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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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Filming in places your mother would rather you stayed away from
15 May 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
At Young Pioneer Tours we are pleased to the be the company that pushes the envelope when it comes to travel, taking people to, as we say, “places your mother would rather you stayed away from”. Now, whilst this is our main bread and butter, it was not …
Battambang Bamboo Train
15 May 2020 / by Rowan Beard
The bamboo train is a small plywood-framed cart, with a bamboo mat placed on top whilst resting on top of two independent rail axles recycled from damaged tanks left over from the Cambodian genocide war. A simple two stroke motor sits at the back and a …
Battambang Killing Caves and Bat Caves
15 May 2020 / by Rowan Beard
Located 12 kilometres out of Battambang city is Phnom Sampeau, a mountain with numerous caves standing tall over the city and nearby counties. However, this mountain holds a tragic past. During the Khmer Rouge, the soldiers of Pol Pot marched doctors, …
The Top Selling Drinks in the World
15 May 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
What are The Top Selling Drinks in the World? We recently did a blog on the top-selling beer in the world (I won’t ruin the surprise here), but what are the top-selling drinks in the world in other categories? Let us explore! At Young Pioneer Tours we …
What currency do they use in Cambodia
14 May 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
What currency do they use in Cambodia? This is a very interesting question! In fact, they use two, the US Dollar and the Cambodian Riel, both of which are used interchangeably! Sound complicated? We’re here to help. Cambodian currency The Cambodian cur …
North Korean Street Food
14 May 2020 / by Nicolas Platt
Here’s our guide to the Street Food Scene in North Korea. North Korean street food is quickly becoming a bit of a thing. Unlike in other Asian countries that have a capitalist or mixed economy street food is less of a big deal in North Korea than it is …
Looking for Remote Interns
14 May 2020 / by YPT Team
We realize better than most how badly coronavirus is affecting everyone, we are travel agents after all! During this hectic time, we also realize that many people are stuck at home with not all that much to do. With that in mind, we are hiring for the …
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 …
