In Iford’s Garden of Music is the unexpected luxury travel with an operatic twist in Iford’s Garden of Music Barbara Kingstone EuropeUnited Kingdom January 17, 2011
Darjeeling may be known for their tea but there’s nothing as thirst quenching as having it served at The Windamere Hotel Barbara Kingstone AsiaHotelsIndia January 20, 2011
THERE SEEMS TO BE A NEVER ENDING QUEST FROM ERA TO ERA IN THE FASHION WORLD, FOR ANIMAL STRIPS AND SPOTS. Fashion Forward May 19, 2024
It’s been years since fashion mavens have discovered the drama of the jungle. Destinations September 15, 2021
Everything old is new again…that is if you live long enough. Barbara Kingstone Fashion Forward October 20, 2019
A Gem of Country. Sri Lanka Is like Their Sapphires, Rare And Sparkling. AsiaDestinationsHotelsIndulgencesJewellryShoppingSri 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
Prague. Two Kings who made Czech Republic the sensational city it is today Barbara Kingstone Czech RepublicEurope November 4, 2011 0Even the chill and the unexpected rain that continued all day, couldn’t dampen or dull the glorious architecture of Prague,...
The Joys of flying. Flying high at Schiphol is a pleasant surprise Barbara Kingstone Airport/Airport HotelsEuropeThe Netherlands October 27, 2011 0Is it a mall, maybe Las Vegas or even a culinary village. Ah, it’s Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. With over 40 million...
Fly in, Fly out, Meet in the Middle at The Sheraton Gateway Toronto Barbara Kingstone Airport/Airport HotelsCanadaHotelsNorth America October 22, 2011 0The Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Toronto International Airport is the only hotel directly connected to the airport and it now...
A sigh for great memories for the grandeur of Siena, Italy’s Grand Continental Hotel Barbara Kingstone EuropeHotelsItaly October 17, 2011 0Some tourists sigh when they hear the word Roma, I take a deep breath and exhale with pleasure at the...
Residenza de Ripetta, Roma. It is La Dolce Vita Barbara Kingstone EuropeHotelsItaly October 17, 2011 0It took some navigating of car and twisting and turning the city map trying to discover the discrete signage of...
CULT OF BLACK PEARL… Black pearls, like the little black dress, make an essential accessory Barbara Kingstone AustralasiaIndulgencesJewellry October 11, 2011 0The French Polynesia Islands in the South Pacific are an extraordinary destination. And their sea treasures are equally impressive. The last...
J.K. Place Hotel, initials for one of the classiest hotels in Capri Barbara Kingstone EuropeHotelsItaly October 10, 2011 0Over a ‘ladies lunch’, the quartet discussed their recent travels. Then the destination, the fabled, Isle of Capri came up. ...
Naples’ Excelsior Hotel, is walking into the Belle Epoque Barbara Kingstone EuropeHotelsItaly October 10, 2011 0“Naples, you’re going to that city of crime and mugging?” I was asked by a friend. It wasn’t defiance that...
A firm pat on the shoulder for the splendid Shambhala Spa Retreat at Parrot Cay Barbara Kingstone CaribbeanIndulgencesSpasTurks & Caicos September 15, 2011 0 There are times when I feel like a modern day female Robinson Crusoe,...
COMO Hotel’s Parrot Cay lives up to all expectations Barbara Kingstone CaribbeanTurks & Caicos September 15, 2011 0Friends, and even mere acquaintances always ask why I enjoy traveling as queues get longer, tempers shorter. In brief I...