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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]