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...
Valencia, where jewels aren’t only on fingers and wrists. It’s a city filled with gems Barbara Kingstone November 24, 2012 Europe, Indulgences, Jewellry, Spain Valencia, Spain is a small-ish city but with great suprises. None more than my meeting with one of the most talented, imaginative and important jewelry designers in Spain. Vincente Gracia is getting ready to...
Shopping in Madrid. I came, I saw, I shopped Barbara Kingstone October 31, 2012 Europe, Indulgences, Shopping, Spain Even in the unusual downpour that lasted the entire day as umbrellas turned inside out when the wind picked up, one couldn’t resist walking around this monumentally glorious city. While window shopping...
Madrid, glorious even in the rain Barbara Kingstone October 30, 2012 Europe, Spain The architecturally wonderful city still has touches of Moorish walls from the 9th century. But even in this dismal economical time for the Spaniards, they seem to continue to renovate, improve their...
Valencia, a place to quench your thirst with the freshest orange juice right off the tree and get filled with jewels from monuments to gemstones Barbara Kingstone October 29, 2012 Europe, Indulgences, Jewellry, Spain I recall, once, shortly after leaving the city for a day trip, our guide had the driver stop so that we could pick a small clementine off the tree. And what a difference a day makes. No oranges, no matter...
Frankfurt Airport Opens Pier A-Plus as Scheduled Barbara Kingstone October 7, 2012 Airport/Airport Hotels, Europe, Germany, Hotels Frankfurt Airport’s (FRA) new Pier A-Plus – the 2624 feet-long westward expansion of Terminal 1 – opened on schedule after about four years of construction. Flight operations begin on October 10, 2012,...
Ahoy, the Seabourn Spirit is unrivaled when it comes to luxury at sea Barbara Kingstone September 16, 2012 Cruises, Europe, Italy, Montenegro I haven’t cruised for years. There’s really no valid reason for this delay since I’ve enjoyed cruising. It’s so easy and creates a sense of carefree diversions where one is devoid of tension,...
The Seabourn Spirit is like floating on a sea of gems Barbara Kingstone September 3, 2012 Cruises, Europe, Indulgences, Jewellry, Shopping On a recent cruise on one of the small exclusive, Seabourn ships, the Seabourn Spirit, my two passions met... cruising the Adriatic in complete luxury on this marvelous liner and their boutique filled with...
London’s Shopping Secrets Barbara Kingstone July 6, 2012 Europe, Shopping, United Kingdom Along with Paris and New York, London boasts the best shopping in the civilised world. Our main shopping meccas of Bond Street in London's West End and Sloane Street in Knightsbridge have every designer...
Summer in Bled, I Feel Slovenia Barbara Kingstone May 14, 2012 Europe, Slovenia After five years of using the umbrella national trademark I Feel Slovenia, through a research study of the domestic business public, Slovenia verified what the importance of the I Feel Slovenia trademark is...
