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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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What Does a COVID-19 Vaccine Mean for Travel?
23 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction It has been a tough year for everyone due to the COVID-19 pandemic and especially for those whose jobs have been directly affected by the pandemic like ours as travel agents. After a year that feels like every day carried another horrible …
Our First New Year Not in Nauru
23 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
New Year’s in Nauru It’s crazy to think now that it is four years since we first started toying with the idea of visiting Nauru and the other “least visited countries” of the Pacific Islands. What began initially as a deep fascination into what the lea …
YPT Christmas Gift Ideas
19 November 2020 / by Nicolas Platt
Introduction It is getting to be that time of the year again! The holiday season is approaching once again, and even though it has been an incredibly tough year, there is a renewed sense of optimism in the air with multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates …
Who was Kim Hyong-Jik?
19 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Kim Hyong-Jik (김형직) was an activist for Korean independence, and most famously, he is the father of the first North Korean leader President Kim Il Sung, making him the grandfather of General Kim Jong Il and great grandfather of current lea …
What Will Travel Look Like in 2021?
18 November 2020 / by Nicolas Platt
Introduction There has been a new aura of cautious optimism and excitement in the atmosphere of the world after receiving hopeful news from multiple phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials that could pave the away for the end of the pandemic. Let’s take a look …
How Many US Presidents Have Visited North Korea?
16 November 2020 / by Nicolas Platt
Introduction While the North Korean and United States relationship can mostly be described as frosty (the two countries are still technically at war), there have been a couple of instances of high-level diplomacy involving sitting and former US Preside …
Kazakhstan’s New Tourism Campaign
16 November 2020 / by Ben Crowley
Kazakhstan has a new tourism campaign, and you’ll never guess what their slogan is! Actually, you very well might guess because it’s probably one of the few things you know about Kazakhstan. And if you read my blog from a few days ago, I gave it away i …
Air Koryo – National Airline of North Korea – DPRK Guide
12 November 2020 / by Rowan Beard
Introduction Air Koryo (고려항공) is the national airline of North Korea and only airline of the DPRK. Air Koryo was first established in 1945 and is now a state-owned company based at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport connecting Pyongyang to the rest …
7 of the Weirdest Foods in the World
12 November 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction At Young Pioneer Tours, we proudly take people to some of the weirdest places in the world, and with weird places comes weird food! Weird might be a strong word, but there are foods around the world that certainly from a western palate are …
