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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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Cambodia North Korea relations
9 July 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction Cambodia North Korea relations are some of the most fascinating in modern diplomacy. We’ve written extensively on the foreign relations of North Korea, including foreign embassies in Pyongyang and the main trading partners of North Korea. …
North Korea and Venezuela – a Budding Friendship
9 July 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
We recently did a blog about the number of foreign embassies in Pyongyang. We found it an interesting article to write from many angles. Seeing which countries take their relationship with North Korea as important enough to host a mission was quite eye …
What to Pack for Tuvalu?
9 July 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Tuvalu might be the third least visited country in the world, but for me, at least it is a personal favorite! There are many reasons I love Tuvalu, from the culture and the scenery to the beautiful people, but what should one pack for Tuvalu? Summer Cl …
Top 5 Myths about North Korea
8 July 2020 / by Rowan Beard
1. North Korean students and men are forced to have the same haircut Back in 2014 the BBC and other news outlets wrote an article on North Korean university students ordered to have Kim Jong Un’s haircut. It was with no surprise that the quir …
How to Survive as a Vegan in Mongolia?
8 July 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Some of the places we visit, such as Bhutan, are vegan havens, others slightly less so. Mongolia might not be entirely as vegan-friendly as other Asian nations, but it is certainly possible to survive as a vegetarian, or even vegan when visiting Mongol …
Ten Least Visited Countries in the World and How to Visit Them
8 July 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
At Young Pioneer Tours, we have more than a passing interest in the least visited countries of the world. Firstly we have a tour that visits them, which is our Least Visited Countries Tour. We regularly publish a list of the ten least visited countries …
Distance Seoul to Beijing?
8 July 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
We have previously covered how you get from Seoul to Pyongyang, but how do you get from Seoul to Beijing, and what is the distance between the two? Beijing SkylineSeoul Skyline Seoul and Beijing are technically connected by land. However, the political …
Why Does No One Recognize Somaliland?
8 July 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
At Young Pioneer Tours, we have more than a passing interest in unrecognized countries; in fact, you could say that it kind of borders on obsession, but what exactly is an unrecognized country? What Is an Unrecognized Country? You can read a very detai …
Which Countries Are Free From Coronavirus?
8 July 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Which countries are free from Coronavirus? How many free countries are there? And where are the Coronavirus free countries? These are the questions that many people are asking these days. We decided to find out! Let us start with the definition of a co …
