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/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/kiwi-experts-bradley-cocks-5-favorite-hotels/18949 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/kiwi-experts-bradley-cocks-5-favorite-hotels/18949#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:00:55 +0000 Bradley Cocks /blog/?p=18949 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/kiwi-experts-bradley-cocks-5-favorite-hotels/18949/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. Time for SVP of Business Development and lead Asia Pacific curator Bradley Cocks (also a recent Mr Porter style council inductee) to chime in. 1. Nihiwatu, Sumba, Indonesia [...] 005406-10-beach-lounging http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-lunching-at-andaz-liverpool-street/19331 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-lunching-at-andaz-liverpool-street/19331#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:00:10 +0000 Daniel Szelényi /blog/?p=19331 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-lunching-at-andaz-liverpool-street/19331/feed 0 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. Their choices include a seafood restaurant, a brasserie, Japanese cuisine and British fine dining. With the New Year’s resolution to eat more healthy food in 2012 still fresh in my mind, [...] 006060-08-Catch-Restaurant 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/travel-tunes-shake-it-out/17813 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/travel-tunes-shake-it-out/17813#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:00:30 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=17813 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/travel-tunes-shake-it-out/17813/feed 0 Devilish fancy dress party in a historic English mansion where guests wear masks befitting Venice Carnival? Well, sure, if you must. Find all this in the newest video from London songstress Florence Welch, better known as Florence and the Machine, for the track “Shake It Out” off her forthcoming album Ceremonials (up for grabs in [...] FlorenceAndTheMachine_ShakeItOut010 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/haute-country-life-at-cowley-manor/13108 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/haute-country-life-at-cowley-manor/13108#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:03:24 +0000 Sarah Glyde /blog/?p=13108 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/haute-country-life-at-cowley-manor/13108/feed 6 Hunter wellies at the ready! Jacket, scarf, gloves and hat packed. Check. Swimming costume. Check. I’m ready for Cowley Manor, an old manor house in the heart of Cotswolds, England built more than 100 years ago and beautifully restored. LOCATION, LOCATION Cowley Manor is surrounded by 55 acres of beautiful land, including woodland and three [...] CM_exterior http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/when-i-fell-in-love-with-england/10789 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/when-i-fell-in-love-with-england/10789#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:00:56 +0000 Lauren /blog/?p=10789 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/when-i-fell-in-love-with-england/10789/feed 25 Inside the dimly lit cabin, people around me stirred in their sleep. This was a routine flight for some but not for me. My stomach twisted with butterflies as twinkling lights appeared below. Rows of them stretched down dark highways. It was early in the morning and I wandered, where were people going at this [...] beautifull-night-sky http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/pope-benedict-xvi-visits-the-united-kingdom/10169 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/pope-benedict-xvi-visits-the-united-kingdom/10169#comments Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:00:09 +0000 Nicole Humphries /blog/?p=10169 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/pope-benedict-xvi-visits-the-united-kingdom/10169/feed 3 Accepting an invitation from the Queen for a visit to Britain, Pope Benedict XVI’s four-day trip (September 16th to September 19th) is the first state visit by a Pope to England. Pope John Paul II made a non-state pastoral visit in 1982, which was the first time a pontiff had ever visited the birthplace of [...] pope and queen http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/four-seasons-hotel-hampshire/9615 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/four-seasons-hotel-hampshire/9615#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:00:56 +0000 Sarah Glyde /blog/?p=9615 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/four-seasons-hotel-hampshire/9615/feed 3 The next time you’re feeling peckish but do not fancy cooking, I suggest trying the Farmer’s Market Sunday lunch at Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire, a beautiful Georgian manor house in the middle of the country. (Pictured: General Manager, Colin Clark, and myself) The buffet lunch is served in the Seasons Restaurant, treating you to great [...] FS Hamp GM and SG[1] http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/a-hot-hot-hot-day-in-england/7835 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/a-hot-hot-hot-day-in-england/7835#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 18:32:34 +0000 Sarah Glyde /blog/?p=7835 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/a-hot-hot-hot-day-in-england/7835/feed 3 The heat has been turned on in England. And I’m not just talking about the weather. At least, that’s how it felt on May 22nd… I was lucky enough to enjoy it whilst watching a great game of Polo at Cowdray Park Polo Club. The ponies looked great, the players looked even better… and the [...] 1185495df