The Last Great Place on Earth

A new hotel with a wonderful luxury spa has opened.Their spa philosophy is "Ancient people have lived in balance with the rhythms of nature and have understood that each person is a unique combination of elements with individual needs at different times." Sounds cool, huh? And very much in line with our increasing attention, as soap and candle makers, to surrounding ourselves with pure and natural things, and treating our senses, bodies and minds with care. But this spa isn't in Santa Fe or San Francisco, it's in Mongolia. Located 50 kilometers north of the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, the Terelj Hotel bills itself as the "Last Great Place on Earth." I wish I had more frequent flier miles, because it sounds really neat. "There is a place on earth, as yet significantly unspoiled by Western Civilization. A protected place, where travelers have only been freely granted access since 1992. Today, deep inside a national park, on the banks of a historic river and under the watchful eye of some of the most beautiful mountains in the world, you can experience this place. In utmost comfort and style."
So if you happen to be in China, Russia or Mongolia, drop on by...it sounds like a lovely place. For those of us on the other side of the world, we'll have to work on creating "utmost comfort and style" with some of our own hand crafted soap, custom candles, bath salts, massage bars and such.
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