Karni Fort, to be treated like Maharani Barbara Kingstone September 3, 2015 Asia, Destinations, Hotels, India, Resorts After hairpin curves, a continuous cacophony of horns, narrowly hitting haphazardly roaming cows, seeing women carrying huge bundles of twigs on their heads, the roadside sameness of village stalls and...
Bal Samand Palace Barbara Kingstone September 3, 2015 Asia, Destinations, Hotels, India, Resorts Bal Samand Palace in Jodhpur, built in red sandstone, is a study of splendid Rajput architecture. From the modest entrance, it’s a surprise to walk a few metres and see a col-onnade that stretches beside...
Pushkar Fair and Pushkar Palace. An easy way to be treated like nobility. Barbara Kingstone September 1, 2015 Asia, Destinations, Hotels, India, Resorts “This is Kipling’s India,” said my new friend, Bob, a former school teacher from San Diego California referring to poet Rudyard, who was born and lived for many years in India. Bob and I sat enjoying...
There couldn’t be a better name for this French canal barge, Panache Barbara Kingstone August 23, 2015 Cruises, Europe, France, Indulgences Captain Alan’s eyes were wide and almost teary when he told the 12 guests on the barge, Panache, the news. Our itinerary from Strasbourg France had been changed. After two years of repairs on the...
The New Berlin Barbara Kingstone September 1, 2014 Europe, Germany The New Berlin The last time I was in Berlin was in the early Seventies. The Wall still divided east and west and the differences in lifestyles were shocking. Curious to see East Berlin then, I procured...
Gunter Demnig’s homage to the Holocaust. Barbara Kingstone September 1, 2014 Europe, Feature, Germany STOLPERSTEINE – STUMBLING BLOCKS. Gunter Demnig’s homage to the Holocaust. By Barbara Kingstone On a cold, dull...
More than 12 million passengers for Copenhagen Airport in first six months of 2014 Barbara Kingstone August 17, 2014 Finland, News For the first time in the history of Copenhagen Airport it witnessed more than 12 million travelers in the first six months of 2014. The Copenhagen Airport has reported a 7.3% growth in passenger numbers in...
Lufthansa Launches New Route From Toronto to Munich Barbara Kingstone June 6, 2014 Europe, Germany, News Canada introduces second new service for 2014 Toronto, June 6, 2014 – Yesterday, Lufthansa expanded its long-haul services from Toronto to include a second German destination, Munich. The new...
France isn’t only Paris. Think about barging on the silky waters of the Canal du Midi Barbara Kingstone May 1, 2014 Cruises, Europe, Feature, France Say France and I’m already head over heels in love. From the time I was in my teens, I was smitten with anything French. Perhaps that was why a newly graduated doctor who had studied in Montpellier,...
Canal Barging in France. So Easy, So Special. Barbara Kingstone September 18, 2013 Cruises, Europe, Feature, France When I mentioned to our friends that for our anniversary, my husband and I had decided to take an ultra deluxe French canal river barge trip on one of European Waterways’ barges, this one being, The...
