There’s not a whole lot of suggested reads for this week, but a little of everything – from news about the hopeful Capital One / Discover acquisition, a massively disruptive power outage at London’s Heathrow, and a new, multi-country trail in Eastern Europe.
Report: DOJ Finds Capital One-Discover Deal Would Harm Subprime Competition
This article says that the Department of Justice has deemed the planned Capital One / Discover acquisition “anticompetitive”. This is despite most of the stockholders of both companies voting to approve, as well as the Delaware State Bank Commission approving as well.
Heathrow resumes some flights after fire and power outage shut down London airport
London’s Heathrow Airport had unwelcome excitement and massive disruptions to their normal operations when a fire at a nearby electrical substation caused a power outage late Thursday night. The interruptions are (at the time of writing this) ongoing, and the impact will likely be felt across the world. According to this article, the estimate for interrupted flights was set around 1,300, affecting an estimated 200,000 passengers! Were any of you impacted by this unfortunate interruption?
First of all, I completely agree with this article referring to Georgia as “wildly underrated”. It’s one of my favorite destinations (which you can read more about here). And the Transcaucasian Way just makes it even better. The Transcaucasian Way will be a 1,864 mile trail that traverses not only Georgia, but will touch on Armenia and Azerbaijan as well. This article provides a bit more insight into how you can plan a 7-10 day hike in the 87 miles of completed trail in the Upper Svaneti region, or a shorter 46 mile option from the Imereti lowlands to the Racha highlands. Either option sounds like a great way to see beautiful mountain views. The former will take you through mountain villages all along the way while the latter would require camping. Choose your own adventure! (And make sure to spend a little time in Tblisi too!)
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