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Help Me Plan a Trip to South Africa in April of 2014

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After hearing all of the gushing reports of South Africa from my friends and other travel bloggers, I knew at some point I would need to visit South Africa myself. That opportunity appears to be coming sooner than later, because my father and I jumped at a deal to stay at the Vuyani Safari Lodge when the property was featured on Jetsetter last month. … [Read more...] about Help Me Plan a Trip to South Africa in April of 2014

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

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

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….

[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

[Friday Photo] Sunset over the Lagoon in Moorea, French Polynesia

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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

[Video] Sunsets over Aitutaki in the Cook Islands

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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

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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

[Friday Photo] Original US Capitol Columns at the National Arboretum

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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