April 23, 2013
European Union foreign ministers have permanently entered sanctions against Burma (Myanmar) formally recognizing the country's transition from military dictatorship to civilian rule.
5.23.2013
Our May 2013 Newsletter!
The boutique, luxury Le Domaine de la Baume, located in the lovely commune of Tourtour (Provence)- the first stopover point on our Lynch Family summer travels
Photo Credit: Le Domaine de la Baume / Tristan Shu & DR
Our Kipling & Clark/Lynch Family recommended 2013 Summer Travels
May 21, 2013
Greetings friends, clients, and global partners!
Similar to last year, many of our clients are opting for Northern Hemisphere destinations during the peak summer travel period. On the European side, France, Italy, and Turkey are most culturally compelling, while our Pacifi-Rim bound clients are traversing many areas of Japan and China.
Japan has become particularly attractive this summer. Despite being one of the most expensive private tour destinations in the world, the precipitous drop in the value of yen vs. the dollar has been truly remarkable- with the current 103 yen rate, Japan is now over 20% less expensive than just four years ago! Being Zen's #1 favorite land in the planet, she has more to add about Japan in her "Zen's Journal".
The Joys of Altruism- March 2013 Newsletter
March 2013
Our new young friends at a village near Banteay Srei
Kipling & Clark Global Private Luxury Travel Update: March 2013
Greetings friends, clients, and global partners!
Hope all of you (at least in North America) are relishing the very early signs of spring- although still cold, we are heading in the right direction! Bev, Zen, her classmate Felicia and I just returned from a quick 8-day whirlwind private tour of Cambodia (our beloved Angkor Wat!), Chiang Mai and Bangkok. Although we have visited these areas several times before, we always try to experience new things. For Siem Reap we enjoyed a fun helicopter fly over of the various Angkor temples- a great new perspective!
We feel the temples of Angkor represent the most amazing and enduring architectural achievement of any religious site in Asia. By comparison, the various "Great Wall" locations in China seem not so majestic, at least not aesthetically. Perhaps our biggest thrill of this Cambodia trip was our water well donations and the many beautiful, heartfelt smiling faces that greeted us in the villages. For many here, fresh water is literally life saving and helping one village at a time truly does make a difference.
Please enjoy reading part 1 of our Cambodia/Thailand adventure as well as other global luxury travel updates and the always popular Zen's Journal!
Many thanks for giving us the opportunity to serve you!
Randy Lynch
CEO
Kipling & Clark and travNet
rlynch@kiplingandclark.com
Lynch Family 2013 Cambodia Private Tour and the joys of altruism
Accompanied by Dutch photographer (and now based in Siem Reap), Eric de Vries, we enjoyed our first helicopter fly over of Angkor Wat and the surrounding areas- an exciting 20 minute experience. Our Helistar Cambodia pilot, a former South African 'bush' pilot name Annie, made the short trip an interesting historical travelogue.
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