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/proust-travel-questionnaire-jason-wu/17940 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/proust-travel-questionnaire-jason-wu/17940#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:20:43 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=17940 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/proust-travel-questionnaire-jason-wu/17940/feed 0 The designer behind Michelle Obama’s inauguration night gown, amongst other gorgeous garments, racks up a lot of air miles. Taiwan-born, Vancouver-raised and New York-educated, he travels to Paris regularly and loves Vegas. We delve deeper into Jason Wu‘s travel habits with our Proust-inspired questionnaire. The in-flight film you hope for: Bad Teacher. The last book [...] JasonWu_TheBay_RoomVancouver http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/check-in-cathay-pacifics-new-business-class/18005 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/check-in-cathay-pacifics-new-business-class/18005#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:13:12 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=18005 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/check-in-cathay-pacifics-new-business-class/18005/feed 0 A great thinker or some sappy Hollywood screenwriter once said, “It’s about the journey, not the destination.” That does carry real weight when it’s Cathay Pacific’s recently revamped business class that’s getting you to your where. I experienced it from YVR to JFK and I’ve got to say, it’s golden. Here’s a snapshot of me [...] cathay-b777-300er http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-hotel-georgia-on-my-mind/17309 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-hotel-georgia-on-my-mind/17309#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:21:51 +0000 Mary Gostelow /blog/?p=17309 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-hotel-georgia-on-my-mind/17309/feed 0 Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and the Rolling Stones are just a few of Hotel Georgia’s guests of yore. Now that it’s been revived, it’s ready to rock again in a new way. Vancouver’s Hotel Georgia originally opened in 1927 as the first Western International outside the USA. The original clock still ticks, [...] Rosewood Hotel Georgia_Exterior Georgia Street http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-the-princess-diaries/14500 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-the-princess-diaries/14500#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 20:26:26 +0000 Amy Chan /blog/?p=14500 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-the-princess-diaries/14500/feed 6 On the eve of the Royal Wedding, it became clear that my invite must have mistakenly been sent to some other Amy Chan. Rather than wallow in guest list longing, I decided to take matters into my own hands. Off to Shangri-La Vancouver I went in search of my own princess pampering. After a smooth [...] crown http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/proust-travel-questionnaire-marcus-wainwright-and-david-neville-rag-bone/14332 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/proust-travel-questionnaire-marcus-wainwright-and-david-neville-rag-bone/14332#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:54:04 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=14332 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/proust-travel-questionnaire-marcus-wainwright-and-david-neville-rag-bone/14332/feed 3 On their first visit to Vancouver to host a special event with luxury retailer Holt Renfrew, Rag & Bone designers Marcus Wainwright and David Neville pause to answer our Proust-inspired travel questionnaire. And how? With a mix of Brit wit and New York City quickness (see, both are U.K. born and bred, but now call [...] rag&bone_crop 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/vancouvers-version-of-asian-elegance-the-shangri-la/9798 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/vancouvers-version-of-asian-elegance-the-shangri-la/9798#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:00:48 +0000 Remy Scalza /blog/?p=9798 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/vancouvers-version-of-asian-elegance-the-shangri-la/9798/feed 0 Vancouver, Canada is quickly becoming a West Coast city held in high regard by global foodies. It turns out that not all celebrity chefs act like Gordon Ramsay. Partly due to the success of Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen, however, celebrity chefs have earned a reputation as incendiary, dictatorial and ego-crazed. But Jean-Georges Vongerichten, who runs the [...] Shangri-La Vancouver Boat http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/unite-with-art-2010/8255 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/unite-with-art-2010/8255#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:00:15 +0000 Hailey Taylor /blog/?p=8255 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/unite-with-art-2010/8255/feed 1 Putting on a fundraiser that is both effective and enjoyable for all parties involved is a difficult task to undertake…. unless, of course, the fundraiser is in aid of a cause as worthy as UNICEF’s Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS campaign. The organizers of Unite with Art’s art auction and gala should be very [...] Brent Sarah Athena blog http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/coffee-for-a-good-cause/7992 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/coffee-for-a-good-cause/7992#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:11:50 +0000 Nicole Humphries /blog/?p=7992 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/coffee-for-a-good-cause/7992/feed 1 Well, I think I discovered the perfect way to spend a Monday morning yesterday: meet up with people who are putting their time and money to good use. Or where their mouth is, for that matter. At least, that’s how I felt during an event at Vancouver’s 49th Parallel this morning. lululemon athletica’s Shannon and [...] Imagine1Day2 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/opus-hotel-get-your-gold-during-the-winter-games/6488 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/opus-hotel-get-your-gold-during-the-winter-games/6488#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:15:50 +0000 Melanie Zieba http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=6488 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/opus-hotel-get-your-gold-during-the-winter-games/6488/feed 0 If you are planning on heading to Vancouver for the Olympic Winter Games, it’s probably already clear to you that finding a place to stay in the city is near impossible, but that doesn’t mean you can’t party at the hotel. If you are looking for a good time, head over to the Opus Hotel, [...] opus-hotel