Who Are We?

Bret is a 20-something writer, traveler, hockey fanatic and staring contest runner-up from Southern California.  His idea of travel used to be driving across town for an In-N-Out burger.  But after his first international experience, he caught the travel bug, which he initially confused with malaria (turns out it was just heartburn from the In-N-Out).  Besides speaking about himself in the third person, Bret enjoys the simple things in life, such as iPods, Blu-ray movies and reverse osmosis water filtration systems.  If you’d like to remind him of how unfortunate it is to have the initials “BS,” feel free to e-mail him at bret [at] thejetpacker.com

Jackie is a writer, traveler and editor extraordinaire.  She’s also our resident web guru (and by “guru” we mean “novice”).  She was well-traveled as a kid, but didn’t really develop a passion for it until after college.  In an extremely cruel bit of irony, Jackie’s passion for traveling is at constant odds with her intense fear of flying, and she’s anxiously awaiting the era of “travel by teleportation.” When she’s not traveling, Jackie enjoys not being on an airplane, watching sports (especially hockey), playing poker and being a slave to her urban rabbit.  Email her at jackie [at] thejetpacker.com

What’s Our Blog All About?

We want you to have a great time exploring the world of travel.  That’s why we created the funnest travel site on the web.  We share cool lists, funny stories and stupid travel news almost every day.  We’ve also got an entertaining personal blog that chronicles our own travels around the world.  Whether it’s unusual destinations, crazy sports, weird foods or travel in pop culture, if it’s interesting or strange, you’ll discover it here.  So sit back, buckle up and have a blast!