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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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Introducing the S/V Noorderlicht
February 18, 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
In October 2020 YPT is heading to Svalbard on an expedition of glaciers, Soviet ghost towns and Russian settlements in the Arctic, and is one of the most exciting tours we have to offer. On this trip we will be sailing on our very own S/V Noorderlicht: …
Is Svalbard a Country?
February 18, 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Here at YPT we are fairly interest in (obsessed by) the idea and the rules of what constitutes a country. In October 2020 we are heading to Svalbard, so let’s tackle the question: just what is Svalbard? At face value the answer is easy: no, Svalbard is …
North Korea Trade Fair Announcement 2019
February 12, 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
With over 320 companies present at last year’s Pyongyang Trade Show, we here at Young Pioneer Tours are again excited to announce the dates for this year’s Pyongyang Spring Trade Fair, held from the 20th to the 24th of May 2019. The dates for the Pyong …
Trump confirms second Kim summit
February 6, 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
February 6th 2019 Donald Trump today confirmed that a second summit will be held with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam in a matter of weeks. The two leaders previously met last year in Singapore. During his State of the Union speech, Trump re …
The best and fastest way to travel between Hong Kong and Mainland China
February 6, 2019 / by Rowan Beard
As of October 2018, the fast train link between Hong Kong (West Kowloon Station) to Mainland China opened up for the public. Here is our guide for the best and fastest way to get to Hong Kong from Mainland China and back. If you’re already based in the …
How to survive a standing train ticket in China
February 6, 2019 / by John McGovern
John and Rowan from YPT embarked on an eight-and-a-half hour train journey from the high-tech city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province to a small, off-the-beaten-track city of Hengyang in Hunan province. We made this particular trip as the peak of Chines …
Pakistan announces e-visas for 175 countries and visas on arrival for 50 more
February 5, 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Fantastic news for travellers looking to add Pakistan to their list — the Pakistani government, in a bid to revive tourism to the country, has announced that the nationals of 50 countries will be granted visas on arrival. The nationals of 175 more cou …
Is it safe to travel to Mali?
February 4, 2019 / by Pier Doyon
You’ll see it in the news once in a while, some bad stuff can be happening in Africa. We know something is happening in Mali, Niger and Chad, that it is related with the biggest terrorism networks in the world but nothing is too clear. As a company tha …
Promoting the communication of deaf people between North and South Korea
February 4, 2019 / by Rowan Beard
Our good friends at TOGETHER-Hamhung, with whom YPT have partnered since 2015 on numerous charity projects involving the Kindergarten & Deaf Centre in Pyongyang and a deaf woodwork shop raising over 6000 euros, would like to announce their next cha …
