Mark Mansbridge was rushed to hospital on February 11 after collapsing with a blood clot near his heart - but just two weeks ...

This village in North Essex has been a source of inspiration for many photographers and painters over the years, but its ...

A lmost a century after the Japanese government hired famed Austrian skimeister Hannes Schneider to introduce Alpine skiing ...

English was fairly well understood, cars were modern, and the city was ... who come from all over the world. Yurts or ‘gers’ — circular, portable, dwelling units set up in the desert — are widely used ...

But modern Mongolia is one of the fastest growing economies in the ... But the city once known as Urga did not always occupy this scenic valley In 1639, a yurt monastery situated some 160 miles away ...

And if you’re looking for something really different, we have a brand new trip to Mongolia coming up! Immerse yourself in their traditional nomadic lifestyle with stays in traditional ger (yurt ...

Khubilai Khaan, upon moving the empire’s capital to Khanbaliq and Shangdu, established the Eight White Yurts in 1263, which were dedicated ... as Buddhism spread across Mongolia, Chinggis Khaan was ...