I would take a year-long,
around-the-world cruise — but
with a catch; I wouldn’t want
to know the destinations...
What is your favorite destination and why?
For a quick visit, it’s gotta be Coney Island in
Brooklyn. It has the best pizza place: Totonno’s; it’s the
home of the original roller coaster; it has the Ford
Amphitheater; and it’s the home of the original and best
Nathan’s Hot Dogs. I “vacation” there three to four times
a year because I live so close, and as a native to the area,
it’s never really left my bloodstream.
For a longer stay, my pick is Scandinavia. I was doing
an ice hotel special for the Travel Channel and
I realized three things: 1. The Finns aren’t big on
words or handshakes — like Brooklynites, they
tell you how it is. 2. Sweden is clean and just
a generally happy place. 3. Norway is a very
outdoors-focused, athletic and family-
oriented country. If I ever moved away
from the U.S., I’d probably move there.
Where haven't you
traveled that you
would like to go?
Japan. I just want to be
Japanese for a solid year! I
want to watch, learn and
fully immerse myself, 100%, in the language, customs,
culture, restaurants, temples and everything the nation
has to offer.
What's the most unusual gift you've brought
home from your travels?
A wood carved bust of my head donated by a fan.
I’m not kidding.
Where do you like to go when you want
to relax and chill?
If I am alone and want to relax, you’d find me
at a poker table at the Venetian in Las Vegas.
If I’m with my family, we would either be
enjoying the sun in a two-bedroom condo
at the end of a long beach in Turks and
Caicos, or at my family’s epicenter just
outside Rome in Civitavecchia.
If you could take
one trip anywhere,
where would you go?
I would take a year-long,
around-the-world cruise
— but with a catch; I
wouldn’t want to know
the destinations nor
would I want to
know the itinerary.
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Me lchiorr i
A n t h o n y
We sit down with travel and hospitality expert, Managing Director/founder of Argeo Hospitality, and host of
Travel Channel’s
Hotel Impossible,
Anthony Melchiorri to ask:
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