How to See What the Weather Was Like on the Day You Were Born Dark Sky, which I first wrote about in 2014, is one of my favorite weather apps. It’s crazy accurate, and I love the fact that it warns me when rain… Johnny Jet , November 19, 2019
This Navigation App Is Great for Long Road Trips Most of the major navigation apps are free, so when you see one that costs money you expect it to be good. Well, inRoute Route Planner, which is $3.99/month or… Johnny Jet , November 12, 2019
This App Helps Traveling Women Connect With Other Female Travelers Earlier this month, we wrote about a HuffPost story full of travel tips for solo travelers. One of the tips, from Alice Teacake of Teacake Travels, was for solo women… Johnny Jet , November 7, 2019
This Great Photo-Editing App Just Partnered With a Famous Instagrammer This week’s featured Instagrammer, Tupi Saravia, is in the news for partnering with Enlight Quickshot, a really cool photo-editing app. Here’s the story via BuzzFee News: “Tupi Saravia, the travel… Johnny Jet , October 3, 2019
How to Get Food Delivered to You at Your Airport Gate One of my top travel tips is to not use room service when you’re staying at a hotel. It’s usually crazy expensive and not that good. Instead, if you’re hungry… Johnny Jet , September 18, 2019
This App Can Help You Save Big When You Exchange Leftover Currency How many times have you found yourself with unused local currency after a trip? When it happens (it happens to all of us), your options are usually to: Change the… Johnny Jet , August 13, 2019
You Can Find Out the Name of Every Mountain Around You With This App Do you like mountains? Landscapes? New destinations? The PeakFinder AR app is every traveler’s/explorer’s/geography-enthusiast’s dream! PeakFinder AR (augmented reality) uses AR technology to show the names of all the mountains… Johnny Jet , July 22, 2019
This AR App Lets You Simulate Life in Space as an Astronaut The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission inspired a lot of our regular features this week. July 16 (Tuesday) marked the anniversary of the mission’s launch from Florida’s Kennedy… Johnny Jet , July 17, 2019
How to Get a Taxi in Nine European Countries With One App When I travel, I usually use Blacklane to get and from airports and between planned points (full disclosure: I’m a Blacklane brand ambassadors). The thing is, though, that Blacklane cars… Johnny Jet , June 25, 2019
There’s a New Way to Get Around Las Vegas for Cheap There’s a new on-demand rideshare app in Las Vegas called Trip to Strip. Behind the app is the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, which is hoping to take on… Johnny Jet , June 19, 2019
How to Make Sure You Get the Lowest Room Rate at Your Hotel Here’s a new app that can help save you money on hotels. With Pruvo, you book your desired hotel room on any website and at any price you like (just… Johnny Jet , June 11, 2019
This App Will Help You Stay Off Your Phone on a Trip Do you sometimes (or all the time) have difficulty putting your phone down? Maybe when you travel, especially? Moment is a free app for iOS and Android that was designed… Johnny Jet , June 5, 2019
The Free App That Lets Travelers Clear the Canadian Border Faster A couple of weeks ago I was cruising through Toronto Pearson airport (YYZ) chasing my two-year-old when the sign above caught my eye. I quickly snapped a pic so I… Johnny Jet , May 22, 2019
How to Wake Up to Birdsong Every Morning My sister Carol told me that she wakes up every morning to nature’s chorus (birds singing) via a free app for iOS and Android called Dawn Chorus. I decided to… Johnny Jet , May 15, 2019
This New App Lets You Post Messages on Screens Across NYC On Monday, a new app called Shoutable was launched to give people the power to post personalized messages to LinkNYC’s 3,600 screens across all five boroughs! It seems to me… Johnny Jet , May 8, 2019
