Hotel Santo Mauro, Madrid…a small significant palace with the details to prove it. Barbara Kingstone DestinationsEuropeHotelsSpain November 19, 2016
New authentic Indian food at The Imperial Barbara Kingstone AsiaCuisineHotelsIndiaIndia February 8, 2012
THERE SEEMS TO BE A NEVER ENDING QUEST FROM ERA TO ERA IN THE FASHION WORLD, FOR ANIMAL STRIPS AND SPOTS. Fashion Forward May 19, 2024
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A Gem of Country. Sri Lanka Is like Their Sapphires, Rare And Sparkling. AsiaDestinationsHotelsIndulgencesJewellryShoppingSri Lanka January 17, 2017
How can I say this without giggling, but Las Vegas has become a sophisticated, and funky destination. DestinationsHotelsLas VegasNorth AmericaShoppingUnited States December 25, 2015
You want luxury shopping. Go no further than Zurich. EuropeIndulgencesJewellryShoppingSwitzerland October 2, 2015
Shopping in the mecca of great everything…Delhi, India won’t disappoint. AsiaIndiaShopping December 8, 2014
Hot Air Ballooning in Turkey Barbara Kingstone EuropeTurkey February 26, 2011 0It’s 5am and eight of us have gathered, with some trepidation, in the lobby of the Perissia Hotel in Urgup,...
Swiss Spa redux Barbara Kingstone EuropeSpasSwitzerland February 11, 2011 0Swiss Spas where Bad means good – Medicus Curat, Natura Sonat… the physician cures but nature heals….Hippocrates. When I started writing...
Silversea Cruises: Never having to ask if you can drink the water Barbara Kingstone CruisesEurope February 9, 2011 0Silversea Shadow It’s hard to pinpoint the exact year I decided that I should try cruising the oceans blue. I...
It’s true. You can’t go home again. But then who would want to return to Pilviskiai, Lithuania? Barbara Kingstone EuropeLithuania January 24, 2011 0Like many immigrants, they often think about returning for a visit to their homeland, perhaps with the dream of moving...
CHOPIN… What could be better in Warsaw than listening to outdoor concerts as you walk along the streets Barbara Kingstone EuropePoland January 24, 2011 0“A native of Warsaw, a Pole at heart, with the talent of a world citizen” Cyprian Kamil Norwid. It’s the...
Lithuania, an intriguing look at the future of a country with a past Barbara Kingstone EuropeLithuania January 23, 2011 0Very windy, cold day on the Dunes, Curonian Spit Some countries can be read like manageable road maps. Easy to...
Lady’s First, hotel and Wellness in Zurich Barbara Kingstone EuropeHotelsSwitzerland January 20, 2011 0It’s just about 7.30AM and already the streets of Zurich Switzerland are busy. Although the shops don’t open for another...
The Hotel, Lucerne, a groovy place in staid Switzerland Barbara Kingstone EuropeHotelsSwitzerland January 20, 2011 0Sexy, that’s probably the best, albeit, a most unusual description for any hotel but it works for The Hotel in...
Villa San Michele in Italy with history and a façade by Michelangelo Barbara Kingstone EuropeHotelsItaly January 20, 2011 0Set in the hills of the Etruscan town of Fiesole, Italy, just above Florence, the Villa San Michele,an exclusive small...
When in Venice stay at the renowned Cipriani Hotel Barbara Kingstone EuropeHotels January 20, 2011 0This scribe’s philosophy is that for everything good that happens in life, there’s always pay back time. Mine was the...