Review: Hotel X Toronto
By Ron Bernthal In the middle of January, 2017, as a biting wind off Lake Ontario blew across the 30th-story rooftop…
Ilulissat Journal: New Icefjord Visitor Centre opens at UNESCO World Heritage Site
(image courtesy © MIR) by Ron Bernthal Along the western coast of Greenland lies the massive glacier Sermeq Kujalleq. For more than…
Review: DIPLOMAT BEACH RESORT, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA
By Ron Bernthal The view from my 21st floor balcony is nothing short of spectacular. The winter sun rises over the…
Griffintown Journal: Former Montreal industrial area now a trend-setting neighborhood
Above, old warehouse buildings still hover above the industrial landscape of Griffintown, a former industrial neighborhood undergoing revitalization close to downtown…
Flight Review: JetBlue New York JFK – Houston Hobby
A320 at lift-off (photo George Santry/JetBlue) Review by Ron Bernthal During the past few years JetBlue has been rolling out new…
Accor Pullman Barcelona Skipper
Exterior view of hotel, five-minute walk to Barceloneta beaches (photo courtesy Accor Hotels) By Ron Bernthal Barcelona is a Mediterranean city,…
ICELANDAIR REVIEW: NEWARK-REYKJAVÍK, SAGA CLASS
REVIEW BY RON BERNTHAL In 2014 more than one million people visited Iceland, three times the country’s population, and figures were…
101 Hotel, Reykjavik
(Hotel photos courtesy Design Hotels™ ) 101 Hotel, Reykjavik www.101hotel.is My flight from the U.S. landed in Iceland at 6:00 am…
Fogo Island Journal: At the edge of a continent, a melding of design and nature
Fogo Island Inn (photo Alex Fradkin) Fogo Island Journal: At the edge of a continent, a melding of design and nature…
Norwegian: Premium class offers best of both worlds — price and comfort
Norwegian 787-8 Dreamliner (photo courtesy Norwegian) By Ron Bernthal The United Nations has listed Norway as the number one…