Sure there’s still over the top glitz and bling but Las Vegas now has a cultural side in the desert Barbara Kingstone HotelsNorth AmericaShoppingSpasUnited States December 8, 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
Shopping in Madrid. I came, I saw, I shopped Barbara Kingstone EuropeIndulgencesShoppingSpain October 31, 2012
Shopping in Beijing… and the expected art of haggling Barbara Kingstone AsiaChinaIndulgencesJewellryShopping July 29, 2012There is much to do and see in Beijing but certainly one of the captivating activities is shopping… the mecca...
Amynah Hassanali, a youthful designer with great flair…Dubai Barbara Kingstone DubaiIndulgencesJewellryMiddle East April 16, 2012Many love stories are associated with jewelry. In recent times, one immediately thinks of Richard Burton’s constant offering to his...
Granddaughter of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala is the designer behind ‘Manjusha Jewels’ Barbara Kingstone AsiaIndiaIndiaIndulgencesJewellry March 15, 2012Nearly ninety years ago, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala commissioned Cartier to turn his abundant cache of loose precious stones...
Israel’s crop of jewellery designers Barbara Kingstone IndulgencesJewellryMiddle East March 9, 2012I’ve had a love affair with pearls since I was 16 when I was gifted my first strand, and that...
Diamonds deserve a serious study session Barbara Kingstone IndulgencesIsraelJewellryMiddle East March 5, 2012It’s only natural to think about security when planing to travel to Israel and other middle east countries. However, no...
Samantha Wills, from ‘down under’, this jewelry designer is now top of the heap Barbara Kingstone IndulgencesJewellry November 18, 2011by Barbara Kingstone Being featured in The Sunday New York Times’ style section just confirmed what jewelry fashionistas already...
CULT OF BLACK PEARL… Black pearls, like the little black dress, make an essential accessory Barbara Kingstone AustralasiaIndulgencesJewellry October 11, 2011The French Polynesia Islands in the South Pacific are an extraordinary destination. And their sea treasures are equally impressive. The last...
A firm pat on the shoulder for the splendid Shambhala Spa Retreat at Parrot Cay Barbara Kingstone CaribbeanIndulgencesSpasTurks & Caicos September 15, 2011 There are times when I feel like a modern day female Robinson Crusoe,...
Papeete Barbara Kingstone AustralasiaDestinationsFrench PolynesiaIndulgencesJewellryShoppingSouth Pacific August 31, 2011After the quintessential R &R Tahitian experience of blue skies, white sands, palm trees sloping into the aqua water and...
Pearls, those magnificent treasures with a mother lode in Beijing Barbara Kingstone AsiaChinaIndulgences April 6, 2011Beijing, China’s Pearl Market isn’t a discovery for those who are in the business or pearl lovers of those lustrous...