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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6 November 2018 / by Joel Vostok
“The last dictator in Europe” is what German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle called Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. Don’t let the ex-Soviet statesman’s laconic response – “Well, I’d rather be a dictator than be gay” – distract you from th …
3 November 2018 / by Pier Doyon
Every year, YPT extends its reach when it comes to hard to reach destinations. After our tour to Antarctica, we have had our eyes set on Greenland and we know many of you were waiting for it. It just wasn’t ready. Until now! We’re glad to announce that …
2 November 2018 / by Pier Doyon
Mauritania, which used to be a french colony, then became an Overseas Territory until its independence in the beginning of the 60s is one of the countries that are less often mentioned when people think of travelling to Northern Africa. Even though its …
2 November 2018 / by Pier Doyon
La Mauritanie, colonie française puis ancien territoire d’Outremer jusqu’à son indépendance dans les années 60, est l’un des pays du nord de l’Afrique que l’on mentionne moins. Bien que son industrie touristique en soit à ses premiers balbutiements, le …
1 November 2018 / by Pier Doyon
Few colonies have gotten their independence smoothly. For some, the process has been very messy, with demarcation lines put between families and governments left crumbling. Such was the case of Western Sahara, a vast yet sparsely populated piece of the …
25 October 2018 / by Pier Doyon
When we think of South-East Asia the obvious things that come to mind are the beaches of Thailand, full moon parties, Aussies getting drunk in Bali, or sunset drinks on sunset islands in the Philippines. Simply put: SEA is very much way on the beaten t …
25 October 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
There’s a few things that we really quite like at YPT. Some are more obvious than others, such as travel and communism. We also quite like trains and dead communist leaders. But how to combine all of these things we like? Obviously with our Ultimate Le …
23 October 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
Owing to the overwhelming success of this year’s “Glorious Fatherland” Mass Games, the powers that be in the DPRK have just announced a further extension to the spectacular performance! Formerly titled “Arirang”– named for a story long interpreted as …
22 October 2018 / by Gareth Johnson
On the first day of my individual tour, when I was being chaperoned – almost physically – by Mr. Chae through the Kwang Bok Departmental Store, the only thought I had was that when I would reach Dandong, I would turn around, show my middle finger to th …