Highlights of a city almost at the top of the world…Reykjavik, Iceland Barbara Kingstone Destinations November 1, 2019
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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
Shoe lovers, this is for you… TORONTO’S BATA SHOE MUSEUM Barbara Kingstone Fashion Forward November 28, 2022
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
What a difference a decade makes in China and The Three Gorges Barbara Kingstone AsiaChinaCruises August 6, 2012 0Seven years ago on my first Three Gorges Cruise, I was underwhelmed by the ship, the food, the service and,...
Shopping in Beijing… and the expected art of haggling Barbara Kingstone AsiaChinaIndulgencesJewellryShopping July 29, 2012 0There is much to do and see in Beijing but certainly one of the captivating activities is shopping… the mecca...
The once sleeping country has awakened. China has stunned the world Barbara Kingstone AsiaChinaCruises July 28, 2012 0Many years ago while I was living in Hong Kong, pre-handover, I heard the now -overused phrase which Napoleon stated...
Malaysian mansion voted as top ten in the world Barbara Kingstone AsiaHotelsMalaysiaTop 10 July 3, 2012 0The Cheong Fatt Tze mansion in Penang, Malaysia, was voted as one of the top ten “greatest mansions and grand...
Granddaughter of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala is the designer behind ‘Manjusha Jewels’ Barbara Kingstone AsiaIndiaIndiaIndulgencesJewellry March 15, 2012 0Nearly ninety years ago, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala commissioned Cartier to turn his abundant cache of loose precious stones...
Kyoto’s fascination with the Hina Dolls Barbara Kingstone AsiaJapan March 11, 2012 0In a city with 1,600 Buddhist temples, 400 Shinto shrines, hundreds of gardens, and a population of 1,5 million, when...
Kyoto tea ceremony suited me to a tee Barbara Kingstone AsiaCuisineJapan March 11, 2012 0I recall my days as a student and young mother in London (England) when I saved my few extra pence...
COMO Hotels and Resorts opens Uma Punakha in Bhutan Barbara Kingstone AsiaBhutanHotelsResorts March 9, 2012 0COMO Hotels and Resorts announces it will open a sister lodge to its Uma Paro property in Bhutan to create...
The Imperial Hotel, India Barbara Kingstone AsiaHotelsIndiaIndia February 12, 2012 0Perhaps one of the most renowned hotels in India (New Delhi) and the world is, The Imperial. They’ve now reinvented...
Daniell’s Tavern – New Delhi’s Imperial Hotel Barbara Kingstone AsiaCuisineHotelsIndiaIndia February 8, 2012 0New Delhi’s Imperial Hotel is on the radar for travelers who appreciate the best. Not only is this the hotel...
