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Southeast Asia Escapade
Visiting Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos (Optional Extension To Burma)
2/5/2023
Join First Cabin Travel on an accompanied tour this forthcoming September visiting the highlights of Southeast Asia. Bangkok will be the gateway city to an exciting and luxury-styled journey that reveals the wonders of former Indo-China. From...
Choose Your Travel Company Wisely
Has anyone seen my driver who was to have been here an hour ago?
1/5/2023
If done in earnest, searching for a tour operator or an agency to handle the all-important services required upon arrival in country can be an arduous task. Given the wealth of opportunities on-line from the very large, well-established firms to...
The Wonder That Is India
No One May lay claim to the mark of a traveler having not visited India
8/21/2022
Upon arrival into the wonder that is India, one begins to sense a pulsating rhythm that seemingly orchestrates this multi-tiered democracy of over one billion inhabitants. Clearly, it is impossible to look in a single direction and capture all of...
Safari To Africa - Wait No Longer
Pent-Up Demand For Travel Will Likely Overwhelm in 2021
11/17/2020
A word to the wise about future availability for camps and accommodations given that previously scheduled tours for the first 3/4 of 2020 have been cancelled or postponed, and as a result it will become extremely difficult to acquire confirmed...
Luxury Safari Camps ~ Choose Wisely
The Choices Are Plentiful ~ The differences Very Distinct
5/24/2020
Luxury safari camps abound in Africa, albeit there are distinct differences. The most notable are those located within private concessions, which at most will allow safari vehicles to go off road and into the bush seeking and tracking animals....
Burma Explorer
THE WONDER OF MYANMAR (BURMA) BY PRIVATE SUV, PRIVATE DRIVER AND PRIVATE GUIDE
11/22/2018
Myanmar (Burma), a decades long cloistered community, not long ago opened its doors to the outside world, offering exciting opportunities for the willing traveler wishing to experience a truly unique and wondrous journey. Thought of as the "Land...
Henna ~ The Meter Of Love
5/19/2018
Henna is a plant under the botanical name: Lawsonia Inermis, which is found grown in India, South Asian and North African countries. Natural Henna is made with dry leaves mixed with hot water, lemon, sugar and some natural oils. The mixture is then transferred into a small plastic tube with a fine point to allow for intricate designs. Applied on the skin it is slightly raised and once absorbed...
Arrival into Bangkok to be met by our private driver with VIP treatment from the very start - An early am arrival whisked us to our accommodation, a former 1920's residence converted to a beautiful hotel in 2009. David, the owner, joined us for breakfast and provided a wealth of local knowledge. On this free day, we maneuvered the Sky Train to the Chao Phraya River to view the never-ending...
Upon arrival into the wonder that is India, one begins to sense a pulsating rhythm that seemingly orchestrates this multi-tiered democracy of over one billion inhabitants. Clearly it is impossible to look in a single direction and capture all of the colors, sights or sounds emanating from such a diversified populace. Although the government recognizes Hindi as its Mother tongue, with 30...