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...
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...