Darjeeling may be know for their tea but there’s nothing as thrist quenching as having it served at heritage listed, Windamere Hotel Barbara Kingstone AsiaHotelsIndiaIndia June 3, 2014
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
CHENGDU CHINA, WITH SO MUCH TO DO. Barbara Kingstone Asia November 23, 2019 0I admit, I am fickle. I fall in love too easily. My last amour and still somewhat smouldering, is India....
China’s Hainan Island Province is often referred to as the Hawaii of the east. It’s a retreat from the cacophony of the larger cities of multi millions, traffic juggernauts, mall filled shopper etc. And it’s Haikou, the capital and commercial business centre that is special. Barbara Kingstone Asia November 17, 2019 0When I was invited to Hainin, China, I had never heard of this area. I’ve been to Henan and Hunan...
HENAN PROVINCE, CHINA, HAS SO MANY “FIRSTS” IT IS A MUST SEE IF EVER IN THE AREA. Barbara Kingstone AsiaChinaHenan June 23, 2016 0HOSTS WITH THE MOST The Chinese are always great hosts. Over 350 guests were invited to the very well organized,...
Kowloon Shangri La Hotel’s anniversary; But it’s always an occasion to be a guest! Barbara Kingstone AsiaChinaDestinationsHongKongHotels June 20, 2016 0A PHOTO BOOK TO TOP MANY OTHERS Here’s the scenario. It’s the 5 star@Kowloon’s Shangri-La Hotel, 35th anniversary. You’ve been...
Zhengzhou, Henan, attracts masses of tourists. Barbara Kingstone AsiaChinaFeature June 13, 2016 0Zhengzhou, Henan, attracts masses of tourists. The conference theme,”Sharing the Bond of Interaction between Cities”, for the International Mayor’s Forum...
“On the road to Mandalay, where the flyin’fishes play. An’the dawn comes up like thunder outer China ‘crost the bay!” From a trip in 2003 Barbara Kingstone AsiaChinaCruisesFeatureMyanmar December 18, 2015 0“On the road to Mandalay, where the flyin’fishes play. An’the dawn comes up like thunder outer China ‘crost the bay!”...
Mongolia: A Remarkable Land Locked Safari in the Sand Barbara Kingstone AsiaFeatureMongolia October 6, 2013 0Even through my dazed , semi-conscious state, after various flights which took 30 hours to get to Chinggis Khaan airport...
What a difference a decade makes in China and The Three Gorges Barbara Kingstone AsiaChinaCruises August 6, 2012 0Seven years ago on my first Three Gorges Cruise, I was underwhelmed by the ship, the food, the service and,...
Shopping in Beijing… and the expected art of haggling Barbara Kingstone AsiaChinaIndulgencesJewellryShopping July 29, 2012 0There is much to do and see in Beijing but certainly one of the captivating activities is shopping… the mecca...
The once sleeping country has awakened. China has stunned the world Barbara Kingstone AsiaChinaCruises July 28, 2012 0Many years ago while I was living in Hong Kong, pre-handover, I heard the now -overused phrase which Napoleon stated...
