It’s been years since fashion mavens have discovered the drama of the jungle. Destinations September 15, 2021
A Gem of Country. Sri Lanka Is like Their Sapphires, Rare And Sparkling. AsiaHotelsIndulgencesJewellryShoppingSri Lanka January 17, 2017
How can I say this without giggling, but Las Vegas has become a sophisticated, and funky destination. DestinationsHotelsLas VegasNorth AmericaShoppingUnited States December 25, 2015
You want luxury shopping. Go no further than Zurich. EuropeIndulgencesJewellryShoppingSwitzerland October 2, 2015
Shopping in the mecca of great everything…Delhi, India won’t disappoint. AsiaIndiaShopping December 8, 2014
Shopping in Madrid. I came, I saw, I shopped Barbara Kingstone EuropeIndulgencesShoppingSpain October 31, 2012
POLAND’S SKULL MUSEUM . . . NO KIDDING EXHIBITING ONLY THE BAD AND THE UGLY . . . NOTHING GOOD Barbara Kingstone EuropePoland February 6, 2018As Poland increasingly becomes a travel destination, chances are stops will include the capital, Warsaw plus the ancient city of...
SWIDNICA, POLAND, SMALL BUT EXQUISITE AND FILLED WITH HISTORY Barbara Kingstone EuropePoland February 6, 2018My guide, Renata and I reach the historic, over 700 year old town of Swidnica. As with most Polish cities...
LITHUANIA, AN INTRIGUING LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF A COUNTRY WITH A PAST Barbara Kingstone EuropeLithuania February 2, 2018This is our 21st newsletter. We have had great response and we try keeping the letter short enough to read...
Madrid’s The Palace Westin Hotel, where everyone is treated royally Barbara Kingstone DestinationsEuropeHotelsSpain November 22, 2016I hired a taxi driver to orient me around Madrid and to show off their magnificent buildings. Of course, the...
Hotel Santo Mauro, Madrid…a small significant palace with the details to prove it. Barbara Kingstone DestinationsEuropeHotelsSpain November 19, 2016The epicentre of Spain, is Madrid. Sure, there may be opposing opinions from Valencia, Seville or Barcelona, all dynamic cities....
Twenty Four Hours in Corsica, a most beautiful triangle. Barbara Kingstone DestinationsEuropeFranceHotelsIslandsMediterraneanResorts August 7, 2016It isn’t unusual for most travellers to know the country name Corsica, The location often stumps even the savviest traveller....
Corsican hotels and friendly people. Barbara Kingstone DestinationsEuropeFranceHotelsIslandsMediterraneanResorts August 6, 2016Corsica’s fine accommodations They are amusing, serious, luxurious and with friendly, helpful staff…all of them. Let’s get this straight. Corsica...
Albano, Italy, is a spa with a difference. Barbara Kingstone EuropeHealth TravelIndulgencesItalyResortsSpas May 16, 2016IN EUROPE BAD MEANS GOOD. Most spas have the prefix of Bad for example Baden Baden in Germany or Bad...
Padua, Italy. Forget the stunning Italians. There’s so much to learn from our ‘Ruskie’ friends. Barbara Kingstone EuropeItalyTravel Tips February 15, 2016I thought I was fairly sophisticated. So there I was at a famed spa and splendid hotel The Grand Thermal...
Basking in the glories of Italy’s famed thermal waters. Abano is spa with a difference. Barbara Kingstone DestinationsEuropeHealth TravelHotelsItalySpas February 1, 2016In Europe, Bad means good. Most spas have the prefix of Bad for example Baden Baden in Germany or Bad...