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What it’s like to stay at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

We spent weeks at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, nestled in the red canyonlands of Southern Utah. You, too, can visit, stay, help, and play

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Travel hacking with US credit card points

These are the steps I take to travel inexpensively or even for free by collecting US credit card points and miles, and using them to ...
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Manchester Hyatt San Diego

Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego Penthouse Suite, for free

We spent New Year's weekend in a 1450-square-foot penthouse suite in San Diego, California for free, using credit card points and Globalist status
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Yosemite for Procrastinators

Did you know you can book last-minute camping site in one of the busiest Parks in the busiest month of the year? We've been doing ...
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New Zealand Milford Sound

Car-camping New Zealand’s South Island

Wine in the Marlborough region, disappearing glaciers, idyllic towns, blue rivers, and icy pools, optical illusions, fjords, and bungy jumping, all on a tight-budget road ...
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New Zealand Hobbiton

Car-camping New Zealand’s North Island

Prancing around Hobbiton, midnight date with glow-worms, hot springs, redwoods and mud pools, all on a tight budget road trip
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In the Monkey Forest in Ubud Bali

A month in Bali on $30/couple/day

Bali is lush, ornate, and blooming, thick with tradition and ceremony, easy-going, calm, and messy at the same time. We ate fresh coconuts every day ...
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