Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco, didn’t lose in the translation from Asia. The hotel’s legacy is become legendary in North American Barbara Kingstone HotelsNorth AmericaUnited States March 9, 2011
THERE SEEMS TO BE A NEVER ENDING QUEST FROM ERA TO ERA IN THE FASHION WORLD, FOR ANIMAL STRIPS AND SPOTS. Fashion Forward May 19, 2024
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. AsiaDestinationsHotelsIndulgencesJewellryShoppingSri 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
Palm Springs Barbara Kingstone Destinations June 9, 2020 0It’s the four huge , stunning mountain ranges that took me by surprise. They look as though a great artist may...
AN OASIS IN THE DESERT?? . . . ALARM BELLS RANG Barbara Kingstone DubaiMiddle EastResorts March 26, 2017 0When I was told by my adventurous daughter who was living in Dubai, that our accommodation for the next few...
Twenty Four Hours in Corsica, a most beautiful triangle. Barbara Kingstone DestinationsEuropeFranceHotelsIslandsMediterraneanResorts August 7, 2016 0It isn’t unusual for most travellers to know the country name Corsica, The location often stumps even the savviest traveller....
Corsican hotels and friendly people. Barbara Kingstone DestinationsEuropeFranceHotelsIslandsMediterraneanResorts August 6, 2016 0Corsica’s fine accommodations They are amusing, serious, luxurious and with friendly, helpful staff…all of them. Let’s get this straight. Corsica...
Albano, Italy, is a spa with a difference. Barbara Kingstone EuropeHealth TravelIndulgencesItalyResortsSpas May 16, 2016 0IN EUROPE BAD MEANS GOOD. Most spas have the prefix of Bad for example Baden Baden in Germany or Bad...
Karni Fort, to be treated like Maharani Barbara Kingstone AsiaDestinationsHotelsIndiaResorts September 3, 2015 0 After hairpin curves, a continuous cacophony of horns, narrowly hitting haphazardly roaming cows, seeing women carrying huge bundles of...
Bal Samand Palace Barbara Kingstone AsiaDestinationsHotelsIndiaResorts September 3, 2015 0Bal Samand Palace in Jodhpur, built in red sandstone, is a study of splendid Rajput architecture. From the modest entrance,...
Pushkar Fair and Pushkar Palace. An easy way to be treated like nobility. Barbara Kingstone AsiaDestinationsHotelsIndiaResorts September 1, 2015 0“This is Kipling’s India,” said my new friend, Bob, a former school teacher from San Diego California referring to poet...
Khimsar Fort, An Intriguing Resort in Desert. Barbara Kingstone AsiaHotelsIndiaResorts September 1, 2015 0Driving in India is a life threatening affair. Many roads are just an unpaved single lane but the adeptness of...
“Glamping” at The Lodge at Glendorn Barbara Kingstone IndulgencesNorth AmericaResortsSpasUnited States July 23, 2015 0Glamping.. glamorous and camping at The Lodge at Glendorn. And it’s an easy, 4 hour drive from Toronto and 2...
