That's quite the mouthful, isn't it? But I'm not sure how else to describe this view from Drake's Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore. My feet got soaking wet from the incoming waves, but not before taking hundreds of photos of the area. This picture involved climbing on top of the slippery algae covered boulder to get a shot of the water that the ocean left behind in a … [Read more...] about Mini Tide Pool on an Algae Covered Rock on a Pacific Ocean beach
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Austrian Airlines Business Class Review – New York (JFK) to Vienna (VIE)
I had to be in Hungary for a business trip and I was open to flying a new airline. After many searches, I settled on a route of SFO-JFK-VIE-BUD, with the transatlantic segment on Austrian Airlines. … [Read more...] about Austrian Airlines Business Class Review – New York (JFK) to Vienna (VIE)
My Hilton and Live Nation Concert Experience
Last week, Hilton treated Mrs. Jeffsetter and me to a concert experience in San Jose. They offered tickets to see Maroon 5 at the SAP Center and a car service to get us there from San Francisco. We accepted. While Maroon 5 is not a band I would pay to see on my own, I knew a few songs and figured the concert would be fun. Our tickets were pretty close to the … [Read more...] about My Hilton and Live Nation Concert Experience
Wildflowers in Point Reyes National Seashore
It's my first spring in California and it feels... about the same as the rest of the year. Of course, there are some changes in the air. The winter rains brought green to the area. There are wildflowers popping up everywhere I drive. Things are quite nice you could say. … [Read more...] about Wildflowers in Point Reyes National Seashore
Hotel Review: Intercontinental Davos, Switzerland in Pictures
When you have a week to kill before you need to be in Germany on business, what do you do? Stay at fine hotels in the Alps of course. Our first stop is the Intercontinental Davos. I have wanted to stay here since I saw it reviewed on Travel is Free last year. If it's good enough for Drew and Carrie, it's surely good for the Jeffsetters as well. … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Intercontinental Davos, Switzerland in Pictures
Flying Over Aitutaki in the Cook Islands
There may be no more beautiful approach on a destination than the flight to the near-atoll of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands. If you are flying in from Rarotonga (the most common option for foreigners), you will be delighted with views of the entire lagoon before landing. Make sure you pick a window seat for this one. Flying over Aitutaki provides views normally reserved for … [Read more...] about Flying Over Aitutaki in the Cook Islands