Product of the Week: The SKWOOSH Travel Cushion Do the new too-thin padded economy class seats on airplanes hurt your butt? They do for me especially when I’m sitting in an exit row and flying across the country…. Johnny Jet , September 11, 2020
This Portable Safe Helps Keep Your Valuables Safe When You’re on the Go 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 , May 31, 2020
Travel Product of the Week: Virtual Post Mail Virtual Post Mail is a pretty novel idea: It’s an online mailbox for your real U.S. post. Basically, you set up an account, which starts at $20 a month, and… Johnny Jet , April 22, 2020
6 Things to Pack When Flying Amid the Coronavirus Outbreak I’ve been wiping down my airplane seat, tray table and entertainment system long before coronavirus became a concern. Call me a germaphobe (I’ve been called worse!) but the thought of… Johnny Jet , March 9, 2020
Product of the Week: Amazon Fire TV Cube I’ve written about Amazon’s Alexa devices many times before (here are eight ways Amazon Echo can help travelers and how to take Alexa along with you when you travel). We… Johnny Jet , March 4, 2020
Use These 2 Disinfecting Wipes to Fight Germs the Next Time You Travel Almost everyone I know is freaked out about novel coronavirus, myself included. In fact, I just canceled my round-the-world trip, which was supposed to begin in just over a week… Johnny Jet , February 5, 2020
How to Make Sure You Never Sleep Through Your Alarm Again I’m not sure if this happens to you too, but usually when I have an early morning flight I end up getting a terrible night’s sleep. I guess it’s nerves,… Johnny Jet , January 28, 2020
This Portable Power Station Could Save You in an Emergency I live in Southern California so I’m always trying to stay prepared for the Big One (earthquake, that is), just in case it hits. That means a lot of things,… Johnny Jet , January 21, 2020
Travel Product: Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer & Volumizer Hot Air Brush 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… Natalie DiScala , January 9, 2020
This Tiny and Durable External Hard Drive Is Great for Travel I’ve written about my use of external hard drives in the past, including here and here. The fact is that there are many good and durable external hard drives to… Johnny Jet , December 18, 2019
How to Keep Your Holiday Packages Safe From Porch Pirates In the thick of the holiday shopping season, thousands of packages are being shipped across the country (and around the world) every day. In other words, it’s a great time… Johnny Jet , December 10, 2019
These Cozy Headphones Are Comfortable to Sleep With Back in 2013, I tried my first set of SleepPhones, which I liked. SleepPhones headphones are self-billed as “the world’s most comfortable headphones for sleeping.” Each “pair” consists of two… Johnny Jet , December 4, 2019
This 5-Jack Audio Splitter Lets Five People Listen to Audio From One Device One of my biggest pet peeves when I travel is rude people. It seems to me that these kinds of people are turning up more and more, at home and… Johnny Jet , November 7, 2019
How to Get Faster Wi-Fi in Your House or Rental The Google Wi-Fi system is more of a life product than a travel product, unless you own a vacation home that you rent out and your guests demand fast, high-speed… Johnny Jet , October 30, 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