Travel Video of the Week: First Underground Hot Air Balloon Flight The Croatia Tourism board recently uploaded an interesting video of Ivan Trifonov, a seventy-year-old Austrian with a Croatian passport. He’s the first man to try and succeed in flying a… Johnny Jet , November 11, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: Los Angeles Supermoon Timelapse I’ve been back in Los Angeles for the past 10 days and already I’ve been reminded why it’s one of my favorite cities in the world, and why I call… Johnny Jet , November 4, 2014
Travel Product of the Week: Rotation 180º Travel Away Backpack The rotation 180º Travel Away is a unique backpack for adventurous travelers that keeps their most valuable gear both secure and easily accessible. The pack’s patented rotation technology, which recently won… Johnny Jet , November 4, 2014
Travel App of the Week: B4 You Board Airport food is getting better and better, but sometimes there just isn’t enough time to grab a bite to eat before a flight. Still, you don’t want to risk the… Johnny Jet , October 27, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: Air New Zealand’s “Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made” Air New Zealand has a history of making viral-ready safety videos (like this one), and their latest—”The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made”—is more of the same. Like others before it, it features… Johnny Jet , October 23, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: Shepard Smith Blasts Media for Ebola Hysteria Anyone freaked out about Ebola should check out Fox’s Shepard Smith blasting the media for its “hysterical and irresponsible” Ebola coverage (above). I wasn’t expecting that, and I just added it… Johnny Jet , October 21, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: Watchtower of Turkey Skift.com calls this video one of the best travel videos they’ve ever seen. The fast-moving tourism video was directed and edited by Leonardo Dalessandri, who traveled over 2,100 miles (3,500… Johnny Jet , October 14, 2014
Travel Product of the Week: Scough Here’s a brilliant idea that’s just in time for the Ebola panic. Most travelers don’t want to wear a silly-looking surgeon’s mask to keep healthy or keep their germs in…. Johnny Jet , October 7, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: Danny MacAskill vs “The Ridge” in the Isle of Skye In this incredible video, Danny MacAskill, 28, a professional (Red Bull-sponsored) street trials bike rider from Scotland goes up and then down a treacherous piece of landscape—known as the Cuillin… Johnny Jet , October 7, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: Surprise Icelandair Stopover One way to save when flying to Europe is to go via Reykjavik on Icelandair. Hopefully, after the video above more people will start taking advantage of their free stopovers. This… Johnny Jet , September 30, 2014
Travel Product of the Week: Obedo Neck & Back Cradle Here’s a cool new contraption designed especially for travelers. Perfect for flying, the Obedo Neck & Back Cradle supports your head and is fully adjustable. It can be used in… Johnny Jet , September 23, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: The MythBusters vs. Boarding Techniques What’s the best way to board a plane? Different airlines employ different procedures, and if it seems like most-to-all of them are inefficient, you’re not alone—and according to the MythBusters,… Johnny Jet , September 23, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: Diving into an Active Volcano in Vanuatu Holy cow! Did you see two filmmakers put on heat resistant suits and GoPro camera on their heads and journeyed into an active volcano? Documentarian George Kourounis and filmmaker Sam… Johnny Jet , September 16, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: Walter the Dog in Sicily How much do dogs love the water? You’ll find one answer to this question watching this video of Walter, a Labrador, who has a GoPro camera strapped to his back… Johnny Jet , September 9, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: Insane Landing in Sint Maarten I’ve only been to Sint Maarten once and it was just to transfer by boat to Anguilla. I’m sorry now that I didn’t know how popular Maho Beach is among tourists,… Johnny Jet , September 2, 2014