The Joys of flying. Flying high at Schiphol is a pleasant surprise Barbara Kingstone Airport/Airport HotelsEuropeThe Netherlands October 27, 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
Cooking in Antigua Barbara Kingstone AntiguaCuisine January 19, 2011The very elegant Curtain Bluff Hotel in Antigua seems like an unlikely place to have guests in the kitchen. But...
Hans Smit, The Goldsmitty of Antigua Barbara Kingstone AntiguaCaribbeanIndulgencesIslandsJewellry January 19, 2011Hans Smit Dutch born jeweller, Hans Smit, the legendary designer on St. John’s, Antigua, is yet another good reason to...
The travel luxuries of Being Education. The Spice Island, Grenada is full of new experiences Barbara Kingstone CaribbeanGrenada January 19, 2011Strange things happen when you’re away from the pressures of life in the big city. There’s time to do all...
Helpful kits and The Spice Island Barbara Kingstone CaribbeanGrenada January 19, 2011St. George’s harbour Back somewhere in most traveller’s mind, is the question of possible illness, accidents or general malaise. Perhaps...
A hotel so rare it’s hard to make comparisons. Hotel Kura Hulanda helps reinvent Curacao Barbara Kingstone CaribbeanCuracao January 19, 2011It’s rare when I want to revisit an hotel the day after seeing it, but Hotel Kura Hulanda, (“Dutch courtyard”...
Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue, Curacao Barbara Kingstone CaribbeanCuracao January 19, 2011It’s been over two decades since I had been to Curacao and visited the Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue, the oldest synagogue...
Cuba, a condundrum filled with sand, sun and rum Barbara Kingstone CaribbeanCuba January 19, 2011One of Havana’s favourite transportation Pity the Americans. They can’t visit Cuba (not yet anyway.) This alligator shaped island, with...
Centro Hebrea Safaradi de Cuba Templo Barbara Kingstone CaribbeanCuba January 19, 2011On a street where old mansions are now predominantly deteriorating multi family flats, Havana’s Jewish community has been able, albeit...
The Synagogue, Barbados Barbara Kingstone BarbadosCaribbean January 18, 2011Past houses in pastels shades of blues and traditional pink and after a few turns, Randy, my driver maneuvers his...
Jet setting Barbara Kingstone AntiguaCaribbean January 18, 2011Nothing makes me happier than hot weather. Second best is being able to walk on a sandy beach with powder-fine...