We bring you the list of worst airports, go on the best China hikes, visit Balea Lake in Romania, Google search engine improves, visit Northern Cyprus, get some travel rewards credit card updates and bank spending promotions, drive the Pacific Coast highway, an amazing eel gulping stuff, talk about some other bank news, killed deals and stuff like that, you know, the usual…Always freeeee!
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So, the expert online marketing blogs are now also screaming how the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite Mastercard has a 60,000 point bonus AND now a waived first year fee. It is available with my links. But it is hard to find. CardIssuer/Mastercard and scroll. Good luck on getting approved, this bank is weird. See link at the bottom of the post for more info on the card and getting approved.
In addition, the awesome 2% no annual fee Amex Blue Business Plus card offering 10k points ends sometime today! Sorry, trying not to evolve again so soon, sad!
Lets get this Buzz started!
The internet is full of TopXX lists. And most are full of crap. I remember I took a look at the 20 Worst Airports list some time ago and I shook my head to oblivion. This time the Norwegian dude Gunnar took an exception and ripped it to shreds: Not the World’s Worst Airports.
What the hell happened to Juba airport, which doesn’t have a terminal building – only a tent, or rather a bunch of semi-connected tarpaulin? Or Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where being able to actually successfully check-in calls for a major celebration, the only problem is that there is nowhere to buy anything liquid to toast with. And let me not forget Kabul, where you will have to go through 9 security check points, several of which are manned by greedy and unfazed personell that will ask for cash, and sometimes demand it, before letting you pass. Then again, at least you can get a coffee at Hamid Karzai International Airport.
Just in case you are thinking about to do this drive: 10 places you need to see when driving the Pacific Coast Highway.
Just in case you go: The best hikes in China.
You MUST click this! Rare Gulper Eel Sighted in All Its Shapeshifting Glory. I repeat, you MUST click this! Amazing nature, WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<——MarkGoneCrazy
Google searching changes ahead! Google just rolled out a bunch of updates to its search engine.
Your personal finance must read post of the day: Why You Don’t Know the Price Until You Sell. Two excerpts I sent to my youngest client:
The best way to prevent yourself from selling at a loss is simple: have ample liquidity. If you have large enough cash reserves (i.e. emergency savings) to support your liabilities during economic crises, you will never be forced to sell. In fact, if you have enough cash on hand, you will be able to dictate the prices you can buy assets for.
I don’t know what is right for you, but I always like to remind myself that cash during a panic is like having water in the desert. More won’t necessarily hurt you, but it can go a long way toward your peace of mind
More from the trip to Romania by the Points Adventure. Sheep at Balea Lake.
Ask any Greek or Cypriot and they will tell you they absolutely hate seeing this! Northern Cyprus’s Giant Mountain Flag. I have been to the exact spots laid out in the other pictures in this piece. My brother was stationed in the Glorious Greek Army in Nicosia and I visited him in 1986 #goodtimes.
This is some really good shit art. Turkish Artist Abdullah Evindar Creates Fantastic Surreal Silhouette Photo Collages.
Get more info on the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite Mastercard. And with some tips on how to get approved. If you got the card recently, call to get the annual fee waived!
So, US Bank finally launched its own business card. Its name: Leverage. Remember when “rumors” first came out and I told you the card sucks. Well, it now sucks officially. Put a $$$ sales commission on it and watch the Titan bloggers sell it like the killer card, sad!
Well, it appears that bloggers may have killed all the sweet things you can do with United’s Excursionist tool. But nooooooo, lets kiss up to the Titans some more! Blogging about the travel hacking “hobby” is directly NOT correlated with the business of miles and points blogging! I better stop there before I get angry.
Holy crap, how long will it take Chase to mail the Ink Cash card? Amex already sent the Delta Skymiles Gold card which was applied for AFTER the Chase card, what the hell! Well, at least this is one department that Amex still beats Chase!
Chase appears to be sending emails with targeted spend promos, look out!
And I leave you with this…
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Oro?
(insomnia?)
gringoloco the is your BEST EVER post at TBB
Cat gif is a good wake up call.
The Pacific coast highway link is very helpful. Miur Woods is something!
Thank you.
The highway 101 sights are cool. Here’s another one:
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/134
I, too, approve of driving up the California coast. Also Highway 1 to Key West. And the Blue Ridge Parkway.
When I read the Balea Lake post, all I could think of was “no way I’d want to go there.” That lake looks really small and, what with the parking lot full of cars, all the buildings, and the crisscross of trails, well…what’s the appeal?
Make me wonder if the blogger went all the way up there, looked around and saw a place no one has blogged and instagrammed to death yet, and declared it fantastic!! <— trademarkTBB. Rocks, sheep, barren hills, car parks? If this is the highlight of their Romania trip, can't wait to see the lowlights
You don’t have to take my word for it. Or the commenter saying it’s one of their favorite places ever. Just look at the reviews on TripAdvisor. If it doesn’t appeal to you, that’s ok.
Thanks again for the link, George.
Hello everyone…
Managed to run another 7 miles today with another PR. Lowered my time by 3.28 mins #winning
It is funny…the Pacific Coast Highway article was a late addition because I did not think it was good enough.
I liked the lake at Romania. Never seen it before. And awesome sheep! Baaaaaa!
If a blogger needs content you can do the Disney ride a long and flood your social media with pics looking like a _____
Free Bill Cosby
+1
eat fresh!
Bill do not worry about packing Jello for your stay, but Preparation H is a must have around here.
Best Wishes Bill….don’t bend over for the soap.
Bill Cosby is innocent, more racial injustice! Trump and his Russian pals are behind this.
I don’t care if more people then ever are working. If the economy is booming. Or if people have more wealth and security through the stock market being at an all time high. WE NEED TO IMPEACH TRUMP AND FREE BILL COSBY!
Elect BERNIE 2020
BYE BYE BYE
Dude, come down!
Nobody laughed at Obama at the UN. But they laughed at Donnie, sad!
It was an nervous laugh because he is right.
The fell asleep when Obama talked at the U.N.
Most overrated, nothing accomplished (except the Obama Phone) President ever. Greatest accomplishment, his Father was Black.
but but but he won a Nobel Peace Prize
Here’s Friday sorted Buzz:
https://loyaltylobby.com/2018/09/26/reader-question-st-regis-massage-therapist-offered-happy-ending-what-should-do/
I would only click if there was VIDEO!!!
Based on the Anonymous post above, it looks like the Russian troll factory has paid your little blog a visit. Поздравляю, comrade!
The moron today fought with Macron…Still no word against Russia and praises scum like Kim, and those two assholes from Hungary and Poland and other assholes.
Hard to believe we have more than 2 years of this shit to take…
no it is RAMSEY…DA Ramsey
Here is the laugh you are talking about George, or do you only watch it via Leftist Propaganda Machine
the speech unedited 49 seconds worth watching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjwhQDTBUCg
give an update or countdown on the final day of TBB so I can que The Band, prepare the Fireworks and stuff all the Clowns into the Clowncar
and i did not fight with Macron…………….F the French…………my Dad got shot protecting their cowardly, ungrateful pompous asses….and BTW the Belgians are the ones who invented the pomme frite!
“It was a nervous laugh because he is right”.
Okay dude. You have been conned. And you are not seeing it. Oh well…
I am not quitting yet. I need more 3 conversions in the next 4 days. U wanna help? Or just read and comment for free?
No need to change all the handles. Some are funny but others are not #warning2
Rene Jr. warn me next please
Phuck! The reader who has been buying the expensive thingie with my Amazon link just returned five of them. $27.50 down today, can any blog match this??
And I thought about doing a post today, glad I didn’t! For a moment there…I got excited I thought he/she ordered five more!
Hey MU: Maybe I am defending my constitutional right to defend my blog 🙂 #Renejr lol
Of course TPG will start own awards show. Drum roll please:
Here are the eight Readers’ Choice awards open to voting in this first wave:
Premium Card of the Year (annual fee over $300)
Mid-Tier Card of the Year (annual fee up to $300)
No-Fee Card of the Year
Best Credit Card Perk
Best New/Refreshed Credit Card
Best Business Credit Card
Best Co-Branded Hotel Credit Card
Best Co-Branded Airline Credit Card
LOL. Can it get more ridiculous than this or what? Oh, and you are so hypocritical TBB for also selling cards here…smh
In the meantime, Doctor of Credit, HTs both VFTW and OMAAT in the same post…
You will be missed TBB…lost $27.50 in one day, are you serious? Wow! Go on a once a week rant, we will love it!
These awards are so full of BS it…overflows!
Morning George!
Forget all the places on the Pacific Coastal Highway post (except Big Sur, obviously) (I live by 3 of them), the only place you need to know about is Point Lobos State Reserve in Carmel.
The best hiking in China are pretty much all in the Western part of China that no one thinks of as China. Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Western Sichuan, etc. Jiuzhaigou had an earthquake recently with much of the attractions destroyed.
Something I just learned about China: there’s an imaginary line there called the Heihe–Tengchong Line which divides the country in two: the eastern part has 43% of the area but 94% of the population. I knew the western part was relatively empty but I didn’t know it was that much more empty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heihe%E2%80%93Tengchong_Line
(Anybody know how to post pictures in the comments here?)
I did stop at Point Lobos State Reserve yes!
I also stopped at the way overhyped Hyatt in the highlands as well…It was for free of course but…man, was that overhyped or what!
Interesting read and great pictures: The Promise of Oil for the People Around the Caspian Sea
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-promise-of-oil-for-the-people-around-the-caspian-sea
My favorite, a contrasting image of kids swimming in front of oil rigs
https://media.newyorker.com/photos/5b968f0b995c771134bc02d6/master/w_2000,c_limit/ohagan-matthews12.jpg
Cool pics, thanks.
Yeah, thanks!
If you come back to rants, you should have a “Worst writer” category. And this Catherine Fan at TPG should be at the top, the one who wrote about smuggling, remember?
She is on a roll:
Irishman Chases Departing Plane Before Being Arrested by Airport Police
I’m voting for the gal who wrote the fart article, ‘Katherine Fan’. I noticed they did not include her on the ride-em-all Disney outing. Didn’t you get the email?
Buzz-Hold the line-We’re teeing up a big CC app in early October just for TBB. I can’t say more but believe me, it’s a lock. Maybe.