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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

Last Chance to Win a Ticket to the 2013 Chicago Seminars – Ends Midnight Tuesday

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Welcome to any new readers from Boarding Area! Jeffsetter was recently integrated into the Boarding Area blog ecosystem and many of you may have found me through the BA homepage where my new posts are featured. While I plan on running an official "welcome" post in the next few days, I wanted to make sure you feel invited during your visit today. Last week I blogged about my … [Read more...] about Last Chance to Win a Ticket to the 2013 Chicago Seminars – Ends Midnight Tuesday

[Friday Photo] Beautiful Rarotonga Harbor

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Sometimes you let a little too much light in when you are taking photos and the scene looks washed out, almost as if you spilled bleach on the photo. This is called overexposure and is something that happens to many photographers while starting to learn how to use their DSLR cameras. I am no different. This photo was overexposed to the point where it was nearly … [Read more...] about [Friday Photo] Beautiful Rarotonga Harbor

Delta Medallion Qualifying Dollars (MQDs) and Rollover Miles Don’t Mix

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At this point in the year I have a choice between remaining a Platinum Medallion with Delta in 2014 or going for Diamond Medallion status. Like each of the past several years, I am going to choose to stay Platinum and let any miles I receive over the 75,000 mile platinum Threshold roll-over for earning status next year. This means that instead of accepting the 15,000 MQM bonus … [Read more...] about Delta Medallion Qualifying Dollars (MQDs) and Rollover Miles Don’t Mix