Travel Apps

How to Add a Watermark to Protect Your Photos

One of my favorite things about traveling professionally is that I get to share my experiences with others. It’s a real passion of mine, particularly…

This MTA App Lets You Skip Metro-North and LIRR Ticketing Lines

If you’ve spent any time in New York City, you probably know that Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road trains connect the city to the…

A Great, Free App to Help You Get Around on the NYC Subway

I just returned from New York City, where I took the subway a couple of times from Manhattan to Brooklyn. One of my local friends…

Download This App in Honor of Cinco de Mayo

Growing up in Connecticut, I didn’t know what Cinco De Mayo was or meant for many years. But when I moved to California to go…

A Guidebook Created by Locals

For some reason when I hear it’s going to cost me $3.99 to download a guidebook on my phone, I think “pass.” But that’s silly,…

The Impressive Translation App to Take on Your Next Trip

Thanks to technology, you don’t have to worry much about not being able to communicate anymore. That wasn’t the case just a few years ago….

QuakeFeed: The Earthquake App That Tells You What You Need to Know

As I wrote in this week’s Travel Website of the Week post, I was at lunch in Manhattan Beach when last week’s 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck…

Turbcast: The App That Helps You Deal With Turbulence

Turbcast is an iOS-only app ($1.99) designed for people with mild cases of fear of flying as well as anyone looking for a better understanding…

How to Get Around Southeast Asia Using a Ride-Sharing App

I was almost in Southeast Asia this week to take a ride on Singapore Airlines’s new 787-10 (here’s my review of the plane). You can…

A Great App for Travelers to Japan

JohnnyJet.com has been in Japan several times in the past few months (see our stories at the bottom). Japan is an incredible travel destination, with…