Why Australia Holds a Special Place for Me as a Traveler I first really learned about Australia in the late ’80s when Crocodile Dundee hit theaters and Tourism Australia began airing those now-iconic commercials featuring Paul Hogan. Around the same time,… Johnny Jet , February 5, 2026
Robert Irwin Shines on Dancing With the Stars and in New Tourism Australia Campaign I’m not a Dancing With the Stars fan but I love Robert Irwin and Australia so after attending a tourism brunch the day before, I decided to tune in. I… Johnny Jet , September 16, 2025
Australia Fines Actress $2,000 For Bringing a String of Flowers Into The Country If you’ve ever been to Australia or watched the hit show Border Security: Australia’s Front Line (embedded below) then you know how strict and diligent their customs agents are. Navya… Johnny Jet , September 10, 2025
Flight review: Flying Qantas between Sydney and Brisbane, Australia We left off after spending two nights in Sydney at what was possibly the coolest experience in the city, the Roar and Snore and the Wildlife Retreat overnight experiences at… Johnny Jet , December 21, 2024
Wildlife Retreat at Taronga: This overnight zoo experience is Sydney’s best-kept secret If you’re following along with our epic trip to Fiji and Australia, here is Part Seven of our grand adventure. Below are the previous stories if you want to catch… Johnny Jet , December 17, 2024
Roar and Snore at the Taronga Zoo: Hands down the coolest place to stay in Sydney, Australia A big thank you to the Taronga Zoo Sydney for hosting our stay so we could write this detailed review of our experience. I’ve been fortunate to travel to Sydney… Johnny Jet , December 13, 2024
Flight review: Fiji Airways from Nadi, Fiji to Sydney, Australia If you’re following along on our Fijian/Australian adventure, here’s part five of this epic trip. Here’s a quick recap: Part One: Flight Review: Our 11-hour flight on Fiji Airways from Los… Johnny Jet , December 12, 2024
Move Over Singapore Airlines – Qantas Just Announced Plans for the New Longest Flights in the World Singapore Airlines currently operates the longest flight in the world – New York to Singapore, which comes in at 9,527-miles and takes 18.5 hours. Well, that’s going to change come… Johnny Jet , May 1, 2022
Ring in The New Year With These Incredible Webcams From Around The World Updated: Click here for a replay of Paris’ incredible 2021 New Year’s Eve fireworks show. Happy (almost!) New Year! The countdown is on and depending on where you live, 2021… Johnny Jet , December 30, 2020
What It’s Like to Fly to Australia During Covid19? Australia is one of my favorite countries in the world and I’m fortunate to have been many times. The last time was to see the first Major League Baseball game… Johnny Jet , May 28, 2020
United Bringing Non-Stop Service Between Houston and Sydney On January 18, 2018, the city of Houston is set to receive non-stop service via United Airlines to Sydney, Australia. It will be the only non-stop service between the two… Team Johnny Jet , September 7, 2017
Honolulu-Sydney $199 O/W Nonstop on Boeing 787 Thanks to my buddy Scott McMurren (@alaskatravelgrm) for turning me onto this incredible fare: Honolulu-Sydney $199 o/w nonstop on Boeing 787 @JetstarAirways starts Mar 26. It’s a little more on… Johnny Jet , March 13, 2017
Los Angeles, Miami, New York and Chicago to Sydney on American Airlines $750 R/T I was just pricing out tickets to go to Australia and noticed they are super cheap on American Airlines. Would you believe you can fly Los Angeles to Sydney for… Johnny Jet , February 4, 2017
Video: A Private Tour of the Sydney Opera House In Sydney, Australia, the Sydney Opera House is probably the best ticket in town. That is unless you are very lucky, as I was, and get to take the experience… Richard Crawford , January 11, 2017
Video: One Plane Lands as Another Takes off on the Same Runway Talk about a congested airport! Footage from the Sydney airport last week shows a JetStar plane coming into land just as a Cathay Pacific plane is departing for Hong Kong…. Johnny Jet , January 10, 2017
