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10-Second Tips | Blog

10-second tip: an easy travel hack for your hotel room.

ByPoints Pixie July 26, 2015December 31, 2023

This little hack is so easy and simple, yet it can make a big difference in the quality of your stay. Try it!

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Mortified.

ByPoints Pixie July 26, 2015December 31, 2023

Does anyone else still have their journal from high school? SO cringe-worthy.

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Travel Stories

I spent three months at sea. Have I told you that?

ByPoints Pixie July 25, 2015December 31, 2023

Have you heard of a program called Semester at Sea? I was on a voyage, and so far, it’s been my most memorable trip yet. Can I top it?

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Found: a great new sunscreen.

ByPoints Pixie July 25, 2015December 31, 2023

This post is for everyone who’s gotten a sunburn this summer.

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Family camp redux.

ByPoints Pixie July 24, 2015December 31, 2023

What’s your favorite place of all time? (And I have to ask – what would you do if it got destroyed?)

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Oops…I forgot.

ByPoints Pixie July 24, 2015December 31, 2023

I have to admit: I’m a packing procrastinator. To make matters worse, I’ve got the most haphazard packing style: I wait until the very last minute, then throw in armloads of anything I think I might need.

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Very scary: a thief activated my credit card, then used it.

ByPoints Pixie July 24, 2015December 31, 2023

Did you know that you can use a credit card BEFORE it is activated? And that you can flunk the security questions and STILL activate the card?

Read More Very scary: a thief activated my credit card, then used it.Continue

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Blog | San Diego

When a vacation isn’t that great…

ByPoints Pixie July 23, 2015

Our spirits were high as our flight landed, but from there on out, things kind of went sideways. Honestly, I think we’re getting a little too overconfident about traveling, because we made all kinds of mistakes, big and small.

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Really, Orbitz? Beware this promo code.

ByPoints Pixie July 23, 2015December 31, 2023

This is a shady move from Orbitz…beware!

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Hidden clues to travel freebies.

ByPoints Pixie July 23, 2015December 31, 2023

Wouldn’t it be amazing to find a little treasure? Have you ever hidden goodies or freebies for someone else to find while traveling? I’m going to do it again soon!

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