Porto Journal: Gem of Europe is Ready for Visitors
By Ron Bernthal Portugal was the last country in Europe to register its first case of COVID-19, giving the Portuguese an…
Tel Aviv Journal: Best New Hotels & Restaurants in Tel Aviv
By Ron Bernthal Israel has 3,000 years of history, warm and sunny weather for most of the year, and a trendy…
REVIEW: JW MARRIOTT EDMONTON ICE DISTRICT HOTEL
By Ron Bernthal On August 1, 2019, when Marriott International announced the opening of the highly anticipated 346-room JW Marriott Edmonton…
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…