Kiaora from the Gibbston valley wine region of New Zealand. … [Read more...] about Episode 5: Staying in Hotels vs. Staying in Vacation Rentals (AirBNB) for Full Time Travel?
My Morning Walk to Mordor – Queenstown, New Zealand
This morning marked our final day staying at the Hilton Queenstown. I was pretty much chained to my desk the past few days working, so I hardly had the time to explore the area. … [Read more...] about My Morning Walk to Mordor – Queenstown, New Zealand
A Room With A View in New Zealand (Guess the Hotel?)
I am currently holed up in my hotel room in New Zealand working on a webinar that I need to deliver tomorrow. Mrs. Jeffsetter is in town taking care of laundry and other errands, since this will be our first extended stop in a town since we left Hawaii. This is probably one of the most boring days we have had in travel in the past 2 months, but I also find these days … [Read more...] about A Room With A View in New Zealand (Guess the Hotel?)
A Few Beautiful Landscapes of Waiheke Island in New Zealand
Today is a travel day, so I am going to make the post entirely visual. Here are a few photos taken over the weekend on Waiheke Island in New Zealand. Actually, all pictures were taken within about 3 minutes of each other from the same vantage point on the island. It's always amazing how a slightly different angle, or a photo crop can impact the mood of the picture. … [Read more...] about A Few Beautiful Landscapes of Waiheke Island in New Zealand
Waiheke New Zealand, Ocean Side of Bora Bora and Skymiles Transatlantic – My Week in Travel for September 7
This weekend I made the executive decision to separate the Podcast from the weekly recap. … [Read more...] about Waiheke New Zealand, Ocean Side of Bora Bora and Skymiles Transatlantic – My Week in Travel for September 7
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Hotel Review – An All Around Solid Hotel
If it's alright with you, I'm just going to finish off my backlog of Twin Cities hotels today and be done with it. While I lived in San Francisco for a year and currently live out of a suitcase, my roots are very much still planted in Minnesota. When I come back into town to teach or speak, I usually stay with my family. On a few occasions, though, I will get a hotel. In June … [Read more...] about Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Hotel Review – An All Around Solid Hotel
“It’s like Staying in Your Granparents Guest Bedroom” – Saint Paul Hotel Review
This week I am posting reviews from various hotels I stayed at in Minneapolis/St. Paul in May/June of this year. Our Internet here in Tahiti has been so poor that I can't really upload new photos. The first post in this series was the Marriott Minneapolis City Center. Today we have the Saint Paul Hotel. The last time I stayed at the St. Paul Hotel was in 2004. My brother … [Read more...] about “It’s like Staying in Your Granparents Guest Bedroom” – Saint Paul Hotel Review
Marriott Minneapolis City Center Hotel Review
Before we became voluntarily homeless, I had to attend to some business in Minneapolis in June. While Mrs. Jeffsetter was packing up our San Francisco apartment, I taught 4 classes, and delivered two speeches in a 5-day span across Minneapolis and St. Paul. During my week-long visit to the Twin Cities, I stayed in 3 hotels and will review each of them over the next 3 … [Read more...] about Marriott Minneapolis City Center Hotel Review
An Ode to the Best Lyft Driver Ever
Usually my "on demand" car service of choice is Uber, but lately they have been grinding my gears. It seems like every time I call up the app, they arbitrarily assign surge pricing to the fare. Yes, I would like a ride. No, I would not like to pay 1.5x the going rate. The first time this happened on Oahu, I called up Lyft for an alternative. Uber immediately gave a … [Read more...] about An Ode to the Best Lyft Driver Ever
Episode 3: Live from the Intercontinental Thalasso in Bora Bora
Usually on Saturdays we offer our weekly update of travel happenings, points earning and bookings. But this week I don't have much to update. I already wrote about a few bad things that happened this week, and now we are just relaxing. With that said, I did record a new podcast episode. It's a quick listen at 6 minutes long and we talk about a comparison between the … [Read more...] about Episode 3: Live from the Intercontinental Thalasso in Bora Bora