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
Jeffsetter Blog (featuring Island Miler)
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?
New Additions to Jeffsetter: Travel Photos and Pinterest
I spent much of the weekend building out a section of Jeffsetter that I think will become a great source of inspiration to readers over time. … [Read more...] about New Additions to Jeffsetter: Travel Photos and Pinterest
Holland: The Original Cool – A Bold Claim by KLM
Alright, KLM, I took the bait. I saw the above email come into my inbox yesterday and I couldn't help but be intrigued by such a bold claim. I have never really thought about Holland and cool in the same sentence. That same thought doubles for the Dutch. Nay for the Netherlands. It's not that I think Holland is not cool. It seems like a very nice place and I know many people … [Read more...] about Holland: The Original Cool – A Bold Claim by KLM