Mongolia: A Remarkable Land Locked Safari in the Sand Barbara Kingstone October 28, 2015 Asia, Feature, Mongolia, Safari, Travel Tips Even through my dazed , semi-conscious state, after various flights which took 30 hours to get to Chinggis Khaan airport (now New Ulaanbaatar International Airport), in Mongolia, when I looked down from the...
STOLPERSTEINE – STUMBLING BLOCKS. Gunter Demnig’s homage to the Holocaust. Barbara Kingstone October 5, 2015 Europe, Feature, Germany STOLPERSTEINE – STUMBLING BLOCKS. Gunter Demnig’s homage to the Holocaust. By Barbara Kingstone On a cold, dull winter Sunday morning in Cologne Germany, when everything is closed as tight as...
Toronto the good, with a moniker, Hogtown. Barbara Kingstone October 3, 2015 Canada, Feature, North America, Toronto, Travel Tips Hogtown..how would you like to say you live in a place called Hogtown, a moniker that developed in the mid 1800s when the second largest pork processing plant on the continent was in Toronto. Or how about,...
The Kempinski Adlon and Bristol Hotels in Berlin is where tradition meets denim. Barbara Kingstone September 7, 2015 Europe, Feature, Germany, Hotels “I hope you’ll like your room,” said one of renowned “Ladies in Red”, an extension of the fine concierge group at the Kempinski Adlon Hotel in Berlin, Germany. Like the room? Love, would be the...
Berlin, a once divided city has changed for the better. And a Rabbi has been a great asset. Barbara Kingstone September 7, 2015 Feature, Germany It’s a sunny hot Sunday morning in Berlin. Family brunches have taken off in once staid Berlin. Kids rush about, digging deep into the buffet pans without any instructions from their parents who...
A PICTURE IS WORTH A 1000 WORDS….Israel, a country that constantly amazes By Barbara Kingstone Barbara Kingstone May 29, 2015 Feature, Israel, Middle East A PICTURE IS WORTH A 1000 WORDS….Israel, a country that constantly amazes By Barbara Kingstone No matter how often I return to Israel, this small country, that’s 318 miles from tip to toe, and...
The La La Land Celebs Love Pelican Hill Resort Newton Beach,California and Who Won’t ? by Barbara Kingstone Barbara Kingstone April 13, 2015 Feature, Hotels, North America, Resorts, United States What happened to sunny California? It’s an unexpected chilly, cloudy morning in Newport Beach and even my heavy topper isn’t keeping me warm. However, as we park under the large Porte Cochere,of...
A Perfect (Long) Weekend in Washington, DC by Julie Rekai Rickerd Barbara Kingstone April 13, 2015 Feature, North America, United States When wanderlust strikes but time is short there is nothing better than an extended weekend in Washington, DC. From the moment we checked into Hay-Adams Hotel, a mere stone’s throw from the...
American Colony Hotel, a luxurious and ancient Jerusalem landmark Barbara Kingstone April 7, 2015 Feature, Hotels, Israel, Middle East It’s not often that on a hotel elevator going up or down a few floors, can one get some quotes and also get to know the demography of the guests. Here’s one example. A beautiful young New York based,...
Las Vegas, offers a tray full of everything Barbara Kingstone December 23, 2014 Feature, Las Vegas, North America, United States The desert village that became a major metropolis was always entertaining, no matter what your vices were. Yes, Las Vegas, the land of gambling, sex, prostitution and all things sinful has become a grande...
