The go-to boutique, Zense, in Palm Desert, California. It just makes Zense Barbara Kingstone February 22, 2020 Destinations, Jewellry, North America With my nose pressed into the window like a kid lusting for all the sweets, this fairy tale continued when I am greeted by Snow White…same long black hair and voluminous white skin, disarming charm...
TORONTO, the most under rated, exciting big city in North America Barbara Kingstone June 4, 2019 Canada, Destinations, North America, Toronto It wasn't just Drake who made Toronto famous. It had become a major destination before the rap' icon who is from chic mid city, Toronto's, Forest Hills. He also has made Toronto into a hip destination....
Orilla The City of Smiles Barbara Kingstone August 15, 2018 Canada, Destinations, Hotels Famed Canadian (and international ) artist Charles Pachter should have been a party planned. His wedding to Keith Lem, an up and coming artist, was the celebrations to beat all. Writer Margaret Atwood, a...
The Anndore House, A New And Exciting Concept In The Hotel Industry Barbara Kingstone July 19, 2018 Canada, Destinations, Hotels, North America, Toronto “Where is the reception desk,” I asked politely when I entered The Anndore House in the constantly gentrified once ‘seedy’ downtown area in Toronto. “You’re here,” was the answer from the...
AN ALL INCLUSIVE PIECE OF PARADISE ON SAN SALVADOR Barbara Kingstone November 15, 2017 Bahamas, Caribbean, Destinations, Hotels, Islands, North America, United States On the small island of San Salvador, Bahamas, about a 1 hour flight from Nassau, capital of the Bahamas, is a hidden surprise: Club Med’s, Columbus Isle. It has a 4.5 Trident rating but should really be...
LAST MINUTE THEATRE TICKETS AND AN UNEXPECTED EXPERIENCE Barbara Kingstone November 2, 2016 Canada, North America, Toronto, Travel Tips At the theatre, my seat neighbour asked where I was from. “Toronto and you”, I asked my friendly inquirer. Her answer startled me. “Tottenham, Have you ever been there?" I knew about UK’s,...
Temple Beth El, in Rochester,New York. They are definitely adding that WOW factor and it’s not alarming their congregants. Barbara Kingstone October 4, 2016 New York, North America, United States Perhaps because Temple Beth El, a Conservative synagogue, looks small, it could be that it sits on 7 acres or prime real estate in an upper, middle class and attractive area of Rochester. And they are...
DON’T ‘DIS’ ROCHESTER, NEW YORK IT’S THE BEST KEPT SECRET AS A FOODIE HAVEN. Barbara Kingstone September 9, 2016 Cuisine, North America, United States Located on the shore of Lake Ontario in the western part of New York State, now with a population of over 2 million in Greater Rochester Area, there are so many 'firsts' here. Rochester is considered the...
George Eastman, a man who seemed to have created Rochester, New York Barbara Kingstone August 29, 2016 Feature, North America, United States You have probably been asked the dinner table questions. “If you had to decide who would be the person you would choose to sit beside at the dinner party, who would it be? Dead or alive, male or female? "...
How can I say this without giggling, but Las Vegas has become a sophisticated, and funky destination. Barbara Kingstone December 25, 2015 Destinations, Hotels, Las Vegas, North America, Shopping, United States It has been said that whatever happens in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas. But think about our new age of technology when you’re in Sin City. What ever happens in L.V stays on FaceBook forever!!...
