Having Seen the Sea, You Won’t Long for Mountains and Rivers | Qingdao in Twelve Hours
Once the Spring Equinox has passed, the weather gradually turns warmer. The drifting sea ice on the Yellow Sea slowly melts away, the flowering peaches on Shaoguan Road burst once...
Recent Swagbucks Money-Maker Deals: Free SunBasket Meals, Free Winc Wine, and a Free Sam's Club Membership with Profit
A look at three recent Swagbucks money-maker offers: SunBasket meal kits, Winc wine, and Sam's Club membership deals that can net you free food, free wine, and extra profit....
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Hong Kong AMEX Platinum Cards (Big Head and Small Head) and Blue Cash: Overview and Application Tips [Possible Easier Approvals]
A quick overview of three Hong Kong AMEX cards and application tips, with recent approvals seemingly getting easier....
Barclays AARP Travel Credit Card: New Card, $100 Sign-Up Bonus, 3% on Travel, No Annual Fee
This card is a newly launched co-branded card from Barclays and AARP (American Association of Retired Persons). It used to be issued by Chase, but was later sold to Barclays. Curre...
Barclays AARP Essential Credit Card: New Card, $100 Welcome Bonus, 3% Back at Gas Stations and Drugstores, No Annual Fee
This is a newly launched co-branded card from Barclays and AARP (American Association of Retired Persons). It used to be the Chase AARP card, but the portfolio was later sold. At t...
Talents Flourish in Chu, and "Jun" Shines Bright | The City of Crayfish and Milk Tea—Want to Go?
For me, Changsha is a city filled with deep memories, shaped by both the work and life I once had there. After not visiting for several years, it has already become one of Douyin’s...
US Bank State Farm Premier Cash Rewards Credit Card Review: New Card, 3-2-1 Cash Back, First-Year Match, No Annual Fee
The 3% cash back category on insurance premiums is a pretty interesting feature. If you live in the U.S. and regularly pay for auto insurance, homeowners insurance, or other insura...
Making the best of limited options with an IHG FN — a stay at Holiday Inn Resort - The Lodge at Big Bear Lake
This post recounts the author's one-night stay at Holiday Inn Resort - The Lodge at Big Bear Lake, booked with a Chase IHG FN. You could say it was the best option among a pretty w...
Sadly, I Can’t Visit This Ancient Capital With the Most Beautiful Cherry Blossoms This Year
From Guiyang to Wuhan to Wuxi, my social feed has been flooded with cherry blossoms lately. It inevitably brought me back to this time last year, when I ended up stranded in Japan...
Tips for Applying for the AMEX Business Platinum 100,000/150,000 MR Offer
According to a WeChat reader Leo’s DP, calling in now may get you a 150,000 MR offer after spending $15,000 in three months (no lifetime language), though YMMV. Was the previous de...
Several Ways to Use the AMEX Platinum $200 Travel Credit
In theory, this benefit needs to be used through AMEX Travel, and it can also be used for FHR bookings (as long as you pay through AMEX). This article goes over several ways to use...
