This Google Earth Tool Connects You With 50+ of the World’s At-Risk Indigenous Languages I’m pretty sure that all world travelers, and all people interested in knowing the world, will love Celebrating Indigenous Languages, a new project from Google Earth. Users can scroll the… Johnny Jet , September 11, 2019
How You Can Help the Bahamas Recover After Hurricane Dorian Hurricane Dorian (see our travel resource page here) has left death and destruction in its wake, most of all in the Bahamas. At least 23 people are dead after the… Johnny Jet , September 5, 2019
Plan Your Leaf-Peeping Trip With This Fall Foliage Map I grew up in New England (Connecticut), and without a doubt the prettiest time of the year there was autumn. The reds, oranges and yellows of the trees in peak… Johnny Jet , August 27, 2019
You Can Walk Rescue Dogs and Help Pay Veterinary Bills With Free Animal Doctor If you love animals, you’ll love what Free Animal Doctor is doing. In short, Free Animal Doctor crowd-funds veterinary bills to help families pay for their pets to receive medical… Johnny Jet , August 20, 2019
This Website Is Helping Travelers Fight Back Against Resort Fees Do you hate resort fees like most people do? I know I do, and that’s why I was happy to learn about Kill Resort Fees. Basically, Kill Resort Fees is… Johnny Jet , August 6, 2019
How to Avoid Travel Faux Pas Just About Anywhere Even if you have a ton of air miles and a rewards card with excellent credit, you can always learn more about becoming a better world traveler. There are plenty… Johnny Jet , July 23, 2019
This Tool Maps Great White Shark Sightings in Massachusetts Great white sharks are spotted in the northern Atlantic fairly often in the summer. In Massachusetts, and especially the Cape Cod area, there are sightings every year. To keep an… Johnny Jet , July 17, 2019
How to Find a Hotel With a Peloton Bike My wife is obsessed with Peloton bikes. If you’re unfamiliar with Peloton, here’s a quick background from the press release I got: Founded in 2012, Peloton is an “interactive fitness… Johnny Jet , June 25, 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 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
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
How to Skip Museum Lines and Find Things to Do in a New City I’ve been in New York City this week, and the weather was cold and rainy on Monday and Tuesday (yes, that’s unusual for May). So what do you do when… Johnny Jet , May 15, 2019
This Is the Best Place to Find a Rental Car That I Know of I’m not 100% positive what the best place to find a rental car is (like with airfares, it’s smart to check multiple sites and tools), but at this point I’m… Johnny Jet , May 6, 2019
How to Get a Ride in London Like a Local Whenever I travel to London, I use Blacklane to get to and from the airport and to and from my hotel and/or my wife’s relatives’ house. (I also use Blacklane… Johnny Jet , April 29, 2019
This Website Helps You Make International Calls Anywhere in the World Have you ever had trouble calling between countries? Country Code—this week’s featured website—is “your complete guide to call anywhere in the world.” It’s simple and effective. In addition to listing… Johnny Jet , April 23, 2019
