Author: mb2kg

Unusual Hotels: Three Camel Lodge

Yurts are becoming trendy accommodations in national parks and upscale-camping facilities in the U.S., but at Three Camel Lodge in the heart of Mongolia's Gobi Desert, you can experience the yurt’s ancestor in its natural habitat. Three Camel Lodge houses its guests in traditional Mongolian gers €” felt-and-canvas tents developed by the region’s nomadic herders. While you’re there, be sure to take a camel ride and try the camel’s-milk lotion.So if anybody wants to plan this with me for the summer I think it would pretty fun (:http://www.threecamels.com/

I found this to be a great example of how GIS information can be used to create a multi-layered, really informative project. This would be a great resource for anyone interested in further researching the specific political, social, and economic statistics of the Middle East. As quoted directly from their website,  “GLiPHA is a highly interactive electronic atlas that provides a scaleable overview of spatial and temporal variation in quantitative information related to animal production and health.”http://kids.fao.org/glipha/index.html