ABOARD AND OFF THE GREAT CRYSTAL SERENITY – MEMORIES FOR LIFE Barbara Kingstone March 10, 2017 Chile, Cruises, Feature, Indulgences, South America SIZE DOES MATTERI've been on several ships but never one as large as the Crystal Serenity which is a 68,000-ton ship where luxury abounds. Large means space and, even with 1070 guests, I never felt crowded. My...
A Gem of Country. Sri Lanka Is like Their Sapphires, Rare And Sparkling. Barbara Kingstone January 17, 2017 Asia, Hotels, Indulgences, Jewellry, Shopping, Sri Lanka Aging is difficult for a former beauty. For many old dames, it’s either go under the knife, binge on Botox or age gracefully. But with some fortitude and ambition, the once grand beauty of Colombo, Sri...
Galle’s, The Lighthouse Hotel, Is A Bright Light In Sri Lanka Barbara Kingstone January 15, 2017 Asia, Destinations, Hotels, Sri Lanka Five star hotels don’t quickly come to mind when you think of Sri Lanka (formerly knownas Ceylon,) the tear-shaped island at the tip of the south western part of India. Due to various turmoils and...
Maturing Gracefully, A Ridiculous Alternative. Barbara Kingstone December 19, 2016 Indulgences, Travel Tips The TV show, Sex and the City, seemed to capture the audience and the sensual side of women of all ages. The episodes were about four young women who couldn’t live with a man but continued to hunt and...
Madrid’s The Palace Westin Hotel, where everyone is treated royally Barbara Kingstone November 22, 2016 Destinations, 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 Destinations, 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...
