Mr. Jeff, would you like to ride a camel?,” my guide Ikram asked while waiting outside my yurt. Oh goodness, I thought to ...

Mongolian leaders say they want to build a new city close to the ancient ruins of Kharkhorum and make it their new seat of government.

With its thrilling horse races, ancient nomadic culture and a pulsating modern capital, Mongolia is increasingly luring ...

ASTANA—Heritage from a long line of carpet weavers in Kazakhstan is presented at the “She Rug” exhibition, which opened in ...

WALKING barefoot down a woodland path with a complete stranger somewhere in the mountains of France, I wondered if I would ever be in this ...

Often the most remote, inaccessible corners are some of the most fragile – ecosystems on the frontline of climate change, or ...

The Old Vine House not only showcases the ancient vine but serves ... felt-covered gers (yurts) and their horsemanship. With the right Mongolia tour, you can get in on this action and see for ...

On an early morning hike in Mongolia’s Uvurkhangai region ... a stay with a family in Uvurkhangai; and the ancient city of Kharkhorin. Most of my 13 fellow guests – effervescent personalities ranging ...

Also known as a ger in Mongolian, yurts have been a traditional, portable round tent used as a dwelling by the nomadic people ...

As winter approaches, KUNC commentator Peter Moore looks forward to spending chilly nights in the Yonder Yurts of State ...

"They barely used it," says the man born and raised in Sonid Right Banner, Xiliin Gol League in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. With more than three decades of yurt-building experience ...