Author: The Points of Life

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TPOL is back from Punxsutawney TPOL Tour. I’m sure you are wondering the following: Where have I been? Did I get COVID? Did I buy a villa in Italy (see Nothing to Rent in Tuscany, But Maybe I’ll Buy a House in Italy)? All of this will be answered in th…

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September is done. And guess what? TPOL is out of the basement as part of the Punxsutawney TPOL Trip Report. The next stop is the Michigan v. Wisconsin game and then my One Way Flight to Madrid. While I’m gone, I will post on my previous trip to lovely…

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Some trips are perfect. Others don’t go as planned. The true traveler keeps fighting through, knowing that an unexpected twist can go from a Travel Nightmare to a dream day.
The post Visa Blunder Part 5: An Unexpected Birthday in Hong Kong appeared fir…

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Read Visa Blunder Part 1, Part 2, & Part 3. Part 4 is part of the Tahiti Triumph Trip Report. It covers the following cities: NYC JFK Dubai, UAE Shanghai, China Papeete, Tahiti Bora Bora, Tahiti Moorea, Tahiti Auckland, New Zealand Hong Kong Island…

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Read Visa Blunder Part 1 first. Visa Blunder Part 2: Anxiety in the Air is part of the Tahiti Triumph Trip Report. It covers the following cities: NYC JFK Dubai, UAE Shanghai, China Papeete, Tahiti Bora Bora, Tahiti Moorea, Tahiti Auckland, New Zealand…

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TPOL has done some stupid shit in his travel life. That’s why I keep a page of Travel Lessons for you to learn from, have a laugh at my expense, and for me to never forget.
The post Visa Blunder Part 1: Signing My Release to Be Detained appeared first …

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I’ve said it before, Air New Zealand does not receive enough love. I’ve flown it plenty of times and have found the service to be great, the food to be good, and the seat to be comfortable.
The post Air New Zealand AKL-NRT: Modeling in Business Class a…

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From insomnia (see Oops!… I Did It Again: Min Spending Hell) to hitting the min in one transaction (see 1 Transaction =120,000 Membership Rewards Points Earned), I satisfied min spend on my Amex Business Gold and received the points in record time. I a…

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Tossing and turning all night from minimum spends is no way to live (see Oops!… I Did It Again: Min Spending Hell). Having spent nothing on Amex Busines Gold (see Amex ’90k’ Business Gold Offer: Resolved, Sort Of) and with the October 11th deadline qui…

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Apologies for the OMAAT headline (see Blog Roast OMAAT: Starting Posts with Ouch, Wow, Uh Oh, Wild, Major, Whoa). Britney may soon be free, but I’m still in minimum spending prison, something I wrote about in 2015 (see Insomnia from Minimum Spends). In…

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Although I managed to escape the Medellin airport using Uber (see Uber Is Illegal in Medellin Airport, Unless Your Brother Is Picking You Up), I still needed cash. I went to the ATM and it did not work. I went to another and had the same problem. Hopin…

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Uber Is Illegal in Medellin is part of the Punxsutawney TPOL Trip Report, where TPOL leaves the basement. It’s finally happening despite inconsistent policies, interruptions, and human stupidity as explained in these posts: 11 Reasons Why I Still Don’t…

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My trip to Colombia was my first in almost two years. And it showed.
The post TPOL Forgets How to Travel appeared first on The Points Of Life.

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I previously wrote 90,000 Business Gold Card Offer, Suddenly Not Available and Amex Business Gold Offer Under ‘Investigation’. These posts were regarding my application for the Business Gold card and the 90k sign-up bonus. Amex claims that the offer wa…

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The international travel drought is over. TPOL is back. It has been a long time since I can put together a spreadsheet.
The post Booked! One Way to Madrid…No Return in Sight appeared first on The Points Of Life.

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August is done. The angry people writing on my blog are not. The top posts are below. It’s noteworthy that the negative posts round out the top 4, thus the title of the post. COVID Test for Return Travel Is Stupid Breakthrough Infections: Another Reaso…

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Dear valued reader, I am out of the office and not on the golf course (VIDEO: Golfing Rio Mar, Puerto Rico). If you’re trying to find me, check the hospital (Mystery Solved: TPOL’s Disappearance in Medellin). If I’m not there, it’s because I’m working …

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I had one day in Auckland to do and see as much as I could. Mission accomplished. 
The post Guns & Butter: Auckland Travel Guide (Not City Centre Edition) appeared first on The Points Of Life.

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Last March, I wrote Describe Trump’s Travel Ban: It’s Stupid. Today I use the word stupid again to describe the US’s requirement that travelers returning from abroad need to present a negative COVID test taken no more than 72 hours from the date of tra…

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