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Golfing with Delta and American Express at Hazeltine National Golf Club

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Hazeltine National Golf Club has hosted several major US Golf tournaments, including the US Open in 1970 and 1991 and the 2002 and 2009 PGA Championship. As a native Minnesotan and some-time golfer, Hazeltine is one of those courses that one never imagines they will have the opportunity to play. It just seems too far out of reach to golf at a private course that hosts major … [Read more...] about Golfing with Delta and American Express at Hazeltine National Golf Club

My Interview Questions for Mark Cuban – How Does Mark Travel?

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Hi Mark! I emailed you a while back to request an interview with you, but I think it was while you were filming this season Shark Tank. I'm sure that you get a million emails a day, so I figured perhaps making a web page with the interview questions would be a better way to reach you. You probably have no idea who I am and that is expected. We actually met once in … [Read more...] about My Interview Questions for Mark Cuban – How Does Mark Travel?

Readers are Most Interested in Visiting Asia, Antarctica [Poll Results]

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Last week we reintroduced the weekly poll on Jeffsetter and results have started to flow in since that time. We have collected several responses to the poll and it turns out that readers are most excited to visit Asia and Antarctica for their next international trip. With 20 responses for Asia and 19 for Antarctica, these two destinations were clearly the winners of the poll. … [Read more...] about Readers are Most Interested in Visiting Asia, Antarctica [Poll Results]

Enjoying the Wisconsin Pizza Farm Revolution

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The secret is out. I first heard about mysterious farms in Western Wisconsin that produced delicious farm-to-table pizzas in 2010 and have watched them find their way into being mentioned in mainstream publications many times over the past few years. I finally had a chance to visit the most famous of the pizza farms for myself in August of this year and it was a very fun … [Read more...] about Enjoying the Wisconsin Pizza Farm Revolution

By Popular Demand: A Second Winner Chosen for Chicago Seminars Sweepstakes!

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After the success of the first Chicago Seminars ticket giveaway, I was able to secure a second ticket to give to another lucky reader. My friend Kyle was also not able to make the Chicago Seminars, so he graciously allowed me to use his ticket for another lucky winner. Once again, I chose a random entry from those who participated in the contest and Yizhuo won the second … [Read more...] about By Popular Demand: A Second Winner Chosen for Chicago Seminars Sweepstakes!

Why it Made Sense to Spend $2,000 on a Year End Mileage Run

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I wrote a few weeks ago about how I pulled the trigger for a trip to Milan the day after Thanksgiving with Mrs. Jeffsetter. For those of you who didn't have a chance to read the article, here's the rundown of the mileage earning opportunity: Alitalia was offering cheap business class fares from the US to Italy through September 30 on travel around Thanksgiving and … [Read more...] about Why it Made Sense to Spend $2,000 on a Year End Mileage Run

And the Chicago Seminars Giveaway Winner Is….

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Last week we announced the first ever Jeffsetter giveaway where I had people enter to win a free ticket to the Chicago Seminars. The contest ended last night at midnight and this morning I used Rafflecopter to select a random winner from the entries. And the winner is... Greg! For the first Jeffsetter contest, I would consider this to be a success. While I had only … [Read more...] about And the Chicago Seminars Giveaway Winner Is….

[New Poll] What Continent Are You Most Excited to Visit Next?

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For those of you new to Jeffsetter, you may not know that there was a time that I published a weekly poll on the site about whatever topic was mind at the time. Then I forgot to post a new poll one week and since then we have had the same question posted for the past few months. It's about time we changed that. This week's poll is a simple question to understand where … [Read more...] about [New Poll] What Continent Are You Most Excited to Visit Next?

My Recent Points Redemptions for Hotel Rooms

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I realize that I don't talk as much about earning points and miles or redeeming them as other Boarding Area bloggers, but that doesn't mean that points and miles aren't a major funding source for my travels. In August and September alone I booked stays at 4 hotels (11 nights total) using hotel points and free night certificates to fund my stay.  I saved over $4,000 in the … [Read more...] about My Recent Points Redemptions for Hotel Rooms