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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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North Korea’s Floating Hotel
23 April 2020 / by Sion
North Korea is somewhat famous for its hotels. The most famous of course being the historic tourist hotel of the DPRK – The Yanggakdo hotel in Pyongyang. Standing at a whopping 47 stories and boasting bowling alleys, casinos and over 1000 rooms, the Ya …
Wearing a Hanbok – The North Korean Traditional Dress
23 April 2020 / by Paris Hailwood
Sometimes clothing is more than just an item that we wear to look good and protect ourselves from elements, it’s a communicator of culture and identity. In Korea, many items have this significance but often the most identifiable is the Hanbok, also ref …
Dead Goat Polo – Buzkashi : The National Sport of Afghanistan
23 April 2020 / by John McGovern
What is buzkashi? Here at YPT we come across various interesting customs on our travels, but it’s fair to say that few of them rival the mazing sport of buzkashi. Buzkashi in Hollywood You remember clearly the scene in Rambo III where Sylvester Stallon …
London’s Lenin Statue
22 April 2020 / by Joel Vostok
The photo above is credited to Fotostrasse Today, 150 years ago, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was born. His actions during and after the Russian Revolution changed the course of human history, led to the collapse of centuries-long empires and subsequently led …
Ice Fishing in Nur-Sultan
22 April 2020 / by Ben Crowley
One of the most fascinating cities in the world and an impressive destination in Central Asia, the capital of Kazakhstan has a lot to offer for tourists who are interested in unusual destinations. Initially named Akmola, the city became known as Astana …
The World’s Tallest Flagpoles
21 April 2020 / by Eilidh Crowley
There’s just something about a biggest something that gets our juices flowing, and for those of us with flag nerd tendencies, what could possibly be better than an award winningly huge flagpole? And these countries have not just accidentally built flag …
The flag of Tajikistan
20 April 2020 / by Eilidh Crowley
The Tajik SSR flag was the only SSR flag to display the pan-Iranian colours of red, white and green, an uncharacteristically sensitive acknowledgement by the USSR to Tajikistan’s Persian culture and heritage, which separates them from the Turkic people …
Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea
19 April 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Prince Norodom Sihanouk, President of the Coalition Goverment of Democratic Kampuchea, addressing the General Assembly of the United Nations The Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea were not only the government in exile of the Khmer Rouge, but …
Flag of Cambodia
19 April 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
What is the current flag of Cambodia, what is its history, and what does it mean? The YPT team is here to answer all your Khmer Flag questions. As our frequent flyer YPT VIPs will already know, we’ve been running a series on flags of the world, with pa …
