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The Expanded Protected Area of the Galapagos We were excited to see that the Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso recently announced plans for a large new section of the protected area to be [...]
Japan’s Unique Baseball Culture
As a Chicago company, we here at Kipling & Clark know a little something about love for baseball, but, remarkably, not even our beloved city can compare to Japan’s obsession with [...]
Galápagos Protected Area Expansion & Weather Guide
The Expanded Protected Area of the Galapagos We were excited to see that the Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso recently announced plans for a large new section of the protected area to be [...]
Goodbye Beloved Tsukiji Market, Hello New Toyosu Market
For the many of us who have enjoyed past early morning visits through the fishy stench of the tuna auction at Tsukiji Market in Tokyo, we are saddened to see the Market’s final move to the new [...]
Egyptian Dynasties & A Special Note About Abu Simbel
By Zen Lynch Dating back to about 3100 B.C., ancient Egypt’s ability to create architectural feats of epic magnitude, such as the Great Pyramid of Giza, is unparalleled. Egypt’s cultural [...]
Our Xu and Lynch Families Egypt Private Tour/Nile Cruise Ancient Sites Overview
By Toni Xu My family and I had such a great time traveling with Randy, Bev and Zen, who I hadn’t seen for 15 years! Of all the places to have a grand reunion, Egypt was an incredible one. There [...]
Celebrating Kyoto’s Brand-New Nintendo Museum!
October 2, 2024: Celebrating Kyoto’s Brand-New Nintendo Museum! Given we are huge fans (!) of Nintendo and have made recently visited the Super Nintendo World Theme Park in Osaka, we were [...]
Angkor Wat Temples Overview
Our dear friend, Jay Xu, Director of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, his wife Jennifer, and their lovely daughter Toni have traveled with Bev, Zen, and I to various parts of Asia, [...]
Our Favorite South African Luxury Safari Camps + Cape Town
South Africa We are particularly happy to partner with South Africa-based luxury safari provider, Singita, reflecting the history and culture of the native population. In terms of high-touch [...]
Our Brief Hindu Deity Guide
Our dear friend, Jay Xu, Director of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, affirms that knowing the Hindu deities is essential to fully understanding and appreciating the temples of Angkor Wat. [...]
Our Taj Mahal Overview
Rudyard Kipling aptly expressed the beauty of this place as “the embodiment of all things pure.”—we fully agree! The Taj Mahal is truly one of the iconic sights of the world and is [...]
Tokyo’s World-Class Transit/Shinkansen System: A Three-Tier Overview
October 1, 2024: Celebrating the Shinkansen’s 60th Anniversary! In a recent Financial Times article, Jamie Lafferty notes that the Shinkansen Bullet Train pulls into Tokyo Station at 6:16 AM and [...]
Our Favorite Villages & Hotels in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
When looking back at the many things we love about Tuscany, parts of rural Japan, and northern California, we always return to aesthetic perfection — our beloved Provence! The area’s culture, art [...]
“Onsen” Japanese Hot Springs
History of “Onsen” “Onsen” is one of the distinctly native Japanese cultural aspects that did not originate from Greater China. Accounts of onsen bathing go back to Japan’s earliest historical [...]