PARIS.. THE PERFECT CITY. Barbara Kingstone July 16, 2022 Destinations, Europe, France, Hotels The weather didn't hinder my first day in Paris. My schedule was set and included going to Fondation de Louis Vuitton…a not-to-miss-not-to edifice and art gallery in the Bois de Boulogne. The...
THE MAGICAL SIGHTS AND SPLENDOUR OF THE TOE OF SICILY Barbara Kingstone June 19, 2022 Cuisine, Destinations, Italy You can't have just one cannolo so it is often referred to in the plural, cannoli. Let me explain this most popular dessert in Sicily, now being touted as the dessert du jour...
Boomer’s London Barbara Kingstone April 27, 2022 Destinations, Europe, United Kingdom Nostalgia ain't what it used to be. So what if you are over 70. If you can still see and walk, the countries you've always wanted to visit are still there. Decades ago when I was in my early...
Visit Iceland Barbara Kingstone January 31, 2022 Destinations, Europe, Hotels, Iceland Hello and Happy New Year, With yet another year behind us it's time to start collecting feedback on Icelandic tourism in 2021, as well as thoughts for the coming year. Therefore, we'd like to invite you...
It’s been years since fashion mavens have discovered the drama of the jungle. Barbara Kingstone September 15, 2021 Africa, Destinations, Fashion Forward There seems to be a never-ending quest for animal stripes and spots and this mode still has to speak. >In deepest, darkest Africa where the lion is king, it has been several years since animal prints...
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...
