A UNESCO World Heritage city, Cartagena is Colombia’s answer to the French Riviera. Barbara Kingstone South America July 14, 2018
Treetops Lodge and Estate: A luxurious escape in New Zealand Barbara Kingstone AustralasiaHotelsNew Zealand January 20, 2011
It’s been years since fashion mavens have discovered the drama of the jungle. Destinations September 15, 2021
A Gem of Country. Sri Lanka Is like Their Sapphires, Rare And Sparkling. AsiaHotelsIndulgencesJewellryShoppingSri 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
Pearls and Trends Barbara Kingstone IndulgencesJewellry January 19, 2011 0“The richest merchandise of all, and the most sovereign commodity throughout the whole world, are these Pearls” Pliny the Elder,...
Pretty pastels rule the diamond industry Barbara Kingstone IndulgencesJewellry January 19, 2011 0Hold the diamonds, the new bling are candy coloured stones. The prediction is that if it’s going to be the...
Spring has sprung with bold, big stones Barbara Kingstone IndulgencesJewellry January 19, 2011 0It seems to be unanimous. Bigger is better. Certainly, that’s the consensus of some of Canada’s top retailers especially when...
At the drop of a diamond, exercise haters will flex and bend Barbara Kingstone Indulgences January 19, 2011 0There’s a wonderfully funny greeting card. It shows a young woman exercising, reaching unsuccessfully for the floor. It reads, “If...
Vered Laor, a leader in jewelry design in a country known for gems Barbara Kingstone IndulgencesIsraelJewellryMiddle East January 19, 2011 0Luckily, I had a native Tel Aviv resident take me to jeweller Vered Laor’s shop since it would have been...
Mon-Pri, Fine Gems and Diamond Jewellery, a treasure trove of exquisite designs Barbara Kingstone AsiaIndiaIndulgencesJewellry January 19, 2011 0 When Bhai Balbir Singh retired and looking forward to this time of...
The Spider Web’s Catch… great pearls, diamonds and other gemstone in precious metal Barbara Kingstone EuropeHungaryIndulgencesJewellry January 19, 2011 0The historic city Budapest Hungary seems an unlikely place to discover a jewelry designer who has created designs that are...
A local New Orleans legend. Mignon Faget is an inspiration Barbara Kingstone IndulgencesJewellryUnited States January 19, 2011 0Located in the fashionable, The Shops on Canal Street, in the center of New Orleans’s French Quarter, is a bijou...
Ian Douglas –The Village Goldsmith, Wellington’s famed jewelry designer Barbara Kingstone AustralasiaIndulgencesJewellryNew Zealand January 19, 2011 0Ian Douglas, the jeweller from ‘down under’ Although I didn’t have time on the day I first saw the jewelry...