http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog Pages of travel tales gathered from visits to hotels, hammams, beaches, boutiques, bars and everything luxurious in between Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:00:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/around-the-web-best-cities-for-dating-a-rap-themed-restaurant-and-nyfw-party-buzz/19696 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/around-the-web-best-cities-for-dating-a-rap-themed-restaurant-and-nyfw-party-buzz/19696#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:00:54 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=19696 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/around-the-web-best-cities-for-dating-a-rap-themed-restaurant-and-nyfw-party-buzz/19696/feed 0 A few fab URLS we culled to kick off this week’s TGIF celebrations. Have you been looking for love in all the wrong places? Dating and sex bloggers weigh in on the best cities for singletons. — Condé Nast Traveler Or forget love. Get bragging rights for being the first of your friends to hang [...] image_BlackBook http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/travel-tunes-wanderer/19715 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/travel-tunes-wanderer/19715#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:35 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=19715 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/travel-tunes-wanderer/19715/feed 0 Have you heard of La Blogothèque’s Take Away Shows? The French website has filmed some of coolest musicians performing on the streets of Paris. Phoenix (the band, not the city) at the foot of the Eiffel Tower is a favourite, and so is Bon Iver walking the streets playing the pretty “For Emma” whilst groups [...] Ray-Dar-Vees_Take-Away-Show http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/proust-travel-questionnaire-derek-blasberg/19638 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/proust-travel-questionnaire-derek-blasberg/19638#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:00:09 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=19638 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/proust-travel-questionnaire-derek-blasberg/19638/feed 0 Scribe for the likes of Vogue, Elle and Harper’s Bazaar, and author of New York Times bestseller Classy, Derek Blasberg took a few minutes out of his packed travel schedule (he’s been touring Very Classy, his expanded paperback on etiquette and style) to answer our Proust-inspired questionnaire. The in-flight film you hope for: Mamma Mia! [...] derek-blasberg_by_terry-richardson http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/kiwi-experts-carrie-harrison-ells-5-favorite-hotels/18952 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/kiwi-experts-carrie-harrison-ells-5-favorite-hotels/18952#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:22 +0000 Carrie Harrison-Ell /blog/?p=18952 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/kiwi-experts-carrie-harrison-ells-5-favorite-hotels/18952/feed 0 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). 1. SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, [...] 006857-08-extarior-restaurant-night http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/fresh-picks-hyatt-capital-gate/19618 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/fresh-picks-hyatt-capital-gate/19618#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:07:09 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=19618 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/fresh-picks-hyatt-capital-gate/19618/feed 0 “Fresh Picks” features the latest luxury properties admitted into the Kiwi Collection. This week, we take a peek inside Hyatt Capital Gate. Where: In the city that never skimps, Abu Dhabi. What: The world’s largest leaning building, tilting a staggering 18 degrees, contains 189 five-star rooms and suites. The hotel takes up the 18th to [...] 009167-01-HCG-Exterior-Sunrise http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/ambassador-hotel-review-%e2%80%93-the-royal-crescent-hotel-bath/19661 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/ambassador-hotel-review-%e2%80%93-the-royal-crescent-hotel-bath/19661#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:44:50 +0000 Melissa George /blog/?p=19661 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/ambassador-hotel-review-%e2%80%93-the-royal-crescent-hotel-bath/19661/feed 0 Actress Melissa George, who was born in Perth and now divides her time between New York City’s 5th Avenue, Recoleta in Buenos Aires and Chelsea in London, took a trip to The Royal Crescent Hotel Bath in Somerset. Click through for her full review and find out why it's a "fairy tale hotel that cannot be missed." http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-dar-ayniwen-delights-in-marrakech/19584 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-dar-ayniwen-delights-in-marrakech/19584#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:28:18 +0000 Heidi Atwal /blog/?p=19584 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-dar-ayniwen-delights-in-marrakech/19584/feed 0 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. 006381-02-exterior-pool-daytime http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/trip-tips-a-historical-road-trip-through-andalusia-spain/19446 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/trip-tips-a-historical-road-trip-through-andalusia-spain/19446#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:45:59 +0000 Daniel Szelényi /blog/?p=19446 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/trip-tips-a-historical-road-trip-through-andalusia-spain/19446/feed 0 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. I didn’t [...] 006703-16-Roof-terrace http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/around-the-web-skijoring-behind-a-bentley-in-room-ipads-and-photographic-travel-guides/19520 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/around-the-web-skijoring-behind-a-bentley-in-room-ipads-and-photographic-travel-guides/19520#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:01 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=19520 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/around-the-web-skijoring-behind-a-bentley-in-room-ipads-and-photographic-travel-guides/19520/feed 0 Click in for this week’s rousing roundup of travel reads. Opus Vancouver offers in-room iPad city guides with unique personalities. — Gadling Have you ever skijored? How about skijoring behind a Bentley? — Auto Express A photo essay of the Toledo family’s holiday at Fontainebleu Miami Beach proves it’s possible to travel with your tyke [...] Skijoring_Bentley http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/vid-trippin-flying-people-in-new-york-city/19533 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/vid-trippin-flying-people-in-new-york-city/19533#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=19533 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/vid-trippin-flying-people-in-new-york-city/19533/feed 0 It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… … not Superman, but as close as you you get. If you were recently walking around the streets of New York City and looked up to see people flying, this video explains it. In addition to just being amazing, it was also apparently a publicity stunt for the [...] Flying-People-in-New-York-City