How to Translate Signs and Objects in Dozens of Languages In the old days (by which I mean 15 years ago), when I traveled internationally it was challenging. There wasn’t any Wi-Fi and there weren’t any apps to translate signs,… Johnny Jet , January 30, 2018
Find Your Face in a Famous Painting With Google’s Hit App If you spend a lot of time on social media, you’ve probably heard about Google’s Arts & Culture app that all of a sudden became the most-downloaded app in the… Johnny Jet , January 23, 2018
This Mindfulness App Is One of Apple’s 2017 Apps of the Year One of my New Year’s resolutions is to slow down and be more calm. It seems the Calm app (iOS and Android)—one of Apple’s apps of the year for 2017—is… Johnny Jet , January 16, 2018
The App That Helps Blind Travelers Get Around the Airport I recently read an article in the Miami Herald titled “Blind travelers can get around an airport more easily with new app.” It’s an interesting read, and it makes the… Johnny Jet , January 10, 2018
How to Find Places You’ll Love in Cities Around the World Don’t you wish you had a cool cousin in every city you visited who had the 411 on places to go and eat? Well, thanks to this free iOS app… Johnny Jet , December 6, 2017
The Amazing Art App That Works Like Shazam Smartify, a London-based company, just launched what may be the Shazam of artwork. Smartify is a free app available for both Android and iOS with which users can scan art… Johnny Jet , November 20, 2017
The Free First Aid App That Everyone Needs to Download Right Now Natalie and I just hired a babysitter to watch Jack a few hours a week so that we can get some solid work done. When I asked our (highly recommended)… Johnny Jet , November 6, 2017
Leaf Peepr: Yankee Magazine’s Free Leaf-Peeping App Yankee magazine has a free leaf-peeping app that fans of fall foliage will love! It’s called—are you ready?—Leaf Peepr and it’s available for both iOS and Android. Leaf Peepr helps… Johnny Jet , October 17, 2017
The App With Emergency Numbers in 196 Countries Did you know 911 is not universal? In fact, out of the 196 countries in the world there are more than 70 different emergency numbers! TripWhistle is a free iOS app… Johnny Jet , October 11, 2017
Brightly: A Free App That Will Brighten Your Photos Like most Instagram users, I touch up my photos before uploading them. I usually use either Adobe Photo Shop Express or Snapseed. Well, Snapseed was never that easy to figure out… Johnny Jet , October 4, 2017
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
Circa: The Global Time and Meeting Planner If you travel a lot for work, you might consider getting the Circa app ($3.99) on iOS and Android. What’s so great about it is that it helps you keep time… Johnny Jet , August 29, 2017
How to Find the Best Tacos Near You If you love tacos, this is the app for you. Of course, there are a ton of food apps out there like Yelp and OpenTable, but they can be overwhelming/complicated/not-taco-focused. Download the… Johnny Jet , August 22, 2017
Crime and Place: A Good Tool for Safer Solo Travel Here’s an interesting iOS-only app that a reader just tipped me off to. Karen T writes, “When I travel in the US (and especially when planning), I use an app… Johnny Jet , August 1, 2017
The App You Want to Download if You’re Afraid to Fly I used to be afraid to fly, so I truly sympathize with those suffering from a fear of flying. The good news is that you can get over it—because if… Johnny Jet , July 25, 2017