…d very well after 6 days. It will be a perfect way to relax after a trying Micronesian itinerary! April 9 and beyond New York and I am not sure yet…I am working on several other projects and hope to spend a bunch of time at home as well. I will also be speaking at 2 different conferences in New York in April-Canada Media Marketplace and the New York Travel Festival. Other than that, my schedule will be dictated by what happens with a variety of pr…
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A New Joburg
May 6, 2013 by 15 Comments
Johannesburg (Joburg) is a city of contrasts. This cannot be denied. The rich are really rich and live very well and the poor live poorly and often in squalor-there is no middle class. The city of Johannesburg has a terrible international reputation for crime and corruption and the Central Business District (CBD) is considered a “don’t go” zone. Much of the business and industry has moved out of Johannesburg and into the northern suburbs. However…
My Year in Travel 2013
December 23, 2013 by 22 Comments
…ew days in private luxury. I was very lucky and was even able to make some new friends from New York! Additionally, I was able to spend several nights in Johannesburg to discover its rebirth. What a trip this was but very tiring. June 2013 I started June flying out to China for ILTM Asia in Shanghai. It was my first ever ILTM and I really enjoyed it. I met a lot of the top people in luxury travel and also did a radio segment with Peter Greenberg….
NBC News Segment on the Jay Z Hotel Elevator Attack
May 13, 2014 by 3 Comments
…ith the lovely and very nice, Checkey Beckford, who is a reporter with NBC News here in New York. I must admit before I was asked to do the segment I had no idea that this incident even happened but I actually have been to that hotel numerous times and live not too far from there. The Standard Hotel is a celebrity hangout hotel. It originated in Los Angeles on the Sunset Strip; I actually used to hang out there a lot in the early 2000’s when I nea…
Road Trip Around Washington State
June 23, 2015 by 8 Comments
…awful for about 14 years now, it’s still fun. Safeco is in my top five for new baseball stadiums and I’ve been to every stadium in the majors except for Detroit; which I plan to do later this summer. I put Safeco Field right behind San Francisco, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and right there with Philadelphia. It should be noted I am not a big fan of the new Yankee Stadium; which kills me inside! So that was my excellent road trip around Washington State….
What Happens When a Plane is Diverted for a Medical Emergency?
January 5, 2016 by 8 Comments
…ly been diverted three times for any reason, period. Once on a flight from New York to Houston I was diverted to New Orleans for weather. Another time I was flying New York to Toronto and was diverted to Buffalo for weather again. Then I flew from New York to Fort Lauderdale and was diverted to Charleston when the oxygen masks come down. But that’s it-not a bad record. So what happens when a plane is diverted for a medical emergency? Well it’s a p…
Equatorial Guinea is the Weirdest Country in the World
September 23, 2016 by 55 Comments
…ve actually built a multi-million dollar park and are currently building a new modern airport; they are building up Malabo 2. The new city houses the CEMAC Parliament, the US Embassy and nearly every other ministry building. Plus several chic Chinese hotels, a Hilton and an Ibis. All of this building is centered around the Presidents main palace; which is obscene. It also has several other side palaces on the campus. What we also learned during ou…
How I Spent 3 Days in Liverpool
February 6, 2017 by 10 Comments
…ch itself. I was like a kid in a candy store. Everton FC is looking into a new stadium. This is much needed. While their stadium is cool because it’s old, there is nowhere to expand nor have any outside activities. It’s right on an active street as many old stadiums are in England. There’s talk of moving them toward the docks but people are complaining because then they wouldn’t actually be in Everton. In sports, sometimes progress needs to happen…
Holiday Shopping & Travel: Treat Others Now, Treat Yourself Later
November 12, 2018 by 7 Comments
…to take advantage of Black Friday and Cyber Monday to save on things like new dog toys and treats and I’ve learned it’s a great way to accumulate credit card points for a trip in the new year – hopefully for the both of us! It seems silly to not earn points for the holiday purchases you know you will make, especially when they can help earn you a trip to a fun destination. When I am spending during the holiday season, I always use my Bank of Amer…
My Tahoe Reno Golf Media Tour
June 20, 2019 by 6 Comments
…ellent Italian place. The raviolis are to die for and that’s coming from a New Yorker! I highly recommend it if you’re in Tahoe South. I stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino right on the main strip, just next to Edgewood Tahoe. It’s similar in style to the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas but I thought a better layout with the casino and center bar. The rooms were comfortable, the pool nice and the gym more than adequate. I didn’t spend a lot of tim…
