Travel Book of the Week: “Kitchen Confidential” by Anthony Bourdain In honor of the king of travel’s death, this week we’re featuring Anthony Bourdain’s first book, which jumped-started his career. “Kitchen Confidential” came out of an article he wrote for… Johnny Jet , June 11, 2018
Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain (anthonybourdain) I’m not sure how long Anthony Bourdain’s Instagram handle (anthonybourdain) will stay up, but if you were a fan of the travel legend (who took his own life… Johnny Jet , June 11, 2018
How to Get the Right SIM Card for You in Every Country If you’ve traveled internationally (and even if you haven’t), you know that most phone plans don’t cover calling, text and data everywhere in the world. I use T-Mobile, which works in… Johnny Jet , June 7, 2018
The Waterproof, Easy-to-Use Toiletry Kit That Every Traveler Needs I’ve been a fairly organized person since college, when I learned that organization is the key to success. However, when it comes to my toiletry bag, I’m a complete mess…. Johnny Jet , June 6, 2018
Video: TSA Agent Floss Dances With Kid The TSA doesn’t get a lot of love, but it’s hard not to like the agent in the quick video above (it replays a few times) for floss dancing with… Johnny Jet , June 6, 2018
How to Find Icebergs in Canada Here’s a brilliant marketing campaign from a tourism board. Newfoundland & Labrador is the easternmost province in Canada, located at the northeastern corner of North America. It’s known as one… Johnny Jet , June 6, 2018
The App That Automatically Checks You in for Your Flight I wrote about AirlineCheckins.com when the site first launched. Well, this week the team is releasing an iOS and Android app! Reservations with more than 200 airlines worldwide (including Southwest)… Johnny Jet , June 6, 2018
Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Visit Fort Lauderdale Visit Fort Lauderdale (visitlauderdale) I’m in Fort Lauderdale this week with my beautiful wife (@NatalieDiScala) as we’re both doing some work with Visit Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale will always hold… Johnny Jet , June 4, 2018
Travel Book of the Week: “Headwind” by John J. Nance A while back, I asked my friends on Facebook to recommend great travel books that I could feature in this weekly column. Phil Derner, my buddy and a co-founder of… Johnny Jet , June 4, 2018
This Pineapple Slicer and De-Corer Makes Eating Pineapple Easy I don’t normally write about household products but this one is too good not to (and it’s semi-travel-related). One of my favorite parts of traveling internationally is trying exotic… Johnny Jet , May 29, 2018
Video: The First Alaska Airlines Flight Piloted by African-American Women In the below video (embedded in a tweet), you’ll see/hear a historic announcement to passengers of the first Alaska Airlines flight piloted by two African-American women. From MSN, “Captain Tara Wright… Johnny Jet , May 29, 2018
A Great Free App for Travelers With Food Allergies Living with a food allergy, even a minor one, can be difficult. Traveling with a food allergy can feel nearly impossible. Luckily, there are a number of apps available that… Johnny Jet , May 29, 2018
Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Brendan van Son Brendan van Son (brendanvanson) In his own words, Brendan van Son (brendanvanson) “is a travel photographer and journalist from a small town in Canada called Rocky Mountain House. After completing degrees in… Johnny Jet , May 28, 2018
How to Travel From Los Angeles to Las Vegas for Under $3 Starting next week, you can get between Los Angeles and Las Vegas for $2.99! As reported by Travel + Leisure, German bus company FlixBus has begun selling seats on American… Johnny Jet , May 24, 2018
The Trackable Wallet That’s Difficult to Lose Are you looking for a great Father’s Day present? If your loved one (they make them for women, too) tends to lose their wallet often (um, my dad), you might… Johnny Jet , May 22, 2018