Welcome to everyone who is visiting Jeffsetter for the first time after reading my interview on Million Mile Secrets. I enjoyed talking with Daraius and appreciate that you found the interview interesting enough to come on over to my site! While I feel that all content on the site is amazing, you may be wondering what information you should be looking at. Here are a few of … [Read more...] about Welcome Million Mile Secrets Readers!
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Friday Photo: Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington, DC
In honor of Memorial Day earlier this week, I wanted to post a photo from my travels to honor the occasion. I chose to write about what Memorial Day Means to Me earlier this week, and today I am introducing the Friday Photo. This Friday's photo was taken in August of 2012 at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington, DC. While my wife lived in Washington, DC for nearly 3 years, … [Read more...] about Friday Photo: Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington, DC
Memorial Day: My Grandpa’s Last Mission Over Nagasaki
For the past 7 years, I have hosted my annual BBQ with friends and family called Porkapalooza. Every year, I have this BBQ on the Sunday before Memorial day, so much of my memorial day weekend is spent preparing, cooking and serving meat. This year I cooked 137 pounds of pork and by the time Memorial day rolled around, I was exhausted. I usually take this day as a recovery day … [Read more...] about Memorial Day: My Grandpa’s Last Mission Over Nagasaki
Monday Poll: What is Your Favorite US Airline for Domestic Travel?
Photo Courtesy of History Shots I am trying a new feature on Jeffsetter that I am hoping readers will find interesting and engaging. Each Monday I plan to post a poll to this website as well as my Facebook and Google+ pages. These polls will help me better understand the preferences of readers of the site, as well as to get a conversation started about some of our travel … [Read more...] about Monday Poll: What is Your Favorite US Airline for Domestic Travel?
TripIt Seat Tracker: Innovation Coming Back to TripIt
As a user of TripIt since 2009, I have found the service to be invaluable when it comes to managing the information around the trips that I am taking. I simply forward my itinerary to plans@tripit.com and they do the rest. To date they have tracked over 260,000 miles of trips for me. … [Read more...] about TripIt Seat Tracker: Innovation Coming Back to TripIt
What is a MegaDO and Why Would I Want One?
There are certain things that at first seem absolutely preposterous to me in written form. One of these was the idea of a bunch of frequent flyers chartering a plane to go on a massive miles earning and downright educational experience to different parts of the world. It just seemed far fetched to me that this could actually happen, with busy schedules, flyers located all over … [Read more...] about What is a MegaDO and Why Would I Want One?