Travel Product of the Week: Virtual Post Mail Virtual Post Mail is a pretty novel idea: It’s an online mailbox for your real U.S. post. Basically, you set up an account, which starts at $20 a month, and… Johnny Jet , April 22, 2020
6 Things to Pack When Flying Amid the Coronavirus Outbreak I’ve been wiping down my airplane seat, tray table and entertainment system long before coronavirus became a concern. Call me a germaphobe (I’ve been called worse!) but the thought of… Johnny Jet , March 9, 2020
Product of the Week: Amazon Fire TV Cube I’ve written about Amazon’s Alexa devices many times before (here are eight ways Amazon Echo can help travelers and how to take Alexa along with you when you travel). We… Johnny Jet , March 4, 2020
Use These 2 Disinfecting Wipes to Fight Germs the Next Time You Travel Almost everyone I know is freaked out about novel coronavirus, myself included. In fact, I just canceled my round-the-world trip, which was supposed to begin in just over a week… Johnny Jet , February 5, 2020
How to Make Sure You Never Sleep Through Your Alarm Again I’m not sure if this happens to you too, but usually when I have an early morning flight I end up getting a terrible night’s sleep. I guess it’s nerves,… Johnny Jet , January 28, 2020
This Portable Power Station Could Save You in an Emergency I live in Southern California so I’m always trying to stay prepared for the Big One (earthquake, that is), just in case it hits. That means a lot of things,… Johnny Jet , January 21, 2020
This Tiny and Durable External Hard Drive Is Great for Travel I’ve written about my use of external hard drives in the past, including here and here. The fact is that there are many good and durable external hard drives to… Johnny Jet , December 18, 2019
These Cozy Headphones Are Comfortable to Sleep With Back in 2013, I tried my first set of SleepPhones, which I liked. SleepPhones headphones are self-billed as “the world’s most comfortable headphones for sleeping.” Each “pair” consists of two… Johnny Jet , December 4, 2019
This 5-Jack Audio Splitter Lets Five People Listen to Audio From One Device One of my biggest pet peeves when I travel is rude people. It seems to me that these kinds of people are turning up more and more, at home and… Johnny Jet , November 7, 2019
How to Get Faster Wi-Fi in Your House or Rental The Google Wi-Fi system is more of a life product than a travel product, unless you own a vacation home that you rent out and your guests demand fast, high-speed… Johnny Jet , October 30, 2019
This Is the Perfect Gift for Travelers With Small Children After my wife gave birth to our daughter Olivia in August (here’s the story), one of our good friends in the travel industry (thanks, Allison!) sent us one of the… Johnny Jet , October 3, 2019
My Mom’s Name Is on an American Airlines Plane It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost 19 years since I lost my mom to cancer. My mom was my world and it took me years to get over… Johnny Jet , September 21, 2019
This Belt Has a Screwdriver Head and More Tools Built Into It I’m not the handiest guy you’ll ever meet, but I love gadgets, and I can fix most things around the house (as long as they don’t involve electricity). These days,… Johnny Jet , September 11, 2019
The Product That Rick Steves Says Will Lower Your Risk of Being Pickpocketed As we wrote in yesterday’s tip, Rick Steves was pickpocketed this summer in Paris. He wrote that the main reason it happened was that he wasn’t wearing a money belt…. Johnny Jet , August 28, 2019
This Might Be the Best Stain Removal Kit for Travelers When I travel, I’m like a mini CVS store. I always have a whole medical emergency kit with me, and beyond that, I carry all kinds of little gadgets, from… Johnny Jet , August 13, 2019
