2.22.2008

Kipling & Clark in Forbes.com

It's been a good week for Kipling & Clark in the media!

First our Chicago event was profiled in Crain's Chicago Business (see entry below) and today we are featured in FORBES.com in a piece about the most luxurious vacation properties in India.

2.18.2008

Kipling & Clark Event Profiled: Crain's Chicago Business!

We are big fans of Crain's Chicago Business - so we are thrilled to be profiled in Crain's Business of Life column. Reporter Shia Kapos writes about our terrific event at the famed French-Vietnamese restaurant Le Colonial last week.
Every year during Chinese Lunar New Year, we bring together our friends and colleagues and host the event; it is great fun. This year we not only enjoyed a fabulous five course meal, but I continued our tradition of reciting Lord Tennyson's "Ring Out, Wild Bells" poem -- always a propitious and declarative introduction into the new lunar new year!

In addition, my daughter Zennia, her cousin Sofia, and Toni Xu recited and sang their own poems and songs, all done with a transcending spirit of fun and celebration -- everyone enjoyed!!
Here's the profile in Crain's:


You will note that in the column, the cost of a luxury journey to Asia is referenced. One sidebar to this: depending on the destination, itinerary, and custom features, the cost of a Kipling & Clark journey to Asia ranges from $1,000 to $2,000 per couple, per day. The figure mentioned in the article is not correct.

2.02.2008

Happy Chinese New Year! 春节


Firstly let me apologize for my lapse in blogging, since we returned from our fabulous luxury family adventure in Laos and Thailand I've been swamped...and the time goes by and here we are now in February.

February is an important month, it is the month of the Chinese New Year. We have a special affinity for the holiday in our house as we adopted our seven year old daughter Zennia from China when she was an infant. So I thought to interview Zen about her thoughts on Chinese New Year:

Dad: Zen, what can you tell me about Chinese New Year?
Zen: Well Dad, the Chinese New Year begins February 7, 2008. It is the most important Chinese holiday.

Dad: Are there celebrations?
Zen: Yes, there are awesome celebrations. At Chinese New Year celebrations people wear red clothes and kids get "lucky money" in red envelopes. This is one of my favorite parts!

Dad: How long do the celebrations last?
Zen: Celebrations last for about 15 days. At the end there's a lantern festival. The lights are so pretty. The best part of the lantern festival is the dragon dance. The dragon is super long and there's a lot of music and everyone dances in the streets. It's way cool. It's a real big party and it's a lot of fun!

Dad: Well thanks for the interview, Happy Chinese New Year Zen!
Zen: And Happy Chinese New Year to you Dad!