A sigh for great memories for the grandeur of Siena, Italy’s Grand Continental Hotel Barbara Kingstone EuropeHotelsItaly October 17, 2011
A home away from home, that’s London’s The Colonnade Hotel Barbara Kingstone EuropeHotelsUnited Kingdom January 20, 2011
It’s been years since fashion mavens have discovered the drama of the jungle. Destinations September 15, 2021
Shoe lovers, this is for you… TORONTO’S BATA SHOE MUSEUM Barbara Kingstone Fashion Forward November 28, 2022
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
“Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it” said Confucius. The Chinese believe in fate. And on a sunny morning, I learned in Beijing, that I did too. Barbara Kingstone AsiaChinaShopping April 6, 2011
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...
How can I say this without giggling, but Las Vegas has become a sophisticated, and funky destination. Barbara Kingstone DestinationsHotelsLas VegasNorth AmericaShoppingUnited States December 25, 2015It has been said that whatever happens in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas. But think about our new age...
STOLPERSTEINE – STUMBLING BLOCKS. Gunter Demnig’s homage to the Holocaust. Barbara Kingstone EuropeFeatureGermany October 5, 2015STOLPERSTEINE – STUMBLING BLOCKS. Gunter Demnig’s homage to the Holocaust. By Barbara Kingstone On a cold, dull winter Sunday morning...
You want luxury shopping. Go no further than Zurich. Barbara Kingstone EuropeIndulgencesJewellryShoppingSwitzerland October 2, 2015 FROM MY HOTEL WINDOW What could be a better perch than looking down from my hotel room at the...
The Kempinski Adlon and Bristol Hotels in Berlin is where tradition meets denim. Barbara Kingstone DestinationsEuropeFeatureGermanyHotels September 7, 2015“I hope you’ll like your room,” said one of renowned “Ladies in Red”, an extension of the fine concierge group...
Berlin, a once divided city has changed for the better. And a Rabbi has been a great asset. Barbara Kingstone FeatureGermany September 7, 2015 It’s a sunny hot Sunday morning in Berlin. Family brunches have taken off in once staid Berlin. Kids...
Karni Fort, to be treated like Maharani Barbara Kingstone AsiaDestinationsHotelsIndiaResorts September 3, 2015 After hairpin curves, a continuous cacophony of horns, narrowly hitting haphazardly roaming cows, seeing women carrying huge bundles of...
Bal Samand Palace Barbara Kingstone AsiaDestinationsHotelsIndiaResorts September 3, 2015Bal Samand Palace in Jodhpur, built in red sandstone, is a study of splendid Rajput architecture. From the modest entrance,...
Pushkar Fair and Pushkar Palace. An easy way to be treated like nobility. Barbara Kingstone AsiaDestinationsHotelsIndiaResorts September 1, 2015“This is Kipling’s India,” said my new friend, Bob, a former school teacher from San Diego California referring to poet...
There couldn’t be a better name for this French canal barge, Panache Barbara Kingstone CruisesEuropeFranceIndulgences August 23, 2015Captain Alan’s eyes were wide and almost teary when he told the 12 guests on the barge, Panache, the news....