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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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Dandong Travel Guide
June 26, 2020 / by Rowan Beard
Overview of Dandong Dandong is the busiest and largest hub Chinese city to border North Korea. The city mostly focuses on trade and tourism with its communist neighbour which attracts both domestic and foreign tourists. The city is uniquely located on …
Travelling to Palau
June 26, 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
In 2019 Young Pioneer Tours added the Republic of Palau (amongst other places) to our Least Visited Countries itinerary and it was without doubt the standout new destination of the trip. Here’s a report on our experience travelling to Palau. The Republ …
What to do in Honiara
June 26, 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
The Solomon Islands and its capital city of Honiara are mainstays of the YPT Least Visited Countries Tour and one of our favorite cities on the trip. As the capital city of the Solomon Islands Honiara represents the cultural, ethnic and business meltin …
The Surreal Grave of Pol Pot
June 26, 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
One of the things that sets dark tourism spots apart is the surreal feeling when you reach them. No tourists, few signs and a feeling that you can only get knowing something or someone ghastly has appeared on this spot sometime back in history. When it …
Tanduay Rum – Best selling liquors of the world
June 25, 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
If you’re a frequent reader of our blog you have seen the article where we listed the 10 best selling liquor brands in the world. Amazingly Tanduay Rum/Rhum of the Philippines not only made it into the top ten, but is in actual fact the top selling rum …
North Korea Social benefits and the State
June 25, 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbFf8CEECC8 The DPRK classic, we have nothing to envy in the World praising the Social Benefits of North korea North Korea is one of the last communist states on earth, and whilst references to Marxism-Leninism have been …
World leaders who have caught Covid-19
June 25, 2020 / by Ben Crowley
Around the world a host of other world leaders/states peoples have contracted the COVID-19 virus. Here is a list of some, though obviously not exhaustive, world leaders who have caught Covid-19. This week we learned that the first President of Kazakhst …
Tours on the Horizon? Covid-19 and the Current Situation
June 25, 2020 / by YPT Team
2020 has proven to be quite the year so far, especially for travel agencies like YPT but also for our Pioneers around the world we know are itching to getaway. Is travel possible now? At present, the current situation regarding COVID-19 is that we stil …
Somaliland lifts its Covid-19 travel restrictions
June 25, 2020 / by YPT Team
On Tuesday, the government of Somaliland has decided to lift its restrictions regarding travel to Somaliland due to Covid-19 and tourism now resumes in the country. The Republic of Somaliland’s Covid-19 Preparedness national committee announced, Tuesda …
