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...
Bauhaus in Tel Aviv Barbara Kingstone January 2, 2019 Israel, Middle East Tel Aviv. An Oasis in the Desert. 2019 is the 100 year anniversary of the Bauhaus architecture movement.
WOW air links Iceland to Asia for the very first time Barbara Kingstone December 29, 2018 News, Travel Tips WOW air has expanded its network from Keflavik Airport by launching the Icelandic hub’s first non-stop flight to Asia, with the airline offering services to Delhi. Launched today, the service will operate...
Heidi and Paddy and THE COAT Barbara Kingstone September 29, 2018 Fashion Forward 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...