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 142
Intercontinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa in Fiji…the stuff that dreams are made of… Barbara Kingstone AustralasiaFijiHotelsResorts May 17, 2011 3
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 6
It’s been years since fashion mavens have discovered the drama of the jungle. Barbara Kingstone Destinations September 15, 2021 6
A Gem of Country. Sri Lanka Is like Their Sapphires, Rare And Sparkling. AsiaDestinationsHotelsIndulgencesJewellryShoppingSri Lanka January 17, 2017 166
How can I say this without giggling, but Las Vegas has become a sophisticated, and funky destination. DestinationsHotelsLas VegasNorth AmericaShoppingUnited States December 25, 2015 16
You want luxury shopping. Go no further than Zurich. EuropeIndulgencesJewellryShoppingSwitzerland October 2, 2015 373
Shopping in the mecca of great everything…Delhi, India won’t disappoint. AsiaIndiaShopping December 8, 2014 62
Opera Houses in Germany (Part I) Barbara Kingstone EuropeGermany January 17, 2011 0 9Erfort, Germany’s opera house Baden’s opera house ”Without music, life would be an error”, Friedrich Nietzsche Proof that there is...
KaDeWe spotlights these gem highlights Barbara Kingstone EuropeGermanyIndulgencesJewellry January 17, 2011 0 5Germany, I have noticed for some time, has some of the world’s most innovative and original jewelry designers. My assumption...
Dresden’s New Synagogue, a place to behold Barbara Kingstone EuropeGermany January 17, 2011 0 16From one side, Dresden’s newly erected synagogue looks like a twisted block of solid limestone-coloured concrete. However, the approach to...
Stolpersteine – Stumbling Blocks: The creation of Gunter Demnig’s homage to the Holocaust Barbara Kingstone EuropeGermany January 17, 2011 0 9On a cold, dull winter Sunday morning in Cologne Germany, when everything is closed as tight as a clam, the...
Cologne to Kippenheim Barbara Kingstone EuropeGermany January 17, 2011 0 7I’m standing on the Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne and feel as though I’m watching 2000 years of Jewish history of...
Weissensee Cemetery, a must when visiting Berlin Barbara Kingstone EuropeGermany January 17, 2011 0 5The winter days in Berlin are short so darkness descends early. It was necessary not to wait too long into...
The New Berlin Barbara Kingstone EuropeGermany January 17, 2011 0 3The last time I was in Berlin was in the early Seventies. The Wall still divided east and west and...
Wine Tasting at the Château Coulon Laurensac Barbara Kingstone EuropeFrance January 17, 2011 0 1A glass of rare wine, a loaf of homemade bread and a stay at the 18th-century Château Coulon Laurensac. Sound...
24 Hours in the City of Light Barbara Kingstone EuropeFrance January 17, 2011 0 1Even travel scribes have wish lists. Occasionally a few lucky writers actually have a dream trip materialize. Mine wasn’t a...
