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-designer-bakeries-flickering-florence-and-45-places-to-go/19013 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/around-the-web-designer-bakeries-flickering-florence-and-45-places-to-go/19013#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:42:28 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=19013 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/around-the-web-designer-bakeries-flickering-florence-and-45-places-to-go/19013/feed 0 Here’s a little round-up of weekly clicks you may have missed to take you into the weekend. Peep some designer bakeries around the world with haute decor as yummy as their hot buns. Try not to drool on your iPad. – The Cool Hunter Moleskine, the notebook brand beloved by vagabond artists and poets, now [...] carlton http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-kneading-florence/14776 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-kneading-florence/14776#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:23:24 +0000 Sarah Glyde /blog/?p=14776 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-kneading-florence/14776/feed 7 Visit the Uffizi Gallery, admire the Duomo, stock up on Santa Maria Novella products—three great reasons to go to Florence, Italy. And I have another: improve your cooking skills. I’m not a bad cook, or so my friends have kindly told me (no, I did not give them any money to say that), and I [...] 002656-06-exterior-lush-gardens-cliff-view http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-florence-diaries/13525 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-florence-diaries/13525#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:21:41 +0000 Sarah Glyde /blog/?p=13525 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/the-florence-diaries/13525/feed 2 Residents of Gotham City in need of aid signal Batman. Those staying at the Sedgewick Hotel dial up the Ghostbusters. But who was I going to call on to help me explore Florence? Sadly Superman was busy, so it was PK (a.k.a. our president, Philippe Kjellgren). Florence is regarded as one of the most beautiful [...] hotellungarno http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/villa-mangiacane-the-ultimate-countryside-escape/5503 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/villa-mangiacane-the-ultimate-countryside-escape/5503#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:19:23 +0000 Melanie Zieba http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=5503 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/villa-mangiacane-the-ultimate-countryside-escape/5503/feed 0 If you are looking for an unforgettable holiday full of history, art, and an idyllic countryside setting, look no further then the Villa Mangiacane nestled in the heart of the winemaking region of Chianti Classico. Check Availability Originally built by the Machiavelli family in the 15th century and bearing the unmistakable hand of the legendary [...] http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/villa-la-massa-in-florence-introduces-presidential-suite/1351 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/villa-la-massa-in-florence-introduces-presidential-suite/1351#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 09:00:37 +0000 Melissa Mewdell http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=1351 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/villa-la-massa-in-florence-introduces-presidential-suite/1351/feed 0 Check Availability Just when we thought a stay at Villa La Massa in Florence couldn’t get any better, they announce the inauguration of their amazing Presidential Suite! The Presidential Suite is a “haven of peace and serenity, surrounded by the olive and cypress tress of the estate’s 20-acre park”. It includes a 1500 sq ft [...] http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/enchanted-at-hotel-lungarno-in-florence-italy/308 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/enchanted-at-hotel-lungarno-in-florence-italy/308#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:24:49 +0000 Susan Field http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=308 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/enchanted-at-hotel-lungarno-in-florence-italy/308/feed 0 Susan Field is the Founder and Managing Director of Impact Asia, an independent communications and events agency in Hong Kong.  Over the years, she has provided strategic counsel to many prestigious brands especially in the travel, lodging, hospitality and luxury goods sectors. The enchanting city of Florence never loses its magic, and on a recent [...] http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/journey-glamour-and-history-of-northern-italy-14-nights-2/204 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/journey-glamour-and-history-of-northern-italy-14-nights-2/204#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:17:53 +0000 Erik Haugen http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=204 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/journey-glamour-and-history-of-northern-italy-14-nights-2/204/feed 0 Kiwi Collection CEO Erik Haugen offers journey suggestions to travellers based upon his own personal experiences travelling around the globe. The journey below is meant to provide and idea of what is possible based on our experience and does not represent an endorsement of the particular properties chosen. All the properties in the Kiwi Collection [...]