AN OASIS IN THE DESERT?? . . . ALARM BELLS RANG Barbara Kingstone March 26, 2017 Dubai, Middle East, Resorts When I was told by my adventurous daughter who was living in Dubai, that our accommodation for the next few days would be in the desert, immediately I visualized that I'd be in a tent. Been there, done that,...
Twenty Four Hours in Corsica, a most beautiful triangle. Barbara Kingstone August 7, 2016 Europe, France, Hotels, Islands, Mediterranean, Resorts It isn’t unusual for most travellers to know the country name Corsica, The location often stumps even the savviest traveller. Is it part of Italy, maybe an island off Greece?. This well kept secret...
Corsican hotels and friendly people. Barbara Kingstone August 6, 2016 Europe, France, Hotels, Islands, Mediterranean, Resorts Corsica’s fine accommodations They are amusing, serious, luxurious and with friendly, helpful staff…all of them. Let’s get this straight. Corsica is not part of Italy although at the closest...
Albano, Italy, is a spa with a difference. Barbara Kingstone May 16, 2016 Europe, Health Travel, Indulgences, Italy, Resorts, Spas IN EUROPE BAD MEANS GOOD. Most spas have the prefix of Bad for example Baden Baden in Germany or Bad Regaz in Switzerland, or they may have the suffix like Marienbad. But nevertheless, no Bad,...
Karni Fort, to be treated like Maharani Barbara Kingstone September 3, 2015 Asia, Hotels, India, Resorts After hairpin curves, a continuous cacophony of horns, narrowly hitting haphazardly roaming cows, seeing women carrying huge bundles of twigs on their heads, the roadside sameness of village stalls and...
Bal Samand Palace Barbara Kingstone September 3, 2015 Asia, Hotels, India, Resorts Bal Samand Palace in Jodhpur, built in red sandstone, is a study of splendid Rajput architecture. From the modest entrance, it’s a surprise to walk a few metres and see a col-onnade that stretches beside...
Pushkar Fair and Pushkar Palace. An easy way to be treated like nobility. Barbara Kingstone September 1, 2015 Hotels, India, Resorts “This is Kipling’s India,” said my new friend, Bob, a former school teacher from San Diego California referring to poet Rudyard, who was born and lived for many years in India. Bob and I sat enjoying...
Khimsar Fort, An Intriguing Resort in Desert. Barbara Kingstone September 1, 2015 Asia, Hotels, India, Resorts Driving in India is a life threatening affair. Many roads are just an unpaved single lane but the adeptness of the drivers, as they miss by inches oncoming trucks, is unquestionably, a great talent. On the...
“Glamping” at The Lodge at Glendorn Barbara Kingstone July 23, 2015 Indulgences, North America, Resorts, Spas, United States Glamping.. glamorous and camping at The Lodge at Glendorn. And it’s an easy, 4 hour drive from Toronto and 2 hours from Niagara Falls. By Barbara Kingstone The automatic wrought iron fence opened...
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...
