites in Iraq
February 22, 2020 / by Pier Doyon
While Iraq has acquired a sad reputation due to years of wars and unrest in the last decades, it is also one of the most important countries for Muslims along with Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Syria and Egypt. Iraq has very important religious sites for bo …
