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Stewart Chiron, aka The Cruise Guy, has been on 310 cruises, including two in the last month. Stewart was kind enough to answer every question I threw at him. Plus, we spoke about how cruising has changed since the pandemic and he offered up his best cruise tips.

I recently interviewed David J. Alwadish, who CEO of ⁠ItsEasy.com⁠ and arguably founded the passport expediting business decades ago. I asked David a lot of passport-related questions, including where people can get one in an emergency.

Sebastian Harrison was born in Rome and now splits his time between Italy and California. I asked him all kinds of questions and Sebastian shared some amazing travel tips to make your trip to Italy so much better, including how much to tip, how to spot real gelato and the apps to download to get around and stay connected with loved ones. He even shared a top secret beach, which he describes as one of the nicest beaches in the world.

Yesterday, I interviewed my friend Julie, known to many as A Lady In London, about 12 things to know before you go to London. She is originally from San Francisco but moved to London and now runs an award-winning travel and lifestyle blog. In this episode, she shares a ton of great tips for anyone planning a trip to one of my favorite cities in the world: London.

Adam Levin is a nationally recognized expert on cybersecurity, privacy, identity theft, fraud and personal finance. He was kind enough to take all of my questions on how travelers can protect themselves against getting scammed. We talked about everything from paying for gas at the pump to how to detect hidden cameras in vacation rentals.

I just interviewed CD Lazear, an executive at Blue Ribbon Bags, which is a $5 service that guarantees your bag will arrive at your destination airport within 96 hours or you get $1,000.

My buddy Robert Rose, who hosts the popular travel show Raw Travel, tested positive for COVID-19 two days after arriving in Paris. He was kind enough to share his experience and what he learned from his mistakes to help others when they travel internationally.

My buddy Adam Parken lives and works in Germany for Blacklane. He travels around Europe with his three kids and has great tips and incredible stories including being a batboy for the Texas Rangers and for the visiting team playing the Boston Red Sox.

Virtuoso, the world’s leading international luxury travel agency network, has identified where affluent Americans are traveling this summer. Thanks to travel’s unprecedented resurgence and Virtuoso’s data warehouse of more than $49.5 billion in travel bookings, they were able to pinpoint the top 10 domestic and international destinations for the 2022 summer season. I sat down with Misty Belles,  Virtuoso's Vice President, Global Public Relations, to talk about the findings.

Travel writer Kevin Revolinski, aka The Mad Traveler, has traveled to 75+ countries and lived abroad in several, including Thailand, Turkey, Italy, Guatemala and Panama. He's currently based in Madison, Wisconsin but just arrived in Thailand to share his travel tips.

Stewart Chiron, aka The Cruise Guy, has been on 289 cruises, including 13 in the last eight months. Stewart was kind enough to answer every question I threw at him, from how has cruising changed since the pandemic to which ships are the most luxurious and which ports are his favorite.

Ever since the pandemic began, the number of questions and emails I received regarding passports and visas doubled. It’s always been stressful to get a last-minute passport or visa but the pandemic has made things even more challenging. That’s why I invited Philip Diack on my show. Philip started PassportsAndVisas.com over 20 years ago so he has seen it all and is the perfect person to answer passport and visa questions. I learned a lot from our 24-minute conversation.

My travel agent, who has been to 91 countries and is such an aviation geek that he can tell you the type of plane overhead just by the sound of its engines, sat down with me to talk travel. I asked him all kinds of questions including which destinations he’s booking, which ones he’s not and his tricks for saving his clients money.

I just interviewed Christina Bernstein an American vacationing in Paris and discovered she caught COVID on her last day. Fortunately, she’s fully vaccinated, boosted and had very mild symptoms. I asked Christina all kinds of questions and she was kind enough to share her experience including how much extra she spent on COVID precautions. 

To attract vacationers, Baha Mar introduced a Travel with Confidence program,which promises that should a guest test positive for COVID-19 during their stay, they will provide courtesy accommodations and a daily dining credit of $150 per person per day, for up to 14 days in quarantine or provide a private jet for them and their immediate family to the U.S. free of charge. Turns out a friend of mine experienced it and here’s what it was like.

Captain Sandy from Bravo's Below Deck Mediterranean shares her travel history, preferences and dreams. 

Tech guru Leo Laporte just returned from Mexico for Day of the Dead. Here’s how his trip went.

Valerie Joy Wilson, an American solo travel expert, just returned from three weeks in Thailand. She fills us in what it's like flying via Singapore, Doha and traveling around Thailand's “No Quarantine” Sandbox. She also shares the importance of travel insurance.

I just interviewed Mike Taylor of J.D. Power to discuss the results of their North America Airport Satisfaction Study and what else he’s seeing in the travel industry. 

Nomadic Matt, who runs NomadicMatt.com, just returned from 80 days in Europe! He spent the summer bouncing around the Greek islands and four other countries. He has plenty of tips for American's hopping the pond. 

I interviewed is a travel writer named Jules Older, who lived in San Francisco with his wife but used to teach in New Zealand. When the pandemic hit and they saw how the New Zealand government was handling the crisis, they packed up their belongings and moved, all within three weeks. That was back in August of 2020. I checked in with Jules to see if he still loves living in New Zealand.

In mid-2020, travel writer Jules Older and his wife packed up their apartment in San Francisco and moved to New Zealand to escape COVID-19. When I interviewed him in November of 2020, it was a lot different than it is today (August 14, 2021).

Stacy H. Small, who books travel for Elite Travel around the world, shares tips for her home island of Maui.

Pauline Frommer is Co-President of Frommer Media LLC with her father Arthur Frommer. The company publishes the Frommer’s guidebooks, and Frommers.com. She is author of Frommer’s New York City Day by Day and Frommer’s EasyGuide to New York City.

Are you planning a trip to one of the 423 National Parks? If so, then don't miss these valuable tips from a 20 year park ranger veteran.

Kevin Coffey is a travel security expert, who’s been featured numerous of times on Oprah, CNN, Fox News, ABC’s 20/20 … We’ve spoken many times at the same travel conferences so I know firsthand that he knows his stuff.   That’s because Kevin spent several decades as a detective with the Los Angeles Police Department and was responsible for the creation of the LAPD’s LAX Airport Crimes Investigation detail. There he led the investigation of crimes committed against travelers at LAX airport, surrounding hotels, and car rental agencies. So now you can see why I asked Kevin to come on my podcast. He has tons of stories and tips and the man can speak for days. His website is KevinCoffey.com

Bob Sirott and Marianne Murciano are a husband and wife duo that are fixtures on the Chicago media landscape. They co-anchored multiple radio and TV shows and know the Windy City better than anyone. Bob currently hosts WGN's morning show while Marianne is sharing her incredible lifestyle tips and recipes on Savvy-planet.com. I was fortunate to get them to share some of their favorite Chicago restaurants and the must thing attraction for every visitor. 

Thailand is one of my favorite countries. However, you probably don't want to be visiting during COVID-19 since the quarantine rules are strict. My friend and travel author Kevin Revolinski (https://KevinRevolinski.com & https://TheMadTraveler.com) shares what it's like to travel to, and quarantine in, Thailand during COVID-19.

I recently interviewed Tammilee from TammileeTips.com who was a car rental executive for 13 years before starting her popular travel and food blog. Here's how she finds the cheapest deals and makes sure she's not going to get dinged by the agencies. 

I interviewed traveler extraordinaire, Stephen Chrisanthus, about what it's like to live and travel to Puerto Rico during COVID-19.  

I just interviewed Christine Deschemin, a certified clinical hypnotherapist based in Hong Kong, who shares some tips on how to manage travel anxiety. If her name sounds familiar it’s because she recently partnered with Cathay Pacific Airlines, providing audio to passengers while flying to help them to relax and enjoy their flight.

If you're looking to find cheap flights then you will want to listen to my interview with one of the masters. Scott Keyes is the founder of Scott's Cheap Flights and has been finding ridiculously inexpensive airfares for years. 

Here's a twist ... Kevin and Sue McCarthy hosts of the Travel Planners Radio Show just sent me the files from my guest appearance from their show today. So instead of just filing the files away I'm uploading them here. 

Laura Davidson is the founder of LDPR, a leading travel and lifestyle PR agency based in NYC with staff in CHI, LA, SFO and was named one of the top PR agencies for 2021 by Forbes magazine. Laura’s traveled to 100 countries so I asked her all kinds of questions including her best travel tips.

Doctors Flora Sinha and Sanjay Sinha will soon be traveling to Hawaii with their 5-year-old. We sat down for a chat about traveling during COVID-19 with kids

My Cousin who runs the blog Einar's Camping Tips shares some of his top tips for first time campers.

Nicole Gustas traded a desk job for life as a digital nomad. She and her partner put their stuff in storage and have been housesitting around the world for three years. I asked her all kinds of questions about being a cat sitter, being “stuck” in New Zealand for a year and where she thinks the cheapest places in the world are to live.

I sat down with Shannon Kircher who is a travel blogger originally from California and is now also working as a hotelier in Anguilla (Frangipani Beach Resort). She's been living on the beautiful Caribbean island since 2013.

Guide book author, Seth Kubersky, shares how to save big at Universal Orlando, Disney World & Disneyland

Richard Bangs has oft been called the father of modern adventure travel, and the pioneer in travel that makes a difference, travel with a purpose. He led first descents of 35 rivers around the globe, including the Yangtze in China and the Zambezi in Southern Africa. Richard has published more than 1000 magazine articles, 19 books, produced a score of documentaries, lectured at the Smithsonian, the National Geographic Society, the Explorers Club and hosted a TV show.

James Clark is an Australian travel blogger at nomadicnotes.com, and writes about transport and infrastructure in Southeast Asia at livinginasia.co. He is currently based in Ho Chi Minh City and sits down with Johnny to talk about what it's like to live in Vietnam and how affordable it is to live.

Geoffrey Weill is a widely published travel writer and photographer and has visited more than 100 countries. He is the founder and president of WEILL, an award-winning tourism and travel-related public relations and marketing company. His first book was just released and is called All Abroad: A Memoir of Travel and Obsession.

My buddy Nick Wayland (he owns TravMedia) splits his time between Sydney, New York and Florida sat down with me to talk about what it's been like to live in his native Australia during COVID-19. He's been there since March 2020 so he's been there for the duration. 

In mid 2020, Travel writer Jules Older and his wife packed up their apartment in San Francisco and moved to New Zealand to escape COVID-19.

I sat down with my former neighbor from Manhattan Beach who moved to New Zealand several years ago to find out what's it like to live there as an American during COVID-19.

Why do Americans move abroad? According to our expert are to save money, for better weather or political reasons. Tim Leffel is an award-winning travel writer whose stories have appeared in more than 50 publications and is the founder of the Cheapest Destinations blog. He’s also the author of five books including A Better Life for Half the Price. Tim grew up in Virginia but is now based in Guanajuato, Mexico and was kind enough to sit down for a 17-minute interview with me, answering my questions about living abroad, especially in Mexico since that’s the number one choice for Americans.

Kim Haas is the host of Afro-Latino Travels with Kim Haas, a new travel series on public television and it premieres this month. Kim has been active in Afro-Latino issues for more than a decade and sat down with Johnny to talk about her favorite places and best travel tips.

Since so many people want to know what’s going on in Hawaii these days, when the islands will open to tourists and what it’s like to live there during a quarantine, I asked Hawaii guru Nathan Kam if he wanted to sit down for a virtual chat. He obliged and you can listen to the interview here!

Bruce Poon Tip has become a global leader in social entrepreneurship, leadership, immersive travel, and innovation. He is best-known as the founder of G Adventures, an award-winning small group adventure travel company and pioneer of community tourism, and the world's largest small group adventure travel company with 200,000 travelers per year and more than 750 tours across all seven continents. Bruce’s first book, Looptail, was released in 2013 and became a New York Times Best Seller.

39 Travel Questions with actor, director, traveler and member of the Brat Pack, Andrew McCarthy