J The Travel Authority

I often travel the world alone, whether to far-flung lands or domestic destinations. Either way, I avoid being a target. I dress modestly, ...

Curacao is a many-sided beauty. As I roamed about this island that's part of the Dutch Antilles, I found that the only way to make this...

As a veteran travel writer, I have long been a fan of hands-free touring, with no bag whatsoever. What that usually means is wearing a mult...

I own at least a dozen fleece vests and jackets and they hardly make a fashion statement. In frigid weather, I ordinarily wouldn’t feel co...

Standing on the corner of Third Avenue and 38th street -- a part of New York City I could call my virtual home -- I stared at a curb sign ...

How ordinary: a simple wooden cube .   At least that’s how it appears at first. But pull it apart into two pieces, lay these side by side...

So here I sit at my home in a New York City suburb where three feet of snow awaits just outside my door. Now three days post blizzard, the ...

  Tired of toting around a heavy bag that gives you neck and back pain?   A bag you have to rifle through to dig out ...

Meet the “ Angry J .” She’s the first of my JCreatures® line of quirky, plush dolls.  Whether kids or adults, we all have moments when we’...