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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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Explaining the Mass Games to hit Pyongyang in 2020
May 10, 2018 / by Alistair Riddell
As you may have heard, the world-famous Mass Games are confirmed to return to Pyongyang for a third straight year, returning to the DPRK’s largest stadium, the 150,000 capacity May Day Stadium in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Liberation Day t …
Inside Pyongyang’s “Candy & Biscuit Sculpture Festival”
May 10, 2018 / by Alistair Riddell
Ah Pyongyang, what will you think of next? During a particularly busy season sandwiched between Day of the Sun celebrations, the Pyongyang Marathon and International Spring Arts Festival was a curious little festival in its third year of operation. The …
Inside Pyongyang’s First “Hipster Café”
May 10, 2018 / by Gareth
Melbourne, San Francisco or Tokyo? The Kumrung Café could be Pyongyang’s closest thing to the city’s first “hipster café.” A joint-venture business with a Japanese company, Kumrung’s Café’s interior design is complete with “vintage books” set up on sus …
Why You Should Take a Shore Excursion with Your Cruise Line
May 9, 2018 / by Gareth
Taking a shore excursion with your cruise line is a great way to explore. Keep reading for why you should take a shore excursion with your cruise line. No cruising experience is complete without a shore excursion! On port days, travelers have plenty of …
Au Revoir! A French Escape: The 5 Best Places to Visit in France
May 9, 2018 / by Alistair Riddell
If you’re ready for a French getaway, you need to make the most of your adventure. Here are the 5 best places to visit in France. France is the most visited country in the world. And with good reason. Whether you’re looking for beautiful …
Turn a Trip to Colombia into the Perfect Vacation
May 1, 2018 / by Gareth
There are a ton of great places to live in the world, and everyone likes to see something a little bit different. Right now you may be living in Florida – or Tampa, Florida to be exact. Don’t get me wrong, it is a beautiful place to live considering al …
How Will the Thaw in Tensions between North Korea, South Korea and the USA Affect Tourism?
April 28, 2018 / by Gareth
Guest blog by Tom Fowdy of Visit DPRK. Tom is a postgraduate student at the University of Oxford and runs the travel agency Visit DPRK. Here he gives his thought on the effects of the recent events on the Korean peninsula to tourism there in general “V …
Why Does YPT Run Tours to Cambodia?
April 26, 2018 / by Gareth
YPT goes to weird and wonderful places all over the world from North Korea to Afghanistan and many more. This year we are adding Cambodia to that list! Now, we understand Cambodia is an easy destination and doesn’t really fit in with the other places w …
What Would a Unified Korea Look Like?
April 25, 2018 / by Alistair Riddell
The recent détente in relations between North and South Korea and America, which will start with a North-South summit, probably followed by a summit at an as yet unnamed place between Marshal Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump has got many Koreans, …
