Travel Book of the Week: “Motel Vegas” by Fred Sigman Art historian and photographer Fred Sigman released a book last week titled “Motel Vegas.” In the book, per Amazon, Fred “documents the art and history of Las Vegas motels and… Johnny Jet , June 19, 2019
Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Jessica Nabongo Jessica Nabongo (thecatchmeifyoucan) Jessica Nabongo was recently featured in Money magazine for visiting 175 countries. She expects to become the first black woman to visit every country in the world…. Johnny Jet , June 19, 2019
Keep All Your Cords and Chargers in One Place With This Travel Case I love the Skits Tech Case, which helps me organize my tech gadgets and plugs, but it’s a bit pricey—so here’s a less expensive option. The Bagsmart Electronic Organizer Travel… Johnny Jet , June 19, 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
Video: Inside a Scam Call Center This week’s video isn’t a travel video per se. What it is is a look inside a scam call center in India. I first saw it in a story posted… Johnny Jet , June 18, 2019
The Map That Shows Johnny Cash Has Been Everywhere, Man I call into Leo Laporte’s The Tech Guy show to do a 10-minute travel segment every Saturday at 12:30pm PT. Sometimes when I’m traveling we move it to Sunday (not… Johnny Jet , June 18, 2019
This Travel Accessory Makes It Easy to Mount Your Device and Watch Movies on a Plane More and more airlines are doing away with in-flight entertainment systems to save money on fuel and maintenance. That of course means that passengers need to come more prepared when… Johnny Jet , June 11, 2019
Video: Orca Near Cape Cod On Sunday, an orca was spotted by a group of fishermen about 70 miles off the coast of Chatham in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. As written on For The Win (via… Johnny Jet , June 11, 2019
This Non-Profit Is Committed to Preventing Hot Car Deaths KidsAndCars.org is probably the most depressing website I’ve ever featured, but it’s an important one since it helps saves lives and lifetimes’ worth of misery. I was inspired by a… Johnny Jet , June 11, 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
Travel Book of the Week: “Forks: A Quest for Culture, Cuisine, and Connection” by Allan Karl I just realized we’ve never featured my buddy Allan Karl’s (here’s his Travel Style) travel memoir, which was definitely an oversight. It’s called “Forks: A Quest for Culture, Cuisine, and… Johnny Jet , June 10, 2019
Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Mikah Meyer Mikah Meyer (mikahmey) Mikah Meyer (mikahmey), a Nebraskan native, is the first person to see all 419 U.S. National Parks in a single journey. His 75,000 mile, non-stop trip took… Johnny Jet , June 10, 2019
This Is the External Hard Drive I Use to Store My Travel Photos Travelers are taking more and more photos and videos these days, and as a result their phones and computers are filling up. Our devices are running out of space. At… Johnny Jet , June 5, 2019
Video: The 99-Year-Old Traveler Drew Binsky, who’s been to 161 countries himself, recently conducted an interview with a 99-year-old traveler named Vincent Leville, a native of Brooklyn. In the video (above), a still-spry Leville… Johnny Jet , June 5, 2019
This Map Beautifully Visualizes the Paths of the World’s Cargo Ships Ever wonder what routes cargo ships take around the globe? With Shipmap, you can watch a year’s worth of cargo ships—the heavy-lifters of the global economy—move on a beautiful, green,… Johnny Jet , June 5, 2019
