Comments on: April 22-23, 2013: Blog Forum in FlyerTalk, expiration & cancellation policies, bubble talk, Best Pics ever!

By: TravelBlogger Buzz

TravelBlogger Buzz — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:21:02 +0000

In reply to WishyAnand. Well, okay, you do have a point but they are not the biggest perpetrators BY FAR.

By: WishyAnand

WishyAnand — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:10:55 +0000

Powerful pictures of Earth Being Destroyed. From Business Insider. Sometimes I wonder what we are doing to our planet...

People who make ample use of hotels, planes, sports cars and encourage others to do the same are directly and indirectly to blame for a lot of this.

By: TravelBlogger Buzz

TravelBlogger Buzz — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:43:48 +0000

In reply to Blakes Takes. Yes I absolutely agree!

By: Blakes Takes

Blakes Takes — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:22:35 +0000

Chris Elliott does a lot of good but his “the sky is falling” articles damage his credibility, imho…

By: TravelBlogger Buzz

TravelBlogger Buzz — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:06:40 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. Me too! Something went wrong here, lets demand a recount:-)

By: TravelBlogger Buzz

TravelBlogger Buzz — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:06:05 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. Posts like this sure keep this site going, thank you very much. I am making a difference in at least someone's life!

Thanks for the donation suggestion. I am trying to figure it all out. I take long time to figure out things...

By: TravelBlogger Buzz

TravelBlogger Buzz — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:04:39 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. As I said, very disappointing indeed.

I still say credit cards can ruin someone's life. Here you just buy a "deal", you got the money already:-)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:56:23 +0000

KLM Balloon Trip to Space

I don't understand it. I followed all the rules ( all 100x times ). I watched the videos, I consulted experts to calculate height and drift. How could I not win. Such a greater travesty has never happened

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:43:26 +0000

George, I can't tell you how much I enjoy your blog. It is the first thing I read every morning ( well, most mornings). The unrestrained hearty laugh is indescribable and I seem to have a little extra in my step as I had for my morning duties. Maybe the best analogy is finding the NYT crossword puzzle on your night stand when you wake up every morning. ( but not nearly as enjoyable )

Keep it up George, and as I mentioned before, donations are no more than a request away.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:12:13 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. Do you really think First2Board wouldn't pimp credit cards if they had the traffic to get the links?

This is their HOT DEALS section. They claim to be curating very special deals, implying they are going out and negotiating special deals for you even (cough, the sort of special deals that they get through commission junction and similar affiliate companies, cough)

And NO disclosure.

This is WORSE than credit cards on SO MANY LEVELS.
* Credit cards get miles for folks, often with no annual fee the first year (get something for readers, no cash out of pocket)
* In contrast, these are like vacation packages and crap, things readers have to pay real money for out of pocket in order to line First2Board's pockets
* Several credit card bloggers disclose their financial relationships not just on their sites but in their posts. The First2Board announcement is made to sound like they're doing their readers a big favor.