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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”.
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Sinchon County
25 May 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
At Young Pioneer Tours we do like to explore the weirder parts of North Korea not usually visited by tourists, today we introduce Sinchon County. Understand Sinchon Town, or Sinch’ŏn County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Sou …
What was the UAR (United Arab Republic)
25 May 2020 / by Ben Crowley
You might have heard of the United Arab Republic but not really understood what it was. While it took a very many incarnations over a 2-decade period, this was the first incarnation and a little bit of why it came about. What was happening just after W …
Flag of China
25 May 2020 / by John McGovern
The flag of China, or Chinese flag is now something you see a lot! With the the rise of Socialist China we now see the Chinese flag waved proudly from sporting events to military parades. But what is the story with the China flag? And What does it repr …
Silk Screen Printing Siem Reap
25 May 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Having accidentally been marooned in the city of Siem Reap, it has been a rough ride working out how to get simple things done, which is why I am glad I was introduced to Silk Screen Printing Lab in Siem Reap…. Before becoming coronavirus refugees (yes …
North Korea Bucket List
25 May 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
If you have any kind of travel adventurism in you then North Korea is probably on your bucket list. But if North Korea is ALREADY on your bucket list, then what North Korean things you should be on your North Korean bucket list? What are the essentials …
Mega Tours and Travel 2021
25 May 2020 / by Pier Doyon
At Young Pioneer Tours we consider ourselves the experts when it comes to mega tours and travel. We run a lot of tours to a lot of places, some of them are very short, but some are what we like to refer to as mega tours. What is a mega tour? To us it i …
Black Sea Tours
24 May 2020 / by Joel Vostok
For the past couple of years, the YPT Soviet Europe office has been based in the Black Sea port city of Varna, Bulgaria. The location is rather fitting for a number of reasons, not only can we see the epic monument to Soviet Bulgarian Friendship from o …
Korean War Tours
24 May 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
A view of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War, the biggest War Museum of Korea On every tour to North Korea you will receive at least some education on the Korean War, obviously from the point of view of North Korea. Now, whilst we do not run spec …
Sinchon Massacre Museum
24 May 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Introduction to the Sinchon Massacre Museum The Sinchon Massacre Museum of American War Atrocities! To give it its full title. This is probably the most macabre place you can visit in North Korea. When you consider quite how seriously the DPRK take the …
