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30 June 2008 – Jay Tindall and Bruce Lazarus attended the prestigious Asia Luxury Travel Market (ALTM), the region's premier event exclusively for the luxury travel industry. Organized like a private club, the invitation-only event brought together the leading luxury travel suppliers and VIP travel buyers (including Remote Lands), who were fully hosted to attend the show. ALTM was inaugurated as the sister event to the highly acclaimed International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) staged every December in Cannes on the French Riviera.

1 May 2008 – Remote Lands' great friend and advisor Simon Winchester has just had a new book published by Harper Collins, another fascinating historical account in the vein of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa, this time focused on the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham, a brilliant Cambridge scientist who dedicated his life to unlocking the secrets of Chinese history. The Man Who Loved China recounts Needham's life from his early years at Cambridge, where he fell in love with a visiting Chinese student and embarked on a series of expeditions through China. He searched everywhere for evidence to bolster his conviction that the Chinese were responsible for hundreds of mankind's most familiar innovations — including printing, the compass, explosives, suspension bridges, even toilet paper — often centuries before the rest of the world. His thrilling and dangerous journeys took him across war-torn China and into the remotest regions of the empire. Find out more about Simon's newest work at www.simonwinchester.com.

8 April 2008 – Jay Tindall was recently in Singapore checking out the F1 Grand Prix racecourse for the big event coming up September 26-28, the world's first ever nighttime Formula One race, and Asia's first where the event takes place in the streets. The fabulous Fullerton Hotel is operations central, and many Remote Lands clients will be staying in this gorgeous hotel which was formerly the central Post Office. They will also be dining at Singapore's plethora of fine restaurants, attending exclusive private parties and enjoying special access to the racing pits to see the cars and drivers up-close and personal.

30 March 2008 – Catherine Heald has recently returned from an exciting trip to Indonesia with visits to the paradise of Bali and tiny Komodo Island, which is located over 300 miles east of Bali in the center of the country. Although Bali is fairly well trodden, with the right connections the lesser-known aspects of this island come to life. Dining with the Balinese royal family in their stunning 17th-century palace, hiking through the rice terraces around Ubud, horseback riding on the beach, wreck diving, and meeting people from all walks of life, from Hindu priests to fledging dancers, are just some of the possibilities that Bali offers.

A 1.5-hour plane ride from Bali is Komodo Island, accessible by boat from nearby Flores. This is the eponymous home of the rare and prehistoric Komodo Dragons, which are found in nowhere in wild except for three islands in this archipelago. The dragons, despite their fearsome name and large stature, are fairly tame — but make sure your guide is with you at all time because the reptiles are not afraid of people and are ubiquitous on the islands. Their home is incredibly beautiful, affording ample trekking opportunities as well as some of the world's best snorkeling and diving in spectacular coral reefs with colorful tropical fish.

28 February 2008 – In Remote Lands' continuing effort to offer clients unparalleled, personalized service, COO and co-founder Jay Tindall has moved to Bangkok to manage the office there, which is the company's logistics center. Should a need or want arise, clients are welcome to contact the Bangkok office during office hours on +66.2260.7584 or the New York office after hours on +1 646 415 0892.

January 2008 – Happy New Year from all of us at Remote Lands! 2008 has gotten off to a busy start with clients continuing their holiday travels into January, and a spate of press featuring Remote Lands from the Financial Times, Travel + Leisure, Robb Report, Town & Country, Ottawa Citizen and Hong Kong Tatler (and other Asian Tatlers).

Members of the Remote Lands team have been hard at work and play, scouting out new and exciting places for our clients. Catherine has just returned from Java and Borneo, where she and her husband renewed their wedding vows in a traditional Iban tribal ceremony at a village in the rainforest. The guestlist included the 180 residents of the tribe's communal longhouse.

13 December 2007 – Remote Lands has been fortunate enough to have been the focus of quite a bit of media attention. In the last year, we have been featured in Town & Country, Departures, Condé Nast Traveller, Forbes, LA Times, BusinessWeek, Chicago Tribune, Details, Luxury Travel Advisor and many more elite business and travel publications.

Most recently, we are delighted to tell you that Robb Report has come out with its annual collection of exclusive holiday gifts, entitled "21 Ultimate Gifts", an extremely prestigious list of the world's most astonishing objects and experiences. We are thrilled that Remote Lands was chosen from a field of over 1,000 companies — we are in good company with a $90,000 dinner at Daniel, a $1.5 million necklace and a $250 million yacht! Also, Town & Country wrote about us again, this time including Remote Lands in their January issue's most-wanted list of fabulous treats and treasures for 2008.

27 October 2007 – Remote Lands has completed a two-week-long private jet journey on a Bombardier Challenger 601. Created for eight clients, including best-selling British author Simon Winchester, the trip focused on cuisine and culture in Cambodia, Thailand, China and Bhutan. The most memorable of the trip's numerous highlights include a private audience with HM The Queen of Bhutan, an intimate, private dinner party given by noted artist Prince Jakkai Siributr, and an incredible drive through the mountains and picnic lunch at the Yi people village followed by a hike through the lush, scenic Wenhai Valley.

1 October 2007 – The Bangkok office of Remote Lands opened today and serves as a logistical nexus in the largest hub city for the company's itineraries. With the added convenience of support personnel in the same time zone working on every detail from reservations to ticketing and client care, the Remote Lands experience will continue to be one of absolute luxury and comfort.

15 July 2007 – Remote Lands Advisory Board Member, the best-selling British author Simon Winchester, has lead story in the New York Times Travel Section about Wulingyuan in Central China. Simon is currently writing a book about the China scholar Joseph Needham to be published by Harper Collins in April 2008.

11 July 2007 – We love hearing from our clients about their experiences travelling with us. Here is a recent account from a couple who honeymooned in Papua New Guinea. For a complete description of their amazing journey in PNG, please click here.

9 June 2007 – Remote Lands is a sponsor for Private Air magazine's exclusive Jet Rater event at Westchester County Airport. Other sponsors include jet manufacturers Gulfstream, Embraer and Citation, all of whom provide aircraft for participants to test out on 30-60 minute joy rides over New York and Connecticut.

April 2007 – L.A. Times article about Remote Lands by Beverly Beyer is syndicated all over North America and picked up by the Philadelphia Enquirer, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Columbus Dispatch, Hartford Courant, Orlando Sentinel, Oregon Register-Guard, and other fine local newspapers.

April-June 2007 – Many favorable articles appear about Remote Lands in a wide variety of well-respected newspapers, publications and blogs including The Palm Beach Post (article by the world-renowned travel writer Arthur Frommer), Toronto's Globe and Mail, Bhutan Daily News, Hong Kong Media News, Luxist, Travel Snob, Vagablond, Travel for Small Biz and many others.

10 March 2007 – Sotheby's and Remote Lands throw a cocktail party for the distinguished auction house's Preferred Clients at Co-Founder Catherine Heald's house on Manhattan's Upper East Side to introduce them to Remote Lands' Asian Private Jet Journey with celebrity authors Simon Winchester and Gael Greene

March 2007 – Remote Lands advertising campaign kicks off with two-page full color ads in the prestigious luxury lifestyle publications Art & Auction, Culture & Travel, Museums, Private Air and Bel Air, the eponymous hotel's magazine for its past and present guests and Beverly Hills residents.

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