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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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Bespoke Romania Tour
13 May 2020 / by Joel Vostok
At the Soviet Europe section of YPT, one of our most popular routes starts in Kiev before heading to the Western most edges of the former Soviet Union. However, even after we leave what was the USSR, we still indulge in dystopian communist relics in th …
Four off the beaten path safari in Africa
13 May 2020 / by Pier Doyon
You dream of seeing massive animals in the wild? Some of the biggest predators in the world? The go-to destination for that is Africa. Safaris are often the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of travelling to Africa and, as such, a lot of peo …
A guide to Southern Russia
12 May 2020 / by Reaper Feed
Today’s guest blog is written by the team over at Reaper Feed, a military focused travel blog bringing a bird’s eye view to global conflict both past and present, focusing on Southern Russia. The photos featured are from YPT’s Soviet Europe team. Russi …
Korean food in Central Asia
12 May 2020 / by Ben Crowley
You’ve been to Korea, you loved the flavours, the spices, the unique cooking style. Now you want to get more, but you also want to travel to Central Asia. Luckily travelling to Central Asia and eating some amazing Korean food can go hand in hand. Here’ …
Airlines of Central Asia: SCAT Airlines
12 May 2020 / by Ben Crowley
A little while ago I wrote a blog about the flag carriers of Central Asia and upon a colleague reading it, he decided to look at other airlines in the region. Pretty quickly, as the name jumped to his eyes, he was telling me I needed to write this blog …
Dos and don’ts of the Philippines
12 May 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
The Philippines is a popular travel destination not just for us at YPT, but in usual circumstances the whole planet. We are definitely hopeful it might be open for our October Palawan Island Hopping Tour, but hey who knows. In honor of one of our favor …
Chinese fake cities
12 May 2020 / by Sion
Copycat architecture isn’t something new. We have Paris in Las Vegas, the Statue of Liberty in Tokyo and Athens’ Acropolis in Nashville. But China have taken it to the next level! China is well known for its sprawling metropolises and super futuristic …
Embargo Bar – Phnom Penh
11 May 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
At Young Pioneer Tours, we take tour research very seriously, so for said reason, we ended up enjoying some night time drinks at Embargo Bar! Due to corona, the virus, not the beer, the YPT office is now currently in Siem Reap. Siem Reap is a lovely ci …
Iran Covid-19 Update from our Local Guides
11 May 2020 / by YPT Team
After COVID-19 sent China into lockdown in late January the next country to be hit particularly hard was Iran, one of our traditional favourites countries and tours around the world. Our annual spring tour was, of course, cancelled with no prospect of …
