My Somewhat Freakish Travel Habit Might Just Save Your Life Back in 2021, a disturbing surveillance video was captured at the 14th Street (Union Square) subway station in New York City. A 24-year-old man is seen pushing an innocent 40-year-old… Johnny Jet , May 14, 2023
Hilton Hotel Manager Accused of Breaking Into Guest’s Room and Assaulting Him. Here’s How to Protect Yourself I’ve read a lot of bizarre stories while researching and curating the travel news for my daily newsletter (it’s free and you can sign up here), but this story might… Johnny Jet , May 8, 2023
The Grossest Thing in Your Hotel Room Isn’t What You Think … And Might Even Be Dirtier Than the Toilet As a former ‘carry-on only’ kind of traveler, I would never dream of packing my hair dryer when I travel. In an effort to conserve space and streamline my packing… Natalie DiScala , May 3, 2023
A Travel Door Alarm Can Give You an Added Sense of Security at Home and When You Travel I’ll never forget the time two guys tried to break into our house. It was the early 2000s and I had slept over at my parents’ place. My dad was… Natalie DiScala , May 1, 2023
Make Sure You Don’t Go to the Wrong House Rental or Jump in the Wrong Car When you travel to a new place, directions can be confusing and even disorienting depending on where you’re going or how tired you are. Heck, there have been times when… Johnny Jet , April 20, 2023
Don’t Try a New Medication for the First Time on a Plane Yesterday, I featured my top 10 tips for sleeping on a plane. I know that these days, not everyone has time to read a long article, so I’m singling out… Johnny Jet , April 11, 2023
FBI Warns Travelers Not to Do This – Here’s What to Do Instead Savvy travelers know that when they travel, they have to be on guard, always on the lookout for an endless array of scams and scammers. I’ve written about many scams,… Johnny Jet , April 11, 2023
How International Travelers Can Avoid Scams, Strikes, Disasters and More One of my top travel tips for anyone traveling internationally is to check the travel advisories issued by the U.S. State Department and the U.S embassy of that country. I… Johnny Jet , March 10, 2023
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
WARNING: If This Can Happen at Trader Joe’s, it Can Happen Anywhere – Here’s How to Protect Yourself Travelers have always had to keep their guard up for a number of reasons. One, travelers are usually easy targets since they are often not familiar with the area they’re… Johnny Jet , March 2, 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