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Around the Web: New York City’s MET Gala, Vancouver’s Alternative Nightlife and Airports to Avoid on Memorial Day

Also in this week’s hyperlink round-up: tips for getting around Amsterdam and the best baguettes in America.

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Destination Dispatches: A Weekend Getaway to Glenmere Mansion

Discounted Chanel and Prada, and a luxurious former mansion turned into 19 rooms of five-star bliss—These are a few of my favorite things.

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Fresh Picks: An Infinity Pool with a View

Fresh Picks features the latest luxury properties admitted into the Kiwi Collection. In line with the past Picks post “A Room With a View”, we’ve got three new hotels to show you that offer some infinitely gorgeous views from their infinity pools.

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Top of the Class: Hotels in the Caribbean and Central America with the Highest Grades

As schools dole out final grades, we thought we’d call out Kiwi Collection’s top rated properties. Like the Harvard of hotels, we’re always grading, and the requirements are stiff. Herewith, this year’s honor students of hospitality sorted by region. Here are the five smartest in the Caribbean and Central America.

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Check-in: Hotel Unique

Farah Khan touches down in São Paulo, Brazil and finds out what makes Hotel Unique so, well, unique.

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Around the Web: Frieze Art Fair in NYC, Ferrari Museum in Modena and Gifts Hotels Give Guests

Also in the end-of-week web link mix, an itinerary for Cape Town, 360 degree landscapes and a splash of tilt-shift.

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Trip Tips: Celebrating Cinco de Mayo

This weekend marks Cinco de Mayo, the non-holiday oft confused for Mexican Independence Day (that’s September 16th) yet more synonymous with Mexican pride (even if you aren’t Mexican). Make a weekend of it with a quick trip to Cabo or one of these five lesser known Cinco-celebrating cities.

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Top of the Class: Hotels in North America with the Highest Grades

As schools dole out final grades, we thought it fitting to call out Kiwi Collection’s top rated properties. Like a Harvard of hotels, we’re always grading, and the requirements are stiff. Herewith, this year’s honor students of hospitality sorted by region. First, the seven smartest in North America.

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Fresh Picks: London Calling

Fresh Picks features the latest luxury properties admitted into the Kiwi Collection. This week, it’s three London hotels that recently joined our ranks. If you’re looking for a posh place to rest your head during the 2012 Summer Olympics, perhaps one of these will “suite” your fancy.

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Destination Dispatches: Family Time at Four Seasons Punta Mita, Muy Bueno

Carrie Harrison-Ell once again sings the praises of Punta Mita, Mexico, a paradise found just 45 minutes from the Puerto Vallarta airport and particularly heavenly for those traveling with a brood of youngsters. She’s got the inside scoop on the Four Seasons resort there.

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