Travel Book of the Week: “Here Lies America” by Jason Cochran My buddy and travel colleague of 20 years Jason Cochran has written a new book. It’s called “Here Lies America: Buried Agendas & Family Secrets at the Tourist Sites Where… Johnny Jet , October 3, 2019
This Is the Perfect Gift for Travelers With Small Children After my wife gave birth to our daughter Olivia in August (here’s the story), one of our good friends in the travel industry (thanks, Allison!) sent us one of the… Johnny Jet , October 3, 2019
This Medical Tourism Booking Tool Makes It Easier to Travel for Medical Treatment Did you know that medical/dental tourism is a $439 billion global industry? And that it’s growing at a rate of 25% per year? Medical tourism, if you don’t know, involves… Johnny Jet , October 3, 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
Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Tupi Saravia Tupi Saravia (tupisaravia) Martina “Tupi” Saravia is an Instagrammer, photographer and fashion producer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. More than 300,000 people follow her account, which is full of photos of… Johnny Jet , October 2, 2019
Video: Hero Takes Down O’Hare Catering Cart Going Haywire Yesterday at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, a crazy scene unfolded on the tarmac. Today, video of the incident (below) is making the rounds. Here’s what happened: A rogue O’Hare catering… Johnny Jet , October 1, 2019
Video: My Favorite Episode of Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown The late Anthony Bourdain was no doubt one of the world’s most prolific travelers. The former chef-turned-TV-star took viewers around the world with him on his popular Travel Channel series… Johnny Jet , September 25, 2019
How to Offset Your Carbon Emissions When You Fly Today is the second day of the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, a two-day portion of the 74th U.N. General Assembly. In Manhattan, the world’s leaders are discussing how… Ian Livingston , September 25, 2019
How to Track, Map & Share Your Travels With Only a Phone Do you like to map or track your travels for yourself or for your friends and family? Polarsteps automatically tracks your routes and places you’ve visited while you’re traveling and… Johnny Jet , September 25, 2019
Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Winnie Harlow Winnie Harlow (winnieharlow) I’d never heard of supermodel Winnie Harlow, or any of the other current supermodels for that matter, before this week, but I like her. And I’m sticking… Johnny Jet , September 24, 2019
Travel Book of the Week: “Comfortably Wild” by Mike and Anne Howard My friends Mike and Anne Howard of HoneyTrek.com have a new book coming out next week (October 1). Mike and Anne have been living nomadically since they left on their… Johnny Jet , September 22, 2019
My Mom’s Name Is on an American Airlines Plane It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost 19 years since I lost my mom to cancer. My mom was my world and it took me years to get over… Johnny Jet , September 21, 2019
How to Find Out Who Has Fake Followers on Instagram Wired ran an interesting story this week on the issue of fake followers on Instagram, which is becoming a headache for the company. In sum, the story is about how… Johnny Jet , September 18, 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
Travel Book of the Week: “Walking with Ghosts in Papua New Guinea” by Rick Antonson A few years back, we ran a series on editor Ian Livingston’s travels in Papua New Guinea in five parts, starting with A Trip in a Single Photo (part two)… Johnny Jet , September 17, 2019