Travel Tip of the Day: Carry a Universal Sink Stopper Carry a Universal Sink Stopper My buddy Gary Arndt (he runs the site Everything Everywhere) recommends long-term travelers always carry a universal sink stopper—a cheap piece of rubber (like this one)… Johnny Jet , June 24, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Rearrange the Hotel Furniture Rearrange the Hotel Furniture When I share a hotel room with my dad or a friend, and our room has two small twin beds pushed up next to each other, the first… Johnny Jet , June 23, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Heed the Warnings when Filling Up the Tub Heed the Warnings when Filling Up the Tub Continuing the bath/shower theme from last Monday’s tip, and the common sense-extended theme from last Tuesday’s tip, you’d be shocked to know how… Johnny Jet , June 22, 2015
Reader Travel Tip of the Day: Another Note on Elevator Close Buttons Another Note on Elevator Close Buttons Each Friday, we’re featuring a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip is a footnote on Tuesday’s tip, in which I… Johnny Jet , June 19, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Don’t Try to Get Your Stolen Phone Back Don’t Try to Get Your Stolen Phone Back A few months ago, I featured a tip about the iPhone app that will show you exactly where your iPhone or iPad… Johnny Jet , June 18, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Free Rental Day with Silvercar Free Rental Day with Silvercar A little while back, I wrote about Silvercar, the fast-growing rental car service with only Audi A4s in its fleet. Well, my buddy Gary Leff of View from… Johnny Jet , June 17, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Press to Close the Elevator Doors Press to Close the Elevator Doors Another in line with the “stand to the side” tip from a few weeks back: common sense, and still deserving of more attention. If you’re… Johnny Jet , June 16, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: How to Make the Shower Water Hotter How to Make the Shower Water Hotter In many of the international destinations I’ve traveled to, I’ve found a safety pin or similar device (see above) on the shower’s temperature control;… Johnny Jet , June 15, 2015
Reader Travel Tip of the Day: Throw-Away Pens Throw-Away Pens Each Friday, we’re featuring a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip builds on Monday’s tip and comes from reader Kathy W., who says:… Johnny Jet , June 12, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Keep Your Boarding Pass Out When Boarding International Carriers Keep Your Boarding Pass Out when Boarding International Carriers Last Thursday’s tip was about keeping your cruise card ready to go when getting off or returning to the ship. Along the same lines,… Johnny Jet , June 11, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Garbage Bag Poncho Garbage Bag Poncho Yesterday’s tip was about packing a poncho. Well, if you’re out on a tour and don’t have a poncho or an umbrella with you, ask a restaurant if you… Johnny Jet , June 10, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Bring a Poncho Bring a Poncho Whenever I travel, I pack an umbrella and a poncho. The latter takes up no room and usually costs $1 but can really save you if you get… Johnny Jet , June 9, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Carry a Pen When Flying International Carry a Pen When Flying International If you’re flying internationally, chances are you’ll be required to fill out customs and immigration forms. Instead of being rejected by the flight attendant… Johnny Jet , June 8, 2015
Reader Travel Tip of the Day: Lipstick at Security Lipstick at Security Each Friday, we’re featuring a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip builds on Tuesday’s tip about liquids and electronics at Heathrow,… Johnny Jet , June 5, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Have Your Cruise Card Ready Have Your Cruise Card Ready Building on yesterday’s cruise-related tip: This should be common sense but when I go on cruises (like this European river cruise) and I see passengers… Johnny Jet , June 4, 2015
