Marriott My Trip to Saratoga Racetrack, Part 1: The Residence Inn To be honest, racing horses is really not my thing, but my dad is a huge fan, and because I grew up with the Saturday afternoons of dramatic cheering and… Georgie Jet, September 7, 2017
Travel Tip of the Day Keep Your Gas Tank Full in Advance of a Storm This might be a little late for Florida residents, but for people in the Carolinas and other places—and for future storms—here’s some good advice: At the first sign of a… Johnny Jet, September 7, 2017
Ask a Pilot Ask a Pilot with Spencer: How Much Hands-on Flying Do Pilots Do? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers one of your aviation-related questions each week. See past installments here and submit your own to Whitney@johnnyjet.com. The question Just… Spencer Marker, September 6, 2017
Travel Tip of the Day Get the Hell Out of Florida Ahead of Hurricane Irma I don’t mean to be an alarmist, but after seeing a tweet from a popular meteorologist, I’m extremely concerned about Hurricane Irma. It said: “With sustained winds of 180mph, #Irma… Johnny Jet, September 6, 2017
Travel Product of the Week How to Ensure Yourself a Comfortable Bed When Traveling If you’re one of those travelers that either has a bad back or can never find a hotel bed to your liking, then this mattress made in Japan has your… Johnny Jet, September 5, 2017
Travel Video of the Week Video: A Very Touching Greek Short Film Since this five-minute, 2007 short film was made in Greece, with Greek actors and in the Greek language (it has English subtitles), I thought I could pass it by as… Johnny Jet, September 5, 2017
Travel App of the Week How to Find Great RV Parks in North America RV Parks & Campgrounds was developed to help travelers find great RV parks in North America (USA, Canada and Mexico). It’s free on both iOS and Android and there are… Johnny Jet, September 5, 2017
California 10 Great Forking Reasons to Visit Sacramento, CA There’s a lot more than just politics going on in California’s state capital these days. For those aiming to spend some time visiting Sacramento, here’s what’s cooking in the farm-to-fork… Tim Gaylord, September 5, 2017
Travel News Hurricane Irma Travel Resource Page Hurricane Irma was a category 5 storm with sustained winds of 185mph. We’re thinking of everyone in her path and hope this resource page helps you either get out or… Johnny Jet, September 5, 2017
North America 10 Things to Do in Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria, Virginia, is located just outside of Washington, D.C., and about 10 minutes from Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA). Known fondly as “Old Town” because of its historic district, Alexandria… Caitlin Martin Marker, September 5, 2017
Travel Tip of the Day Bring an External Charger Before my recent American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Charlotte, I noticed that there were no power outlets on the plane while doublechecking the seat configuration on SeatGuru (always… Johnny Jet, September 5, 2017
Travel Webcam of the Week Travel Webcams of the Week: Fall Foliage Webcams Fall foliage (earthcam.com/events/fallcams) Now that Labor Day has just past, summer is unofficially over in North America. Big sad face. I think the majority of Americans (at least the majority… Johnny Jet, September 4, 2017
Boston The Renaissance Boston Waterfront Our final stop of our first family summer road trip (here’s New York City, Connecticut and Rhode Island) was the Renaissance Boston Waterfront, where we spent two nights. What’s cool about… Johnny Jet, September 4, 2017
Travel Where to Eat in Norwalk, Connecticut If you’re visiting Norwalk, Connecticut, my hometown, you won’t want to miss these five great places to visit: 1. Stew Leonard’s Stew Leonard’s is 3.4-miles away and according to Ripley’s… Johnny Jet, September 4, 2017
Connecticut Road Trip to Norwalk, Connecticut If you’re following along on our first family summer road trip, you know our first stop was New York City. Our next stop was my hometown of South Norwalk, Connecticut,… Johnny Jet, September 4, 2017