The Hurricane App That Floridians Use and Travelers Should Too I’m sure you’ve heard of Tropical Storm Ian, which is presently over the central Caribbean Sea after forming late Friday. It’s picking up steam and is expected to turn into… Johnny Jet , September 24, 2022
How to Identify Plants Using Your Phone One of my favorite things about traveling is taking a hike or a walk around a new area. It’s the best way to get to know a destination, IMHO. My… Johnny Jet , June 14, 2022
How to Find a Hotel Pool Party or Cool Spot on a Hot Summer Day As always, I spend Memorial Day weekend in Connecticut with friends and family. Today, it’s supposed to be a scorcher with a high of 92 here in Stamford, CT and… Johnny Jet , May 31, 2022
Driving Tour Apps That Are Essentially a Private Guide at a Fraction of the Cost A travel writer I follow on Twitter once tweeted a tip about Hawaii that got my attention: Using Shaka App today to guide us around @OahuVB. Playing it through the… Johnny Jet , April 28, 2022
Travel App of the Week: HotelTonight HotelTonight has been around for a decade and quickly became one of the world’s most popular travel apps. The reason why is because HotelTonight saved users serious money by offering… Johnny Jet , April 29, 2021
How to Digitize Old Photos and Keep Track of New Ones If you’re like me, you have either a bookcase or a box filled with old photos and albums. Most of them are probably from family vacations that you took decades… Johnny Jet , April 8, 2021
The iPhone Map App Every Traveler Needs To Download Now Last night, I picked up pizza from Olio Pizzeria in Santa Barbara. The food is excellent but it’s not an easy restaurant to find if you’re not familiar with… Johnny Jet , March 18, 2021
The Best TravelSmart App Yet (Version 5.4) Is Now Available Good news, travelers: Allianz has refreshed its TravelSmart app once again. Version 5.4 (the latest version as of August 12, 2020) of the app is still free for both iOS and Android,… Johnny Jet , August 11, 2020
How to Renew Your Passport From Home EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was updated on June 23, 2020. It was originally published on March 1, 2016. If you have a smartphone, an envelope and a credit card, you… Johnny Jet , June 23, 2020
Are You a Frequent Flyer? Check Your Carbon Footprint with This App As flight shaming grows, so do ways to offset some of the damage caused. Check out this convenient way to check carbon footprint with an app. Natasha Gabrielle , February 27, 2020
How to Find a Doctor While Traveling in 39+ Countries It always sucks being sick, but it really sucks when you’re sick and away from home. What do you do if you need a doctor or medical help away from… Johnny Jet , February 26, 2020
The New Breeze App Helps You Get Healthy Food at the Airport Breeze is a new app that’s currently only available (for free) on iOS and at LAX’s Terminal 2 (T2). But it’s a really cool idea, and the company has plans… Johnny Jet , February 20, 2020
The My Disney Experience App Can Seriously Improve Your Next Disney Trip When Natalie and I took our kids to Disneyland recently (read more about the trip and the help we got from Undercover Tourist here), we wanted to do everything possible… Johnny Jet , February 12, 2020
This App Makes Street Parking Easier in 29 Cities A while back—almost six years ago, in one of my earlier travel tips—I shared a tip about using an alarm on your phone to remind yourself to move your car… Johnny Jet , February 4, 2020
This Is the Easiest Way to Make Restaurant Reservations in Europe Do you travel often or will you soon be traveling to Europe? Do you like to eat? If so, and you’re not familiar with TheFork, read this from The Points… Johnny Jet , January 30, 2020
