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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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Flag of Cambodia
April 19, 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
What is the current flag of Cambodia, what is its history, and what does it mean? The YPT team is here to answer all your Khmer Flag questions. As our frequent flyer YPT VIPs will already know, we’ve been running a series on flags of the world, with pa …
Do you know your Gori from your Goris?
April 18, 2020 / by John McGovern
At some point in some imaginary past, the phrase “he doesn’t know his arse from his elbow” was replaced in the YPT lexicon with the phrase “he doesn’t know his Gori from his Goris”. We still live in hope this phrase will catch on around the world and t …
New Visa Rules for Kazakhstan
April 18, 2020 / by YPT Team
As if life isn’t getting annoying enough with the Coronavirus, countries have now started changing their visa rules. Kazakhstan has announced today that the visa-free regime that so many of us enjoyed in the last few years has now been cancelled. This …
How to get an Iraqi Visa in Canada at the embassy in Ottawa
April 18, 2020 / by Pier Doyon
When it comes to the Iraqi visa, things can be quite cryptic. Since Iraq is not exactly the first mainstream travel destination, very few people are applying for visas, which means that the diplomatic missions of Iraq haven’t had to clarify and standar …
Football Memories: April 25 Football Club first ever DPRK team to make it to a Continental Final
April 18, 2020 / by John McGovern
While we’re all sitting at home wishing the football season was still in full swing, it’s a good time to catch up on football related news of days gone by. Here at YPT we have quite a thing for quirky football teams from unrecognised countries and leag …
A bitter divide: North Korean Chocolate
April 17, 2020 / by Paris Hailwood
~ Obviously talking about Chocolate ~ “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.”- Forest Gump Well, I call bull, because let me tell you, I know exactly what I’m going to get from a box of chocolates; deliciousn …
Mansudae Art Studio
April 17, 2020 / by Dominic Perry
Mansudae Art Studio Whether you realise it or not, when you think of north Korea, there’s a good chance one of the first things you think about is Mansudae Art Studio. Don’t believe me? Let’s test it out. Maybe you think of the statues of the great lea …
Actually Heading to North Korea!
April 17, 2020 / by Paris Hailwood
“Hey mum just a warning I’ll be in rural China for a week with no reception, so if you don’t hear from me – don’t worry!” If you read the title you know I am a liar, white liar at best, and I am sorry about that, but it felt a little hard put trying to …
How to get to Belarus visa free from the UK
April 17, 2020 / by Sion
Often referred to as “Europe’s Last Dictatorship” – Belarus is a country that very few people think about let alone actually visiting. But Belarus is slowly going under the radar to emerge as one of Eastern Europe’s trendy hotspots. Young Pioneer Tours …
