Monday, February 28, 2011

Romania's Pathetic Attempt At "Branding" - Bucharest Expat

The media has been awash with news of Romania’s new marketing campaign. Haven’t heard yet? This is a fairly dated topic, however it does deserve a discussion here.

This is a hilarious take on an ongoing issue in Romania done by one of my favourite sites on the web; Bucharest Expat. I hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I did!

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

EcoXtrem Trekking Romanian Expat Challenge - Bucharest Expat

Bucharest Expat have teamed up with EcoXtrem Trekking to bring you the chance to participate in the greatest race in Romania – the Romanian Expat Challenge. This provides you with the chance to take part in an event that challenges your capabilities across a range of activities including map reading, fishing, rock climbing, abseiling and other tests

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Secrets Sanctuary At Cap Cana | Real Estate Cap Cana

If you are truly just looking to “get away from it all” or relax in the lap of luxury than why not come for a visit at the Secrets Sanctuary At Cap Cana? The Secrets Sanctuary at Cap Cana is a five-star exclusive resort nestled amongst some of the finest white sand beaches in the world. Located within Cap Cana, just minutes away from the Punta Cana Internatioinal Airport, Secrets Sanctuary at Cap Cana offers a quick escape from the everyday life.

The Real Estate Cap Cana website now seems to be going strong. Can't wait until the day I can afford to stay a while at the Sanctuary Resort....talk about luxury!

Saturday, February 19, 2011

White Sands Bavaro | www.WhiteSandsBavaro.com

Wow Look! A plain and simple twenty-ten theme from wordpress ranks well for White Sands Bavaro and there is no info about White Sands Bavaro ON it!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Greenville SC Law Firm | Featured Law Firm In Greenville SC

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Serving Simpsonville, Greer, Taylors, and all other areas of Greenville County, if you're looking for legal representation, our law firm is the right choice for you.

Yet another excellent example of Essence theme on a WP site. I am implementing some of my own techniques on this as well. Glad to see it is in use for this Greenville SC Law Firm niche as well.

Divorce Attorney Greenville SC | Featured Divorce Attorney In Greenville County

DivorceAttorneyGreenvilleSC.com is proud to present our premier recommended attorney for the Greenville County, SC area.

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Another great example of one of my favorite wordpress themes for this Divorce Attorney in Greenville, SC

Monday, February 14, 2011

Perla del Este Apartments

Perla del Este offers excellent access to all that White Sands and Bavaro, Dominican Republic have to offer.

Another new property that is being re-done and re-introduced to the market over in White Sands in Bavaro, Dominican Republic. We had recently driven over there, and although the back 9 holes of the White Sands golf course needs quite a bit of work, the front 9 is looking better than ever. You can see that they are finally making an attempt to revitalise this area.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Credit card had a 79.9% APR from First Premier Bank - Yahoo! Finance

Toni Riss had a credit card with a 79.9% interest rate.

The 58-year-old woman from Texas thought she struck gold when she found the First Premier card, which is aimed specifically at consumers with poor credit.

"I had an accident on a motorcycle, went through bankruptcy to pay for medical expenses and my credit went to hell in a hand basket, so I was looking for credit cards for people with bad credit" Riss said.

They granted her a card with a $300 limit -- typical for new customers -- and a starting rate of 29.9%, which Riss said she considered decent given her credit score.

But about six months after opening the card -- at the end of 2009 -- she received an unwelcome surprise in the mail.

"I about had a heart attack when I got a disclosure notice saying that my starting rate of 29.9% was going up to 79.9%," said Riss. "It was ludicrous. Talk about a highway robbery."

Reminds me of a great article just posted here at http://bucharestexpat.com/2011/02/banks-friend-or-foe/ Yes of course I agree that people should be adults and recognize the benefits and pitfalls of such a high interest rate card, however it also doesn't take a genius to know that the bank is SCREWING people by switching around the clients rates behind their backs. I think we all know banks lie and swindle!

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Banks. Friend Or Foe?

We had a recent discussion amongst the Bucharest Expat team about the banking profession, and it turns out that we all grew up believing that bankers were to be respected and trusted. Over the year this illusion has been increasingly eroded to the point where none of us have any faith in it (the ban