Central Asian cultural traditions have received international recognition as the ancient bowed instrument Kobyz and the ...

A yurt is a round cylindrical dwelling capped with a conic roof that's been in use for at least the past few thousand years. Originating in Central Asia (Genghis Khan and his horde used them), the ...

For a few thousand years now, yurts have been an exceptional choice for shelter. The round structures were long valued for their stability, simple assembly and portability. Such things mattered, ...

Surrounded by three acres of private wilderness in the Santa Monica Mountains, Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd escapes to his 600-square-foot yurt to paint and commune with nature. To retreat from the ...

A yurt that was carried off by floodwaters last summer from a campground in Marshfield has a new home in Montpelier, where it will be dedicated on Juneteenth as a BIPOC gathering place. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Breanna is a freelance adventure travel writer. This article is more than 3 years old. Wylder Hotel, Hope Valley, California. My ...

Want to learn how to build a yurt from scratch? Build your own yurt with these simple, low-cost plans. This yurt design has its origins in the folk wisdom of ancient Mongolia, where the prototype has ...

Cami Ostman acquired a plot of land from her aunt that had previously belonged to her grandparents. On the 20 acres in eastern Washington, she built a yurt to live in off the grid. She spends half her ...

A dream winter weekend in the peaks of Michigan’s Porcupine Mountains begins in the warm yet quirky embrace of a canvas yurt. The map churned out of the printer, light gray with plain black text. It ...

DENVER — Monarch Montessori unveiled a new yurt on Thursday, a project made possible by the determination of four elementary students who faced down racism during their advocacy efforts. At a May ...

A yoga teacher is at war with her neighbours over an eight-man 'teaching' tent built in her back garden. Sacha Latham, who lives in a £350k luxury seaside home in Brighton, has been battling with her ...