19-Month-Old Dies of Apparent Fentanyl Overdose in Airbnb and There’s an Important Travel Tip For Every Parent of Young Children and Dog Owners This Washington Post headline, “Their toddler took a nap in an Airbnb — and fentanyl killed her” is what nightmares are made of. As a parent myself, reading this story… Johnny Jet , March 5, 2023
The 10 Deadliest Beaches in the USA for Shark Attacks Every summer, I joke to my friends that I should sue Steven Spielberg because when I was young, I made the terrible mistake of watching the movie Jaws and it… Johnny Jet , February 7, 2023
How to Find Out Whether Your Flight Is Going to Be Turbulent In December, a video of severe turbulence on a flight to Hawaii went viral as dozens of passengers were injured. The incident understandably made many travelers nervous, including me, since… Johnny Jet , February 1, 2023
How Do Pilots Identify and Avoid Areas of Turbulence? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers aviation-related questions. You can check out past installments here. In this column, Spencer talks about turbulence: what it is, how… Spencer Marker , December 19, 2022
Why International Travelers Should Follow President Biden’s Valuable Advice in Welcome Home Speech to Brittney Griner Back in August, I wrote this post: What Travelers Can Learn from Brittney Griner’s Sentencing in Russia. As you are probably well aware, a Russian court sentenced WNBA basketball star… Johnny Jet , December 9, 2022
Why I Avoid Using Elevators, Especially in California One of my top travel tips for cruisers is to opt for the stairs instead of the elevator – even if it means climbing up 12 flights of stairs. Of… Johnny Jet , November 27, 2022
TRAGIC: 3 US Tourists Die From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in AirBnb – Here’s How to Protect Yourself When You Travel It may not be something you think about often but carbon monoxide poisoning can happen, both at home and when you travel. Taking precautions and being prepared with a portable… Johnny Jet , November 25, 2022
Two Scams Currently Making the Rounds That Everyone Should Know About These days, with the influx of emails, text messages, robocalls and in-person pleas for help, you really have to be on your guard every time you receive one. I mean,… Johnny Jet , November 15, 2022
Airline Passenger Sets Toilet and Trash Can on Fire Mid-Flight I wrote a post recently about how some travelers do really stupid things like getting too close to wildlife or disobeying warning signs when hiking … and it almost never… Johnny Jet , November 1, 2022
Do You Know What to Do If You’re Caught in a Stampede? Here’s How To Survive a Crowd Surge The horrific stampede that took place over the weekend in South Korea is a good reminder for everyone to learn what to do if, God forbid, you ever get caught… Johnny Jet , October 30, 2022
In-Flight Theft is Real – Here’s How To Prevent It and Protect Your Stuff 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 , October 10, 2022
The Real Reasons Flight Attendants Tell Passengers to Hold on to Their Phones During Takeoff and Landing If you listen carefully to flight attendant announcements, especially on airplanes that have lie-flat seats, you will probably hear them warn passengers to hold on to their phones during takeoff… Johnny Jet , October 1, 2022
My Terrifying Hotel Fire Experience and What I Learned from It I recently wrote about 5 things I always ask the front desk agent whenever I check into a hotel. One thing I always ask is to have a room between… Johnny Jet , October 1, 2022
How to Survive a Hurricane in a Hotel Room As Hurricane Ian moves closer to Florida, today’s tip concerns hurricane preparedness. Specifically, if you’re staying at a hotel in a destination that’s in a hurricane’s path, what should you… Johnny Jet , September 27, 2022
Wynd Portable Air Purifier Is Your New Travel Essential On 60 Minutes last night, President Joe Biden declared, “the pandemic is over.’ That statement enraged some popular doctors who tweeted their objections and dismay. Dr. Eric Ding, an epidemiologist… Johnny Jet , September 18, 2022
