Travel Book of the Week: “Saving Fish from Drowning” by Amy Tan Although “Saving Fish from Drowning” by Amy Tan came out in 2006, I’m featuring it this week because Smarter Travel just listed it as one of “11 Funny Books to… Johnny Jet , February 25, 2019
Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Jack Harding Jack Harding (jackharding)Jack Harding is a U.K.-based travel and lifestyle photographer whose Instagram account is full of stunning shots taken across the globe, including in Kyrgyzstan (below), Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Italy, and… Johnny Jet , February 25, 2019
The Faroe Islands Will Host You for Helping Them on Earth Day In an age of booming tourism around the world, many destinations have seen the downside of the boom in the form of damage to their natural landscapes. In the Faroe… Johnny Jet , February 20, 2019
How to Find Out If You Were a Victim of the Starwood Hack This past week, Marriott announced that there’s now a webpage you can use to check whether you were a victim of the Starwood hack. If you recall, a few months… Johnny Jet , February 20, 2019
Travel Book of the Week: “The Directions to Happiness: A 135-Country Quest for Life Lessons” by Bruce Northam This week I’m featuring a book from Bruce Northam—a friend and frequent contributor—that I somehow have never written up on the site. “The Directions to Happiness: A 135-Country Quest for… Johnny Jet , February 20, 2019
This App Offers Cheap, GPS-Powered Tours for North American Road Trips Last month we featured Shaka Guide, a GPS-based guide app for Hawaii. The post was well-received and generated some great reader input—including the suggestion that I check out a similar… Johnny Jet , February 20, 2019
Travel Instagrammer of the Week: New York Times Travel New York Times Travel (nytimestravel)Did you know that the New York Times Travel section has an Instagram account? From nytimestravel, the team shares the impressive and inspiring travel photos you’d expect and,… Johnny Jet , February 19, 2019
A Great Product for Skiers That Get Altitude Sickness One of my friends posted on Facebook recently about how much she loved the cans of oxygen she brought with her on a ski trip. She wrote, “For those of… Johnny Jet , February 12, 2019
Video: LEGO-Themed Safety Video From Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines has a new safety video, and for the second time it’s LEGO-themed. Characters from The Lego Movie (the sequel is in theaters now) will guide passengers through the usual routine… Johnny Jet , February 12, 2019
This Free App Lets You Take Your Own Passport Photos Passport photos can be a pain—but they don’t have to be. Passport Booth is a free app for iOS and Android that helps you take 2″ x 2″ photos… Johnny Jet , February 12, 2019
Travel Book of the Week: National Geographic’s “100 Parks, 5,000 Ideas” “100 Parks, 5,000 Ideas” is a 400-page book (it’s 7.125″ x 9.125″) that just came out this week. Here’s the description from Amazon: “Filled with helpful travel tips and beautiful… Johnny Jet , February 11, 2019
Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Naomi-Jane Adams Naomi-Jane Adams (bookonin)Naomi-Jane Adams is a luxury influencer based in the U.K. She has a huge following—of nearly 750,000—and has been written up by Travel + Leisure as one of… Johnny Jet , February 11, 2019
Donate an Old Piece of Rolling Luggage, Get Briggs & Riley Credit Did you know that February 17 is Random Act of Kindness Day? In the spirit, luggage company Briggs & Riley (a personal favorite) is running its fifth-annual “A Case… Johnny Jet , February 6, 2019
Video: Onboard the World’s Longest Commercial Flight Singapore Airlines recently launched the longest commercial flight in the world: a 19-hour-long non-stop from New York City to Singapore. The two financial capitals, on opposite sides of the globe,… Johnny Jet , February 5, 2019
You Can Now See TSA Security Line and Taxi Line Wait Times at NYC Airports This week’s Travel Website of the Week feature is not a single website but in fact a handful of websites that just received the same promising update. As detailed in… Johnny Jet , February 5, 2019
