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/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/kiwi-experts-jean-marie-healys-5-favorite-hotels/18957 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/kiwi-experts-jean-marie-healys-5-favorite-hotels/18957#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:30:29 +0000 Jean Marie Healy /blog/?p=18957 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/kiwi-experts-jean-marie-healys-5-favorite-hotels/18957/feed 0 Where in the world do our well-traveled Kiwi Experts most like to overnight? Every Thursday for the next few weeks, a different expert dishes on their five favorite hotels of the moment, sharing what makes each one especially top-notch. Next up, our chic CMO Jean Marie Healy. 1. Ritz, Paris, France I’m a Chanel and [...] 007670-06-hallway-eclectic-furniture http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/city-travel-guide-make-a-day-of-it-in-laguna-beach/18868 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/city-travel-guide-make-a-day-of-it-in-laguna-beach/18868#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:00:04 +0000 Megan Montenaro /blog/?p=18868 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/city-travel-guide-make-a-day-of-it-in-laguna-beach/18868/feed 0 Kiwi Collection's Director of Communications shares her itinerary for the perfect day in Laguna Beach. 000621-06-exterior-view-from-ocean-daytime http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/trip-tips-where-to-stay-for-coachella-2012/18914 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/trip-tips-where-to-stay-for-coachella-2012/18914#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:13:55 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=18914 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/trip-tips-where-to-stay-for-coachella-2012/18914/feed 0 The 2012 lineup for Coachella was announced yesterday. The Black Keys, Radiohead, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, and other bands take to the Indio desert stages April 13-15 and 20-22. Remaining festival passes go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. PST. Once you’ve nabbed one, you’ll need a place to stay. For those who [...] Coachella_grounds http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/vid-trippin-growing-is-forever/18336 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/vid-trippin-growing-is-forever/18336#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:00:35 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=18336 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/vid-trippin-growing-is-forever/18336/feed 0 Is your head about to explode from holiday shopping, holiday traffic, holiday decorating, and triple-booked holiday parties? We’ve got some video Zen for you. Let this poetic tribute to Northern California’s Redwoods lull you to peace. O (ginormous, living) Christmas Tree! Growing_Is_Forever http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/vid-trippin-a-toy-story-set-to-google-street-view/18045 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/vid-trippin-a-toy-story-set-to-google-street-view/18045#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:30:30 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=18045 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/vid-trippin-a-toy-story-set-to-google-street-view/18045/feed 0 We Homo sapiens aren’t the only ones who dream of travel. In this brilliant stop motion animation short by Tom Jenkins a toy takes a trip to the Pacific Coast by computer, thanks to Google Street View and a few props. The end result is something absolutely charming. Now we feel compelled to bring our [...] Address_is_approximate http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-a-meadowood-meal-fit-to-photograph/18053 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-a-meadowood-meal-fit-to-photograph/18053#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:13:26 +0000 Kiwi Collection /blog/?p=18053 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-a-meadowood-meal-fit-to-photograph/18053/feed 1 The meal our guest blogger Christine Faulhaber had at Meadowood Napa Valley was so photogenic, not to mention delectable, it deserved its own post. Potato gravel, house-made milk brioche, epazote, traditional Mexican herbs, finger lime caviar, foie gras stumps with pear skin twigs. These are just a few of my new favorite things. The Restaurant [...] 72966c97 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/julius-shulman-and-southern-california/10638 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/julius-shulman-and-southern-california/10638#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:18:03 +0000 Melanie Zieba /blog/?p=10638 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/julius-shulman-and-southern-california/10638/feed 0 Last night I watched Visual Acoustics – The Modernism of Julius Shulman. This film reminded me of how amazingly beautiful Southern California is. Julius Shulman is one of the great masters of modern architectural photography and has worked with some of the greatest arcitects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. [...] julius http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/california-dreaming/10131 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/california-dreaming/10131#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:00:27 +0000 Jim Haupt /blog/?p=10131 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/california-dreaming/10131/feed 3 The past couple of weeks were incredibly busy, but I can’t complain, since they were also extremely enjoyable. Of course, the fact that I spent the entire time exploring some of the best luxury hotels the state of California has to offer might have something to do with that. Read on for some highlights. NAPA [...] auberge-du-soleil_gr#40FACA http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/haileys-advice-when-in-orange-county-stay-at-the-st-regis/7262 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/haileys-advice-when-in-orange-county-stay-at-the-st-regis/7262#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 21:22:42 +0000 Hailey Taylor /blog/?p=7262 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/haileys-advice-when-in-orange-county-stay-at-the-st-regis/7262/feed 0 Heading to Southern California anytime soon? Make the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort your home base.  Located in stunning Dana Point, this 172-acre resort is California’s only Forbes Five-Star resort and AAA Five-Diamond resort. Boasting Tuscan-inspired architecture and incredible ocean views, this property provides a feast for eyes and stomach alike. Perfection is in the [...] st-regis-monarch-beach-thumbnail