Madrid’s The Palace Westin Hotel, where everyone is treated royally Barbara Kingstone November 22, 2016 Europe, Hotels, Spain I hired a taxi driver to orient me around Madrid and to show off their magnificent buildings. Of course, the architecture of the 20th and 21st century is there to admire, too. But few cities have the...
Hotel Santo Mauro, Madrid…a small significant palace with the details to prove it. Barbara Kingstone November 19, 2016 Europe, Hotels, Spain The epicentre of Spain, is Madrid. Sure, there may be opposing opinions from Valencia, Seville or Barcelona, all dynamic cities. But when it comes to having it all, few cities, almost anywhere, Madrid is...
LAST MINUTE THEATRE TICKETS AND AN UNEXPECTED EXPERIENCE Barbara Kingstone November 2, 2016 Canada, North America, Toronto, Travel Tips At the theatre, my seat neighbour asked where I was from. “Toronto and you”, I asked my friendly inquirer. Her answer startled me. “Tottenham, Have you ever been there?" I knew about UK’s,...
Temple Beth El, in Rochester,New York. They are definitely adding that WOW factor and it’s not alarming their congregants. Barbara Kingstone October 4, 2016 New York, North America, United States Perhaps because Temple Beth El, a Conservative synagogue, looks small, it could be that it sits on 7 acres or prime real estate in an upper, middle class and attractive area of Rochester. And they are...
BARBARA’S TRAVEL TIPS… Barbara Kingstone September 19, 2016 Health Travel, Travel Tips When traveling on line, there are tips after tips on various aspects. If you followed all of them, you’d never leave you hotel room, or in some cases never leave home. So take these travel suggestions...
Tips for the traveller Barbara Kingstone September 19, 2016 Health Travel, Travel Tips For the habitual traveller, there’s nothing more exciting than planning and packing. Yet for others, organizing for that long-awaited trip becomes a stress-filled ordeal. The trick is in knowing what...
Hechal Ezra Synagogue, Kowloon, considered a home away from home. Barbara Kingstone September 12, 2016 Asia, China, Feature, HongKong Fate is an unexpected and often exciting happening. I was lunching with my long time Hong Kong friend, Patsy, an executive at the Kowloon Shangri-la Hotel where I stay when I’m in that part of the world....
DON’T ‘DIS’ ROCHESTER, NEW YORK IT’S THE BEST KEPT SECRET AS A FOODIE HAVEN. Barbara Kingstone September 9, 2016 Cuisine, North America, United States Located on the shore of Lake Ontario in the western part of New York State, now with a population of over 2 million in Greater Rochester Area, there are so many 'firsts' here. Rochester is considered the...
George Eastman, a man who seemed to have created Rochester, New York Barbara Kingstone August 29, 2016 Feature, North America, United States You have probably been asked the dinner table questions. “If you had to decide who would be the person you would choose to sit beside at the dinner party, who would it be? Dead or alive, male or female? "...
My memorable trip, years ago, to Douz to Djerba, requires a repeat. Barbara Kingstone August 17, 2016 Africa, Feature, Tunisia The Romans who left a legacy of treasures, once conquered Tunisia. These days the invaders are tourists who come to see the well preserved antiquities, to soak in the sun on sandy stretches of beach, visit the...
