My Best Travel Advice For Summer Travel Yesterday, I was on KCAL9/CBS Los Angeles talking about summer travel. Of course, as with almost every TV news interview, they only took short soundbites from our entire interview, which… Johnny Jet , April 27, 2021
8 Reasons to Stay at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel Last month I told you that we took our first real road trip in over year and it felt great. Once the pandemic hit, we followed all the guidelines and… Johnny Jet , April 18, 2021
Santa Barbara Hotel Sale We are on our first real road trip in over a year. We were just about to check out of our plush hotel, The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara (full disclosure:… Johnny Jet , March 16, 2021
Pandemic Travel: How to Make your Hotel Stay Safe As a travel journalist who focuses on hotel reviews, my life has involved frequent hotel stays. But as we all know, the travel landscape has shifted quite a bit. The… Kelley Ferro , December 8, 2020
Why You Should Postpone Your Travel Plans Especially To California and Mexico UPDATE: I woke up this morning to see this bad news, as reported by CBS2: “Eleven Southern California counties are set to put a regional stay-at-home order into effect as… Johnny Jet , December 4, 2020
Is It Ethical to Travel For the Holidays? This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Johnny Jet , November 14, 2020
Two Ways to Remove Beach Tar From Your Feet I’m not sure if this is just a Southern California problem or not but oftentimes, when we go to the beach, we find patches of tar in the sand that… Johnny Jet , September 3, 2020
It’s Restaurant Week in Los Angeles (and Restaurant Month in California) First off, happy MLK Day! In the spirit of the holiday, which is a national day of service and “a day on, not a day off,” I suggest checking out… Johnny Jet , January 20, 2020
How to Do a Weekend Detox Right in San Diego, California Sunny San Diego is consistently rated one of the best cities in the U.S. for yoga—so what better destination could there be for a wellness vacation than this laid-back beach… Caitlin Martin Marker , October 25, 2019
Weekend Getaways From Los Angeles This post is sponsored by Marriott but all opinions expressed within are my own. It’s not that Los Angeles doesn’t have a lot to lure visitors. But when you’re visiting… Johnny Jet , August 5, 2019
More Than 40 Museums in Southern California Offer Free Entry at Select Times In just about every part of the world, American and international, there are museums worth visiting (here’s a good website for museum-goers). This is especially true in major cities like… Johnny Jet , July 31, 2019
A Short Guide to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland in California Editor’s note: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is an immersive, Star Wars-themed land now open at both Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida. The experience at the two parks… Liliane Opsomer , July 18, 2019
Highlights From a Family Weekend in Temecula, CA As I wrote yesterday, my family and I were recently invited to visit Temecula by the tourism board. Unsure what to expect, we all left pleasantly surprised and ready to… Johnny Jet , April 30, 2019
10 Reasons to Love Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA When my family and I were invited to Temecula for a weekend hosted by the tourism board, I admit that I didn’t really know what to expect. I didn’t know… Johnny Jet , April 29, 2019
Video: Wildflower Super Bloom at LAX The wildflower “super bloom” is all over the news right now in Southern California thanks to this winter’s abundance of rain, strong winds and favorable temperatures. My wife and I… Johnny Jet , March 20, 2019