Author Barbara Kingstone

In the 70s before the word fashionista was a mainstream word, my Kenzo Takada coat brought a new friend into the family.  Kenzo opened his first shop in Paris in 1971 and called it Jungle Jap, most...

Strange things happen when you least expect it. Here I was in Jerusalem, interviewing the then manager of The American Colony Hotel, Thomas Bruganetti. Chatting about this and that, he asked what I wrote...

My guide Lizette, had taken me to a block filled with boutiques in Bogota and from what I saw in the various store windows, I wanted to go into them all. But time was limited so I chose one. Never did I...

I’m always looking for the best of everything to post on my site, WWW.INDULGEDTRAVELER.COM. India raises the barre when it comes to total luxury and service. FINALLY among the thousands of tour...

The twenty seven hour trip from Toronto to Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, didn’t stop me from admiring the glorious sunrise creating a magnificent panoramic scene on the Indian Ocean. New, shiny,...

Camilla Parker Bowles, now Duchess of Cornwall, found the perfect designer. Several years ago, I mentioned to my London based-friend, a public relations maven, that I was planning a visit to London. ...

One designer whose jackets, sweaters, coats, evening wear, shoes and jewellery, in fact all other offerings were, and still are, forever new, is Karl Lagerfeld. The must-haves are fans that either...

Famed Canadian (and international ) artist Charles Pachter should have been a party planned. His wedding to Keith Lem, an up and coming artist, was the celebrations to beat all. Writer Margaret Atwood, a...

“Where is the reception desk,” I asked politely when I entered The Anndore House in the constantly gentrified once ‘seedy’ downtown area in Toronto. “You’re here,” was the answer from the...

A UNESCO World Heritage city, Cartagena is Colombia’s answer to the French Riviera. Stay in the lovely old and colourful part of the city. The modern buildings of the other Cartagena is complete with...