I need to get back to Istanbul. Both for the food and the views. It would be incredible to photograph the Hagia Sophia now that I know what I'm doing with a camera. This morning Mrs. Jeffsetter read that Turkish Airlines now has a direct flight from IST to SFO. I told Mrs. Jeffsetter that this was old news, and I had booked this flight nearly a year ago (but later canceled … [Read more...] about Hagia Sophia in Istanbul
Jeffsetter Blog (featuring Island Miler)
A Tremendous Hotel in Austria – Hotel Schloss Fuschl Review
This is a delightful property. Not that I had reason to believe otherwise, of course. But with two nights at the Hotel Schloss Fuschl sandwiched in between stays at "sure thing" hotels - the Intercontinental Davos and the Intercontinental Berchtesgaden - I wasn't sure what to expect. … [Read more...] about A Tremendous Hotel in Austria – Hotel Schloss Fuschl Review
Mini Tide Pool on an Algae Covered Rock on a Pacific Ocean beach
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
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