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/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/fresh-picks-45-park-lane/17312 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/fresh-picks-45-park-lane/17312#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:14:49 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=17312 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/fresh-picks-45-park-lane/17312/feed 1 “Fresh Picks” features the latest luxury properties admitted into the Kiwi Collection. This week, we take a peek inside 45 Park Lane. Where: Birthplace of the Rolling Stones and Robert Pattinson, it’s London calling. More specifically, the new hotel is parked in the heart of Mayfair, right next door to its storied sister property, The [...] 008040-06-Ground_Floor_45_Park_Lane http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-modern-corinthia/15965 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-modern-corinthia/15965#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:59:53 +0000 Mary Gostelow /blog/?p=15965 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-modern-corinthia/15965/feed 1 Do I want to be enveloped by Sir Winston Churchill (shown) or orchestral conductor Paolo Mantovani? That is the dilemma at Corinthia Hotel London. Corinthia Hotel London has seven signature suites named for notables, so I can stay a week and room-hop every 24 hours. I think I would start with Mantovani and tinkle the [...] sir winston churchill suite http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/sense-of-place-andy-sewells-the-heath/13852 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/sense-of-place-andy-sewells-the-heath/13852#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:07:38 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=13852 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/sense-of-place-andy-sewells-the-heath/13852/feed 0 For urbanites surrounded by brick and mortar, or more often these days, concrete and steel, a city park is a little lightness of being amongst the heaviness of hurried life. In London, once such green relief is Hampstead Heath. Like Keats, but with camera in place of pen, photographer Andy Sewell has walked its paths [...] Heath-1 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/royal-rooms-where-to-stay-for-prince-william-and-kates-wedding/13699 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/royal-rooms-where-to-stay-for-prince-william-and-kates-wedding/13699#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:41:50 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=13699 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/royal-rooms-where-to-stay-for-prince-william-and-kates-wedding/13699/feed 4 The British press are reporting that Alexander McQueen creative director Sarah Burton is the winning pick for wedding dress designer to future princess Catherine Middleton. Now if Kate’s finalizing the frock, the rest of us best pick a place to stay so we can catch a glimpse of the gown come wedding day April 29, [...] William_Kate_MarioTestino http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/refreshing-fridays-having-the-last-word/13609 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/refreshing-fridays-having-the-last-word/13609#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:23:55 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=13609 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/refreshing-fridays-having-the-last-word/13609/feed 1 The Last Word is well-travelled. The prohibition-era cocktail with a green pallor debuted at the Detroit Athletic Club. It then disappeared for a few decades before resurfacing in Seattle at the Zig Zag Café (it’s the Emerald City after all) after being discovered in an old bartender’s guide book. From there it trickled its way [...] chartreuse http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/insiders-guide-london-fashion-week/13084 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/insiders-guide-london-fashion-week/13084#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:02:51 +0000 Rebecca Tay /blog/?p=13084 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/insiders-guide-london-fashion-week/13084/feed 7 London Fashion Week is calling (February 18-23, 2011)… here's the inside scoop from fashion girl in the know, Rebecca Tay: rebeccatay