When they first announced tickets for the Chicago Seminars earlier this year I immediately signed up for the October 11-13, 2013 event and planned to attend with a buddy of mine who lives in Chicago. I had every intent on going to the event until I was asked to speak at the Minnesota Blogger Conferencethat same weekend. As much as I love the idea of networking with many great … [Read more...] about Giveaway: Win a Free Ticket to the Chicago Seminars in October, 2013
MQM Mileage Run to Milan! Recovering from Thanksgiving in Style
I probably violated about 10 of my own rules by booking a trip to Milan for a day-after-thanksgiving Alitalia/Delta Mileage Run bonanza, and you know what? I don't care one bit! While I don't have time right now to get into a full explanation of why I booked this trip, talk about the mileage earned or even get into the list of rules I have broken, I did want to share the … [Read more...] about MQM Mileage Run to Milan! Recovering from Thanksgiving in Style
Kimpton InTouch Invites You to Raid the Mini Bar
I have stayed at Kimpton hotels a handful times in the past and find that they are an overall pleasant experience. Not only are they very nicely decorated with a boutique hotel feel, they also have tremendous customer service. Add in their welcome receptions, great restaurants and loyalty program benefits and Kimpton is a safe bet for your hotel stays. Kimpton would very … [Read more...] about Kimpton InTouch Invites You to Raid the Mini Bar
[Friday Photo] Sunset over the Lagoon in Moorea, French Polynesia
Clouds make for better sunsets, but only to a certain extent. If you have storm clouds blocking the sun outright, you might have no sunset at all. If there are no clouds in the sky, you are limited by the amount of color you may see at sunset. Cumulus clouds are nice and attract light from the sun as it goes down and provide a contrast from the sky as the sunsets. … [Read more...] about [Friday Photo] Sunset over the Lagoon in Moorea, French Polynesia
Delta Airlines Bookings on WestJet: Buyer Beware
Back in June of this year I had a whirlwind travel schedule that saw me flying from SEA-MSP-EWR-YYZ-MSP in the span of 48 hours. This was for a business trip that saw me speaking at conferences in New Jersey and Toronto on the same day. Given the tight timeline for delivering both speeches (and crossing country borders to get there), I was fully expecting to have some sort of … [Read more...] about Delta Airlines Bookings on WestJet: Buyer Beware
The Madison Hotel Review, Morristown New Jersey Hotel Review
While the Madison Hotel shares a name with the nearby city of Madison, NJ, it is actually located in Morristown, which appears to confuse both cab drivers and GPS's equally. Neither my cab driver nor his GPS could manage to find the Madison hotel on our first approach, so we ended up driving through the campus of Farleigh Dickinson University for around 30 minutes before … [Read more...] about The Madison Hotel Review, Morristown New Jersey Hotel Review
[Video] Sunsets over Aitutaki in the Cook Islands
As many of you know, I started experimenting with shooting videos during my trip to the Cook Islands and Tahiti. In order to figure out what will work best in the long run, I experimented with several formats for video topics. In this video I am on camera a lot less than in others, and instead I simply show all of the beautiful video I took of sunsets over Aitutaki. I like how … [Read more...] about [Video] Sunsets over Aitutaki in the Cook Islands
[Friday Photo] Panoramic View of Salzburg, Austria from Kehlsteinhaus
At my home I have a wall covered in canvas prints of photos I have taken during my travels. Digital photos printed on canvas create a beautiful effect that looks somewhere in between a photo and a painting, which is forgiving for flaws in photos while also very eye catching when I have visitors. Every year or two I add photos to the wall to include updated destinations from my … [Read more...] about [Friday Photo] Panoramic View of Salzburg, Austria from Kehlsteinhaus
Check Out My Interview with PointsAway
While posting has been a little light on the flagship Jeffsetter.com lately, it doesn't mean that I haven't been active in the travel community. Even while traveling the past several weekends (my normal time for writing blog posts), I managed to squeeze in an interview with Casey over at PointsAway. Casey started blogging in July and his site sure is pretty! One of the cleanest … [Read more...] about Check Out My Interview with PointsAway
[Friday Photo] Original US Capitol Columns at the National Arboretum
Perhaps the best kept secret in all of Washington, D.C. (an extremely bold statement, I know) is the National Arboretum. I had never heard of it until my wife suggested that we spend an afternoon there in October of 2011. If the adage in real estate is location, location, location, the National Arboretum probably has the worst location of them all. It's not located along the … [Read more...] about [Friday Photo] Original US Capitol Columns at the National Arboretum