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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15 August 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
What is it like to fly in Papua New Guinea? Well the honest is that it is a big mixture between good, bad and very very ugly! With that being said though there are a myriad of ways that you can gate the problems that might arise inn order to make it a …
15 August 2025 / by Andy Khong
Introduction Nestled in the remote deserts of Utah lies an unusual and intriguing experiment in sovereignty: the Republic of Zaqistan. A micronation in every sense of the word, Zaqistan isn’t recognized by any government, doesn’t have a permanent popul …
15 August 2025 / by Steven Zhang
Jokhang Temple is the most important temple in Tibet and the spiritual heart of Lhasa. There is a Tibetan saying that goes, ‘Jokhang Temple came first, then Lhasa City’, a testament to how the temple laid the foundation for the city’s growth. Table of …
13 August 2025 / by Caitlin Graham
If you were sailing around the Persian Gulf about 4,000 years ago, there’s a decent chance you’d have stopped at the Dilmun civilization because it was the kind of place where trade routes naturally collided. Sitting roughly where modern-day Bahrain is …
11 August 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
Despite being one of the first countries to enact legislation on the matter, the question of if you can smoke in Japan is a complex one. This is in that it has some of the strictest smoking laws around, but you can also smoke in a lot of bloody places. …
11 August 2025 / by Caitlin Graham
Band-e-Amir National Park is one of the most incredible national parks in the world. It is so iconic that it has many nicknames: ‘Afghanistan’s Grand Canyon’ due to the large canyons, steep rocks and cliff faces that make an incredibly unique geologica …
9 August 2025 / by Gareth Johnson
In the era of the internet things like porn cinemas and jazz mags have become largely a thing of the past. Not so in thia Japanese city, with a porn cinema in Osaka not just surviving, but seemingly thriving. Ladies and gentlemen we present the Shinsek …
8 August 2025 / by Caitlin Graham
By now, you have likely seen many travel influencers and bloggers creating content about their travels to Afghanistan. A reoccurring theme with this content which is quite obvious, is that these videos and content with the Taliban is almost always crea …
7 August 2025 / by Caitlin Graham
Shahr-e-Gholghola, or more commonly known as the City Of Screams, is an archaeological site in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. The site is the remains of Shahr-e-Gholghola, a city that was completely destroyed by Genghis Khan in the 13th century as retaliation f …