Travel Tip of the Day: Tell Your Credit Card Company or Bank You’re Traveling by Phone, Not Web Tell Your Credit Card Company or Bank You’re Traveling by Phone, Not Web In my recent article 12 Things to Know Before You Travel to Europe, I wrote about how you should tell your… Johnny Jet , July 9, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Traveling on United during Their Computer Glitch Traveling on United during Their Computer Glitch Hopefully you aren’t traveling on United Airlines today (or possibly even tomorrow) since they’ve had another computer glitch, which has grounded ALL flights… Johnny Jet , July 8, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Don’t Swim with Clothes On Don’t Swim With Clothes On Thursday’s tip was about swimming between the lifeguard flags or next to a lifeguard stand. Today’s tip is swimming-related, but a little different. Since I… Johnny Jet , July 7, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Tube Strikes in London This Week Tube Strikes in London This Week If you’ll be in London this week (where I recently was), today’s tip is an important one. Beginning on Wednesday night, employees of the… Johnny Jet , July 6, 2015
Reader Travel Tip of the Day: Train Help Scam Train Help Scam Each Friday, we’re featuring a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip was inspired by Monday’s tip about pickpockets (where it was… Johnny Jet , July 3, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Swim within the Lifeguard Flags or Near Lifeguard Stands Swim Within the Lifeguard Flags or Near Lifeguard Stands I live near the beach in Los Angeles and over the years, I’ve come to learn that the safest place to… Johnny Jet , July 2, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: What to Do if You’re Traveling to Greece What to Do if You’re Traveling to Greece I’ve only been to Greece a few times, so I’m no expert on the place. But one thing I do know about… Johnny Jet , July 1, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Find Out If You Need a Visa—Ahead of Time Find Out If You Need a Visa—Ahead of Time I recently wrote a post offering 10 passport tips that will save you time, money and headaches. While writing it, I… Johnny Jet , June 30, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Watch Out for Paris Pickpockets Watch Out for Paris Pickpockets You might have read in the news that recently, the Eiffel Tower was closed for an entire day after employees refused to work due to… Johnny Jet , June 29, 2015
Reader Travel Tip of the Day: Portable Laundry Machine Portable Laundry Machine Each Friday, we’re featuring a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Nancy R., who left a comment on Wednesday’s tip about… Johnny Jet , June 26, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Toilet Flush Buttons Toilet Flush Buttons When I first traveled to Australia, I was confused as to why the toilets there (and it turns out all over the world) had two buttons (I know, I’m… Johnny Jet , June 25, 2015
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