Welcome to the Young Pioneer Tours Blog, the place where we we keep you informed about everything YPT, from current tours, to future tours and a whole lot of eclectic stuff in between.
YPT first started blogging in 2008 and are considered the best North Korean Travel blog that there is.
But, as Young Pioneer Tours have expanded our locations, so have we expanded our blog. Now we have one of the best travel blogs in the world!
And while most of our content is about the numerous destinations we go, including travel guides and what to pack, we also delve into more serious subjects such as the safety of certain destinations, as well as how LGTBQ+ friendly the places we visit are.
While the vast majority of our content is produced in-house, we are always on the look-out for guest bloggers and writers. Want to write for us? Then simply get in touch.
You can also check out our sister publication YPT Life.
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7 November 2023 / by Gareth Johnson
A new holiday in North Korea has been announced, namely Missile Industry Day, which will fall on November 18th every year. The standing committee of the DPRK’s parliament unanimously approved a decree to establish Nov. 18 as “missile industry day” (미싸일 …
6 November 2023 / by YPT Team
Every year since YPT was founded in 2008 – we have ran a poll asking YOU where should YPT go next? This has led us to many new destinations from Antarctica to our beloved Least Visited Countries Tour, and many in between. With this in mind we have take …
6 November 2023 / by Andy Khong
by Andy Khong Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe, known for its rich history, diverse culture, and significant contributions to the world. Let’s delve into various aspects of Ukraine, including its history, geography, economy, industries, future pr …
6 November 2023 / by Gareth Johnson
The Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea is a major North Korean trade union and represents agricultural workers, rather than industrial workers, who are represented by the General Federation of Trade Unions. Aside from this they are also represented …
5 November 2023 / by Gareth Johnson
Despite what many might think there are actually multiple parties in the North Korean Supreme Peoples Assembly (parliament). Of course the most well known are the Workers Party of Korea, but in third place comes the Chondoist Chong Party. So North Kore …
5 November 2023 / by Gareth Johnson
The Korean Social Democratic Party is a political party in North Korea. It is a actually a governing party as part of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland. How does the North Korean Government work? North Korea has elections to …
5 November 2023 / by Gareth Johnson
Can you visit North Korea from South Korea? This is very much a yes and no answer, with there being a whole heap of technicalities thrown into the mix. In essence the only way to visit North Korea from South Korea is via the DMZ and not many people hav …
5 November 2023 / by Gareth Johnson
The many strands of Marxist thought had led to many a “splitter”, Tankies, Trots, even Hoxaists, but are there Juche supporters around the world? The short answer is that ye there is and that they are quite an eclectic bunch. What is Juche? We have dea …
2 November 2023 / by Gareth Johnson
We recently did a post on Facebook whereby we asked what countries it was that Young Pioneer Tours should go to as future destinations. One of those suggested was Sealand, so we asked the obvious question, can you travel to Sealand and we got a reply! …