Welcome to the Young Pioneer Tours Blog, the place where we we keep you informed about everything YPT, from current tours, to future tours and a whole lot of eclectic stuff in between.
YPT first started blogging in 2008 and are considered the best North Korean Travel blog that there is.
But, as Young Pioneer Tours have expanded our locations, so have we expanded our blog. Now we have one of the best travel blogs in the world!
And while most of our content is about the numerous destinations we go, including travel guides and what to pack, we also delve into more serious subjects such as the safety of certain destinations, as well as how LGTBQ+ friendly the places we visit are.
While the vast majority of our content is produced in-house, we are always on the look-out for guest bloggers and writers. Want to write for us? Then simply get in touch.
You can also check out our sister publication YPT Life.
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22 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Canadians allowed to travel again from July 5th, provided they have been vaccinated and upload their data to the ArriveCAN app, according to an announcement from the federal government today. The law basically means that Canadians who have been vaccina …
21 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Can you drink in Iran? In short whilst Muslims are forbidden to drink alcohol, the local Christian Armenian population are allowed to produce consume and sell alcoholic beverages. So, yes you can drink in Iran. There are a lot of misconceptions about t …
16 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
If you want to travel you will need to vaccinated or at least that is how current global trends are pointing. Over the last month countries from Iceland, to the Seychelles, Moldova and as of Today Thailand have announced that they will be, or have open …
16 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Cambodia to end quarantine for vaccinated travelers. Cambodia which has largely been on lockdown since March of 2020 are set to announce fairly major shakeup of laws regarding entry into the country. Although not yet officially announces the talk is th …
16 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Kurdistan to open to vaccinated tourists without need for a negative PCR test, or any form of quarantine, according to a new health ministry advisory. The new decree also exempts anyone who has received a negative PCR test within the previous 48 hours …
16 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Thailand open to vaccinated tourists according to a new announcement from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). This follows on from what is slowly becoming a global trend for countries to open their borders to people who have received one of the Wo …
15 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
What are the best resources for North Korea News? With the DPRK often portrayed as being closed to the world, it is very hard to work out where the best places to get news about North Korea are. This is particularly true when you counter in the many fa …
14 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Canada to end quarantine for vaccinated nationals in huge boost to outbound travel industry. According to multiple media sources in Canada the federal government are to announce a raft of new changes to quarantine requirements for Canadian nationals an …
10 June 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Can you film in Bir Tawil? The short answer is that if you show up unannounced and start filming people then you will find yourself in a whole world of trouble, but with the right permissions filming in Bir Tawil is indeed possible. What is the story w …