Video: How to Spot a Rip Current I was reading in our local paper that a beloved resident died last week while on vacation in Jamaica because he got caught in a rip current. Since I know… Johnny Jet , January 30, 2018
How to Find the Nearest Farmers Market One of my favorite things to do when I travel (and while I’m home) is visit a local farmers market. At a farmers market, I not only get fresh, organic… Johnny Jet , January 30, 2018
How to Translate Signs and Objects in Dozens of Languages In the old days (by which I mean 15 years ago), when I traveled internationally it was challenging. There wasn’t any Wi-Fi and there weren’t any apps to translate signs,… Johnny Jet , January 30, 2018
Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Discover Ocean Discover Ocean (discoverocean) The Earth’s oceans are amazing! This Instagram handle (discoverocean)—with over 1.3 million followers—showcases their beauty… Wish upon a star.. Bahamas. ✨? Image ©@scubapro #DiscoverOcean #StarFish #Scuba A… Johnny Jet , January 29, 2018
How to Make Packing Toiletries Easy Peasy Raise your hand if you’ve ever arrived at your destination and realized you’ve forgotten some or all of your toiletries. Both my hands are in the air. I usually have… Johnny Jet , January 23, 2018
Video: Behind the Scenes of EL AL’s New In-Flight Safety Video We’ve featured a number of great/funny/clever in-flight safety videos in the past (like this one and this one). This week, we go behind the scenes with EL AL on the… Johnny Jet , January 23, 2018
What’s Open and Closed in the Caribbean After the Hurricanes Travel Weekly has done an excellent job creating an updated guide (with maps) to what’s open and closed in the Caribbean after the region took a one-two punch from hurricanes… Johnny Jet , January 23, 2018
Find Your Face in a Famous Painting With Google’s Hit App If you spend a lot of time on social media, you’ve probably heard about Google’s Arts & Culture app that all of a sudden became the most-downloaded app in the… Johnny Jet , January 23, 2018
A Peek at Life in One of the Coldest Inhabited Places on Earth Anastasia Gruzdeva (anastasiagav) Last week I was reading an AP story titled, “Even the eyelashes freeze: Russia sees minus 88.6 degrees F.” The cover photo (Instagrammed below) is what made… Johnny Jet , January 22, 2018
The Smart Luggage You Can Bring on a Plane Last week we featured a smart backpack by Energizer that has a removable lithium battery. As you’ve probably heard (or read here), most airlines have banned lithium batteries, so it’s… Johnny Jet , January 16, 2018
Video: 12 Things Not to Do in Japan I’ve been fortunate to travel to Japan a handful of times (including last month), and each time before I go I brush up on my local etiquette. As in many… Johnny Jet , January 16, 2018
How to Eat a Homemade Meal in a Local’s Home in a New Place Some of my most memorable travel experiences have involved food, and often when it’s cooked in a local’s house. But how do you find a local who’s willing to cook… Johnny Jet , January 16, 2018
This Mindfulness App Is One of Apple’s 2017 Apps of the Year One of my New Year’s resolutions is to slow down and be more calm. It seems the Calm app (iOS and Android)—one of Apple’s apps of the year for 2017—is… Johnny Jet , January 16, 2018
Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Christophe Cosset Christophe Cosset (christofs70) Christophe Cosset (christofs70) is a professional photographer based in Switzerland. His photos are so incredible that he sells many of them on his website. Though he doesn’t… Johnny Jet , January 16, 2018
Travel Book of the Week: “Where Is Robin? Los Angeles” by Robin Barone Now that I have a little one (15-month old), I’m always looking to get fun travel kid books, and the books of the “Where Is Robin?” series are fun ones… Johnny Jet , January 11, 2018
