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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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Guide to Funafuti International Airport
10 February 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Where is Funafuti International Airport? I will ignore the obvious by saying Funafuti. OK, no I won’t, it’s in Funafuti, the capital island of Tuvalu. Where in Funafuti is it located? Slap bang right in the middle of Funafuti, opposite the parliament a …
Top 5 Drinks in the Pacific Islands
10 February 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
We really love a lot of things at YPT, two of which are the Pacific Islands and drinking (yeah we know our reputation). Here we combine the two with our top 5 drinks in the Pacific Islands! 5) Aniseed vodka in Tonga I honestly don’t know what the hell …
Top 5 Pacific Island Countries to Travel to
10 February 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Having just finished our third year of taking people across (most of) the Pacific Island nations, we felt it high time to put our line in the sand and decide what our 5 favorite ones are. Obviously all lists are a little subjective, but after the amoun …
Top 5 Things to do in Ecuador
10 February 2020 / by Troy Collings
5. Get stylish with an original Ecuadorian made Panama Hat It comes as a surprise to most people to find out that Panama hats originate in Ecuador, not Panama as the name may lead you to believe. The name comes from traders who would take the hats to P …
Why visit the Galapagos Islands?
10 February 2020 / by Troy Collings
The Galapagos Islands, orcas the locals say Galap, are the world’s second-largest marine reserve after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. However, they’re a lot more remote, making it a much less common holiday destination. Discovered entirely by acc …
Feeding chickens to the fish: Witnessing an animist ritual in Dafra, Burkina Faso
9 February 2020 / by Pier Doyon
Near the city of Bobo-Dioulasso, the second biggest of Burkina Faso, is a very important site to the local community. The site of Dafra, a water source, is claimed to be a very powerful site for animist rituals. The name of the site means Grandfather i …
Rent a Private Island
8 February 2020 / by Gareth Johnson
Beautiful shot from our new island At the end of December (2019) our friends at Lets Buy An Islandpurchased an island off the coast of Belize City in, of course, Belize. In fact we would consider ourselves more than just friends, with many of our staff …
Top 5 things to do Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana
7 February 2020 / by YPT Team
For 2020 we are bringing back our classic Guyana’s tour, and in anticipation, we bring you our top 5 things to do in Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana 5. Mix of Cuisine The Guyanas have an incredible selection of local foods that take the best of loca …
A quick guide to North Korean cities
7 February 2020 / by Rowan Beard
According to the official North Korean designation there are 28 cities, 9 provinces and a Special Economic Zone in North Korea. However, many of them are still closed to tourists with over 15 cities currently being open for foreigners to visit. There a …
