Tales from the Road Category Articles
City Travel Guide: Whistler to Win Her Over
So you failed to deliver on Valentine’s Day expectations. Just for the sake of this one story, let’s make the preposterous assumption that you’re a man. Here’s some relationship math you’re going to like: you and her plus the ski resort town of Whistler, B.C., equals bliss for you both. Click in for the itinerary.
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Kiwi Experts: Daniel Szelényi’s 5 Favorite Hotels
Every Thursday, a different Kiwi Expert dishes on their five favorite hotels. Up next is Daniel Szelényi, VP of Hotel Relations for Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. Multilingual too, the man can gab about hotels in German, Hungarian, French, Spanish and English. Let’s go with the latter today.
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Destination Dispatches: Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom, a Break with Tradition
Danced by 180 debutantes in front of 12,000 guests, the Wiener Walzer or Viennese waltz opens the Vienna Opera Ball held every February. On another stage, a very different dancer made his debut with radically new moves. French architect Jean Nouvel, with his work Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom.
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City Travel Guide: Marrakech, From Souks to Saadian Tombs
The first thing that strikes you about Marrakech is the light: bright, yet soft—romantic, even—as it envelops a city bustling with whizzing scooters, street performers in the Jemaa el-Fnaa, and souk traders hollering their come hither sales pitches.
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Kiwi Experts: Carrie Harrison-Ell’s 5 Favorite Hotels
Where in the world do our well-traveled Kiwi Experts most like to overnight? Every Thursday, a different expert dishes on their five favorite hotels of the moment. Up next is Carrie Harrison-Ell, our SVP of Hotel Programs and family travel guru (she’s mother to three energetic youngsters).
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Destination Dispatches: Dar Ayniwen Delights in Marrakech
As a London denizen who arrived in the often grey-skied city by way of Los Angeles, the perceptible lack of sunshine is especially glaring—or rather, not at all—around wintertime. An Angeleno needs her vitamin D, after all, which is why I traded London’s damp and cold for Marrakech’s comfortably balmy climes during the height of winter.
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Trip Tips: A Historical Road Trip Through Andalusia, Spain
I can’t say I knew much about Andalusia, or more officially, the Autonomous Community of Andalusia; at best I would answer ‘flamenco and horses’ if asked what the region was known for. Sparked by a recent conversation, I was curious what it really had to offer, so I embarked on a road trip.
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Kiwi Experts: Bradley Cocks’ 5 Favorite Hotels
Where in the world do our well-traveled Kiwi Experts most like to overnight? Every Thursday, a different expert dishes on their five favorite hotels of the moment. Time for SVP of Business Development and lead Asia Pacific curator Bradley Cocks (also a recent Mr Porter style council inductee) to chime in.
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Dispatches from Sundance: Andy Samberg, Free Apple Cider and Sunny Walks in the Snow
From the Salt Lake City airport, Carine Redmond sends in the details of her final two days at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Destination Dispatches: Lunching at Andaz Liverpool Street
With five lounges and bars and another five restaurants to choose from it’s not easy to decide where to dine at Andaz Liverpool Street.
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