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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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Saudi Arabia tourism FAQ
October 23, 2019 / by Pier Doyon
Everything you wanted to know from the first tourists in Saudi Arabia For a very long time, non-religious-related tourism just wasn’t a thing in Saudi Arabia. But then, suddenly, it opened up. In order to save the day with a cancelled tour to Iraq, YPT …
Taking the train in Saudi Arabia
October 23, 2019 / by Pier Doyon
It might not look like it, but Saudi Arabia is actually a pretty vast country! And while desert and sand is gorgeous, it’s not the most convenient when it comes to rapid transportation. However, with its great plan of infrastructure improvement called …
Flexibility is number 1: YPT unexpectedly organizes a tour to Saudi Arabia
October 23, 2019 / by Pier Doyon
The other week, as I was talking in a pub with someone, I was asked what quality was most necessary to being a YPT guide. I said ‘flexibility, adaptability and people skills’ (OK, that’s three qualities. So I cheated a bit). Little did I know that thos …
Can Americans travel to North Korea?
October 22, 2019 / by Rowan Beard
Since September 1st 2017 the US State Department introduced travel restrictions to North Korea for all American tourists. This restriction is valid for one year, but has been renewed each year on the 31st of August unless otherwise revoked by the US Se …
Is North Korea communist?
October 22, 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
North Korea and, to some extents, Cuba, are often described as the last “truly communist” states on earth, with people often lumping China, Vietnam and Laos as the five last “officially” communist countries. But is North Korea communist? Does it consid …
Basketball in North Korea
October 22, 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
During the funeral of General Kim Jong Il many people noted an unusually tall person in the crowd sporting a KPA uniform. Some (probably the Daily Mail) even suggested that it was photoshopped or whatever. In fact, the tall gentleman in question was th …
When is the best time to visit Romania?
October 22, 2019 / by Joel Gallagher
Romania is a country we’ve fallen in love with after almost a decade of travelling and leading tours through. Despite Bucharest and Transnistria becoming mainstream tourist destinations, we still manage to find the quirky, bizarre and dark sights that …
What is the Komi Republic?
October 22, 2019 / by Joel Gallagher
The vast country of Russia holds many secrets. Whilst many associate Russia with Moscow and Saint Petersburg, the biggest country in the world is made up of a patchwork of republics, all with their own unique traits, history, culture and sometimes lang …
Top 5 abandoned places in Russia
October 22, 2019 / by Joel Gallagher
When it comes to Russia, there’s one thing that can be guaranteed: you will surely run into some weird things. Once the mother country of the USSR – one of the largest empires in human history – the Soviet government constructed vast amounts of buildin …
