Muscat, Oman: A destination that fulfills one’s imagination! Barbara Kingstone July 15, 2019 Destinations, Middle East There are no flies in Muscat. I discovered that on my first morning while sitting on the terrace of my hotel eating a breakfast of fruit and pastries. It was hot even at that time of day but I...
ORSA MAGGIORE … TRANSLATED IT IS THE BIG DIPPER Barbara Kingstone June 18, 2019 Destinations, Europe, Fashion Forward, Italy, Jewellry I’ve become quite blasé about jewelry. There’s a sameness to many pieces or reinterpreted —the same old, same old. However, my heart began to pulsate when I saw Orsa Maggiore...
Fraport Traffic Figures – May 2019: Frankfurt Airport Reports Solid Growth Barbara Kingstone June 18, 2019 Airport/Airport Hotels, News, Travel Tips Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed 6.2 million passengers in May 2019, an increase of 1.4 percent year-on-year. The growth rate would have been one percentage point higher, if FRA had not been affected by a...
The Imperial Hotel, New Delhi Barbara Kingstone June 16, 2019 Hotels, India, India While in India, again in New Delhi, there’s the elegant, old but new again, The Imperial Hotel. It reminds me of a large Maharani’s residence since the old ‘dame’s’ facelift has proven...
ITC Maurya Hotel, New Delhi Barbara Kingstone June 11, 2019 Hotels, India, India ITC MAURYA HOTEL in New Delhi, over the years I have stayed here on several occasions. From my very first stay, I realized this is one of the finest hotel chains. Service is what I look for as well, of...
TORONTO, the most under rated, exciting big city in North America Barbara Kingstone June 4, 2019 Canada, Destinations, North America, Toronto It wasn't just Drake who made Toronto famous. It had become a major destination before the rap' icon who is from chic mid city, Toronto's, Forest Hills. He also has made Toronto into a hip destination....
Lake Palace Hotel, Udaipur Barbara Kingstone May 28, 2019 Hotels On my very first trip to India, while in Jaipur, (Rajasthan) my guide asked if I’d like to see an interesting hotel in Udaipur. So on one of those highways where you either hide under a blanket or pray for...
Kolkata’s Synagogues and Last Few Jews Barbara Kingstone April 16, 2019 Destinations, India, India I couldn’t imagine that the large typical enclosed Indian market place, the old New Market, was where I would find the head of the Jewish community in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) India. But that’s...
INDIA-CONCIERGE.GURU Barbara Kingstone February 26, 2019 India, India, News, Travel Tips “INDIA changes people” wrote Ruth Prawar Jhabvala noted novelist. (Heat and Dust). I’ve traveled the world and India is the ultimate experience. If it’s your first,...
THE IMPERIAL Hotel Barbara Kingstone February 6, 2019 Destinations, Hotels, India, India THE IMPERIAL Hotel, Delhi, India ; the old dowager has had the most marvellous facelift and is one of the most glorious and gracious hotels in Delhi. There was a time in Delhi, India, when The...