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Eurasianism: Geopolitical Conspiracy or Liberating Ideology?
If you’re a fan of looking into fringe ideas, you may be familiar with the National Bolshevik Party or names such as Alexander Dugin or Eduard Limonov. If not, maybe you’ve heard about them in conspiracy circles. Yes, conspiracies, we’ve all looked into them, but what if you have a political ideology that’s based on […] More
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5 Bizarre Berlin Wall Escape Attempts You Never Knew About
Bizarre Berlin Wall escape attempts – In 2021, the Berlin Wall has been down for over thirty years. First erected as a ramshackle border fence in 1961 and eventually falling as a heavily armoured barrier with a no man’s land in between in 1989, it claimed the lives of 140 people during its 28-year existence. […] More
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What is YPT Life?
YPT Life you say? If you’ve stumbled on this page then I will assume that you might be wondering what this site is all about! In which case we shall happily try explain. Things are a changing Lock-down has proved difficult for most of us, with those of us in the travel industry being particularly […] More
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Pioneer Podcast Episode 3 – Dave Kitson
If you’re unfamiliar with the Pioneer Podcast, then let me introduce you! YPT life will be interviewing a number of rather interesting travel people. They come from a number of walks of life, but all have an interesting travel tale. The first half of the podcast is free, but it is in the second half […] More
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in Destinations, Asia, Europe, Paid Content
Crossing From Iran to Armenia in a shiny suit
Crossing From Iran to Armenia in a shiny suit! I remember reaching the border after a day in the piping heat of the Iranian desert. We had arrived as the sun had gone down, but we were still sweating like pigs. Armenia had only just implemented their online visa scheme. Alas for whatever reason they […] More
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10 Monarchies that still retain Great Power
Monarchies might seem like something from a bygone era, but they are still one of the most popular forms of government. In this article, we look at 10 Monarchies that still retain Great Power. Constitutional monarchy vs Absolute monarchy (and everything in between) Absolute monarchies tend to a dwindling thing, with the most common form […] More
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in Analysis, Americas, Europe, Opinion, Paid Content
Becoming a sailor – The YPT story Part 3
Becoming a sailor – The YPT story Part 3. If you’ve made it this far then I’ll assume you have read parts 1 and 2 of the story. As we left things I was about to have an interview to work for P&O Cruises as a bartender. My mum purchased my a suit, I stayed […] More
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Becoming an expat – the YPT story part 2
Becoming an expat – the YPT story part 2. If you’ve landed here I’ll assume that you’ve read part 1 of my story. If not I’ll briefly summarize. I was doing cock all in the UK, so decided that I would randomly I guess move to the Cayman Islands. I was to move here to […] More
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in Africa, Americas, Analysis, Antarctica, Asia, Destinations, Europe, Opinion, Pacific, Paid Content
Why Cigarettes Are As Valuable As Bullets in Warfare
Why Cigarettes Are As Valuable As Bullets in Warfare. The war on terror is a long-accepted and multifaceted capitalistic venture. It encapsulates everything we know and love about the problematic relationship between war and money. The oil, the gold, and the sand. It has become in recent times idealized into the nu war, or the […] More
