Empire State Building Sets Pathway to Return Tourism to NYC Barbara Kingstone December 2, 2020 Destinations The Empire State Building has made the pathway to return to NYC clear. People are eager to explore the city again and the Empire State Building’s safety protocols and WELL certification reinsures guests...
Looking forward to the joys of summer and perhaps a return to Mnemba Island Lodge Barbara Kingstone November 24, 2020 Africa, Asia, Destinations, Islands Just visualize fine white, warm sand between your toes., wading through the ocean's shoreline feeling hot yet comforable and an itinerary made exclusively for you. Romantic, unprenentious, secluded are...
An island far for reality and as private as you would like, but still with great activities Barbara Kingstone October 20, 2020 Africa, Destinations, Islands, Kenya, South Pacific While we await a vaccine for this dreaded and dreadful virus, we should follow the dictates by wearing a mask, keeping the two meters distance and continue to dream about future and exotic destinations. In...
Cook Islands, a smudge in the middle of the South Pacific. Barbara Kingstone August 15, 2020 Destinations, Islands, South Pacific I wish I had a crystal ball to know when we can travel again, but even the medical mavens can't predict the end of COVID-19. Lock-down hasn't been easy but dreaming of our next destination gives us hope, so...
Hop, Skip and a Bathing Suit Barbara Kingstone July 5, 2020 Destinations, Europe, Malta, Mediterranean We all know what has happened to various professions during Covid 19. Along with many others, I am thinking about those in the travel industry. Travel has tanked. Seniors who, in the past, have enjoyed...
Palm Springs Barbara Kingstone June 9, 2020 Destinations It's the four huge , stunning mountain ranges that took me by surprise. They look as though a great artist may have chiselled this wonderment surrounding the nine merging cities of Palm...
CHENGDU CHINA, WITH SO MUCH TO DO. Barbara Kingstone November 23, 2019 Asia, Chengdu, China, Destinations I admit, I am fickle. I fall in love too easily. My last amour and still somewhat smouldering, is India. To be exact, Mumbai and New Delhi with a temporary staycation in Darjeeling. But...
China’s Hainan Island Province is often referred to as the Hawaii of the east. It’s a retreat from the cacophony of the larger cities of multi millions, traffic juggernauts, mall filled shopper etc. And it’s Haikou, the capital and commercial business centre that is special. Barbara Kingstone November 17, 2019 Asia, China, Destinations When I was invited to Hainin, China, I had never heard of this area. I've been to Henan and Hunan so I thought I may as well go to Hainan. World Travel Exchange was having a world wide, by...
Highlights of a city almost at the top of the world…Reykjavik, Iceland Barbara Kingstone November 1, 2019 Destinations, Europe, Hotels, Ireland I certainly underestimated Iceland, I thought I’d see the Norther Lights, touch an iceberg, and soak in the hot springs. Then I’d be on my way to my next stop, London UK. ...
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...
