Hop, Skip and a Bathing Suit Barbara Kingstone July 5, 2020 Destinations, Europe, Malta, Mediterranean, Uncategorized 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 Springs. I...
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...
ORSA MAGGIORE … TRANSLATED IT IS THE BIG DIPPER Barbara Kingstone June 18, 2019 Destinations, Europe, Fashion Forward, Italy, Jewellry I’ve become quite blasé about jewelry. There’s a sameness to many pieces or reinterpreted —the same old, same old. However, my heart began to pulsate when I saw Orsa Maggiore...
TORONTO, the most under rated, exciting big city in North America Barbara Kingstone June 4, 2019 Canada, Destinations, North America, Toronto It wasn't just Drake who made Toronto famous. It had become a major destination before the rap' icon who is from chic mid city, Toronto's, Forest Hills. He also has made Toronto into a hip destination....
Kolkata’s Synagogues and Last Few Jews Barbara Kingstone April 16, 2019 Destinations, India, India I couldn’t imagine that the large typical enclosed Indian market place, the old New Market, was where I would find the head of the Jewish community in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) India. But that’s...
THE IMPERIAL Hotel Barbara Kingstone February 6, 2019 Destinations, Hotels, India, India THE IMPERIAL Hotel, Delhi, India ; the old dowager has had the most marvellous facelift and is one of the most glorious and gracious hotels in Delhi. There was a time in Delhi, India, when The...
