Coronavirus travel update. Welcome to the YPT COVID-19 / Coronavirus travel updates page. With this page we aim to give up to date travel advice on which countries are open to tourism during the current pandemic. As you might imagine one of the most fr …

The growth of Chernobyl tours in the past decade has moved quicker than anyone could have expected. This was accelerated by the release of the HBO series Chernobyl in 2019 which grippingly dramatized the horrific events of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. …

Introduction The DMZ, or Korean Demilitarised Zone is an area of land cutting across the Korean Peninsula and serves as both the buffer zone and de facto border between North Korea and South Korea. The DMZ stretches 250 kilometres (160 miles) along the …

Introduction Q1 and Q2 Visas for China Temporarily Suspended for China. We recently posted the good news that China was easing up their lockdown measures. They would also be allowing those people whose family (Q) visas that had expired after March 2020 …

Introduction Paro International airport is one of four airports in the Kingdom of Bhutan and the only international one which has caused it to gain the unofficial title “Bhutan International Airport.” The airport is considered one of the most challengi …

Introduction Rajin Railway Station (라진역) is a colonial-era railway station located in the town of Rajin, which, together with Sonbong, forms the combined city of the Rason. Pictured Above: Riding the rail near Rajin Station Being a special economic zon …

When will North Korea open for tourism? The short answer is that there is no definite answer, but as tour operators as well with our close partners in Pyongyang and at the DPRK embassy in Beijing, we are confidently looking at tourism resuming in North …

Introduction For those of us old enough to remember, there is no car more iconic than a DMC DeLorean. The story of the car itself is interesting enough in itself and may well warrant its own blog at some point, but essentially only 9000 of these classi …

Introduction North Korea’s new mass games performance recently kicked off again on October 11th in Pyongyang. The title of this year’s performance is “Great Leadership or 위대한 향도” and coincides with the countries massive celebrations for the 75th Annive …