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...
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. ...
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...
mmmMADRID! Barbara Kingstone February 22, 2018 Destinations, Europe, Hotels, Spain OLA MADRID THE MAGNIFICENT! Madrid is a city of plenty. It has at least 44 museums, a history that is daunting, many imperial boulevards, numerous theatres, palaces, outdoor monuments. It’s a...
THE MEMORY LINGERS ON Barbara Kingstone February 12, 2018 Europe, Spas, Turkey Although this newsletter is from an article of a few years ago when the world was safe, it's still a goodie and an adventure that continues to bring laughter and tears as its memory lingers on. My day of...
POLAND’S SKULL MUSEUM . . . NO KIDDING EXHIBITING ONLY THE BAD AND THE UGLY . . . NOTHING GOOD Barbara Kingstone February 6, 2018 Europe, Poland As Poland increasingly becomes a travel destination, chances are stops will include the capital, Warsaw plus the ancient city of Krakow, and perhaps Wroclaw (formerly Breslau). MOST UNIQUE JOURNEY FROM...
SWIDNICA, POLAND, SMALL BUT EXQUISITE AND FILLED WITH HISTORY Barbara Kingstone February 6, 2018 Europe, Poland My guide, Renata and I reach the historic, over 700 year old town of Swidnica. As with most Polish cities and towns, there's a main square where we have a typical but far too large Polish lunch of steak,...
LITHUANIA, AN INTRIGUING LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF A COUNTRY WITH A PAST Barbara Kingstone February 2, 2018 Europe, Lithuania This is our 21st newsletter. We have had great response and we try keeping the letter short enough to read in a cyber-minute. Tell us at bk@barbara3.com what else you would like added to these missives? What...
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...