Category: JOHNNY’S TRAVELS
10 Reasons to Stay at the Ritz-Carlton Toronto
I just checked out of one of Toronto’s newest five star hotels, The Ritz-Carlton. The shiny new 50-story building opened a year ago. In fact, the luxury property is celebrating its first year anniversary today, on February 16! The hotel has 267 elegantly appointed guest rooms and suites spread across the first 20 floors of [...]
Just Met Jeremy Lin!
Natalie and I just met the New York Knicks’ Jeremy Lin in the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton Toronto! He’s a cool guy. The Knicks are playing the Toronto Raptors tonight at the Air Canada Centre at 7pm and guess who will be there? I’m lucky enough to be going so stay tuned throughout the night for [...]
5 Reasons to Stay at The Viceroy Miami
Miami After Trinidad and Tobago I had the weekend off before heading to New York’s JFK to catch the first of my four Singapore Airlines flights. Of course, I wanted to spend my two free nights with Natalie and instead of flying up to freezing cold Toronto, I arranged for her to meet me [...]
Fluff and Fold In Miami
Since I needed to do a load of laundry before my next trip (I travel with only carry-on), and having a hotel do it usually costs about the same as a room, I asked around for a laundry mat. My PR buddy Kerry Morrissey, whose company Ocean Properties manages the nearby Hotel Urbano, had their [...]
Serendipity 3 Restaurant South Beach
Most people have heard of Serrendipity3 because it’s been a hot spot in New York City since 1954 and is famous for its desserts and frozen hot chocolate. But not too many people know that on December 26,they opened up Serendipity3 in South Beach (1102 Lincoln Road; Tel. 305-403-2210). It’s in the heart of Lincoln [...]
My Trip to Trinidad and Tobago
I’ve been traveling so much that I have a backlog of stories to share so I’m going to start with the first destination of my recent around-the-world trip … Trinidad and Tobago! I got invited to this Southern Caribbean destination and I accepted for a couple of reasons: number one, I had never been and [...]
Where To Eat In Trinidad
About a 45-minute drive north of Port of Spain is Maracas Beach. It’s the only beach that I that remotely resembled one of those picturesque Caribbean images you have embedded on your brain. The current is strong so be careful swimming, but the real reason you want to go here is not to hit waves [...]
Hyatt Regency Trinidad
The only person I knew to go to Trinidad was my old buddy Kevin. He doesn’t talk to me anymore because his wife and I got in a little spat, but I remember him telling me that Trinidad was a dump and he couldn’t wait to get the hell out. He was an IT guy [...]
