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Welcome to 2010, and WOW.travel, the online magazine of Kiwi Collection, for those who care where they stay. This month we have Seven Sensational Hotel Beds and so much more – but first, enjoy WOW.confidential, below.
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WOW.travel sails Silver Wind
A new year begins on beautiful Silver Wind in the Indian Ocean, sailing from the Seychelles to Mombasa (the onboard Hotel Manager was Roberto Simone).
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Enter another world at Maia
Before boarding, we stayed on Mahé, the biggest island of the Seychelles. At Maia, GM Frédéric Vidal provided the welcome - read more about this amazing resort.
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Visa Luxury Hotel Collection announced at ILTM
A few days earlier, the team had been in Cannes, France, for the fabulous International Luxury Travel Market ILTM. Philippe Kjellgren (Kiwi Collection) and Linda Lim (Visa) announced the forthcoming Visa Luxury Hotel Collection – read more about this collaboration.
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Namibia is the place to be for a safari
WOW.travel flew around Namibia with Wilderness Safaris' Sefofane charter (here with Cessna Centurion II pilot Keri Walland). Read more about WOW.travel's trip to Namibia.
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Prageeth Manohansa, sculptor, shows his work at Amangalla
An exhibition by sculptor Prageeth Manohansa, shown, opens at Amangalla, Sri Lanka, January 28th, 2010 – as does the launch of the Galle Literary Festival, January 28-31, 2010, whose top visiting authors this year include Michael Frayn, Ian Rankin and Claire Tomalin, www.amanresorts.com
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Côte Ferme Brasserie is delightful
WOW.travel was delighted by Côte Ferme Brasserie in Carcassonne, France (owner Gilles Fiorotto sells Laguiole knives made from Concorde bits, and your cheese selection comes on a platter made of a flattened wine bottle).
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Amanfayun just opened!
There is always something new to visit. The just-opened 42-room Amanfayun, outside Hangzhou, China, is a former tea-growing village, with 14 ha (35 acres) of working terraced plantation. GM is Ian White.
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Happy Birthday to The Boulders
The Boulders, outside Carefree AZ, USA, celebrates its 25th anniversary this month with a Silver Sip cocktail and much more (if, like us, you want to know the ingredients, blend gin, rum, tequila and vodka with white cranberry juice), www.luxuryresorts.com.
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The power of Zanzibar
The only Zanzibar hotels with electric power at the moment are those with private generators, say Zaman Zanzibar Kempinski on the north-east Kiwengwa coast. We love its Pemba pool suite, shown, and its 30 acres of lovingly-tended fruit and flower gardens.
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Missoni now in Brazil
Kiwi Collection is a 21st century pioneer: here is Mary standing at what will be the Missoni Resort on Ilha de Cajaiba, Brazil – read about our trip there.
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More from WOW.travel...
Once again, WOW.travel takes you around the world – the photo shows a view from our cabin on Silver Wind, December 30th, 2009, looking down at the tender, and enthusiastic Madagascan fishermen as we were at anchor off the island of Nosy Bé. This month, we also go to Cannes, France (for the International Luxury Travel Market); Gleneagles, Scotland; London; Salvador, Brazil; Mahé Island, Seychelles; Namibia. We try wine-tasting in Australia, and our away-night is in Hong Kong. Our Insider is legendary tennis maestro Peter Burwash, and our Style icon is Swedish internationalist Angelina Jolin, and our concierge Tristan Huang shares ideas for Macau. Travel well!
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