Archive for May, 2010

Summer 2010 Featured Activities

Hello all! Despite the schizophrenic weather, summer is slowly creeping up on us. We here at Kijubi are continually growing anxious — it’s not easy sitting in our Laguna Beach office during the summer time — so we brainstormed a list of activities that we’re planning on doing this summer.

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Thalia St. Beach, a short 30 second walk from Kijubi Headquarters

If you have any other summer activities in mind, please share in the comments!

Cheap Travel Myths Everyone Should Know About Pt. 1

A 6-year undergrad career has taught me a lot, including how to live in perpetual economic crisis. An area that I have a particular expertise in is cheap travel. I constantly read travel blogs and guides in order to afford that travel fix I needed. However, I often found that cheap travel tips panned out differently while abroad.

To start, here are a few cheap travel myths I have come across with many more to come. Please let us know your personal cheap travel tips and if you’ve had similar experiences.

couch surfing petsHostels are the cheapest accommodation – Although they are traditionally considered the cheapest bed in town, I will argue otherwise. We often believe that there are only two choices for travel accommodation – hostels or hotels. It’s quite true that if these are the only two choices, the budget minded traveler will usually be better off in a hostel. However, as the internet keeps aggressively invading your travel destinations, there is a new and more exciting option – Couch Surfing.

Couch surfing is the practice of staying on someone’s couch for free, and often with much less hassle than booking a hostel or hotel room. Along with a comfy couch, you often get amenities that are only featured in the most expensive hostels — private showers, a full kitchen, tranquility, and a friendly and willing tour guide. A couple websites I’ve found that do the best job of connecting travelers to couches are Couchsurfing.com and Hospitalityclub.org.
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-16

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Feed mom at 70% off for Mother's Day

Mother’s day is coming up very soon, and if you are anything like me, you may have not purchased a gift for your mom yet. Of course, the first thing I would recommend to anyone in California would be to check out the Kijubi Gift Certificate. That is, plain and simple, the best gift you can give anyone.

What if you aren’t in California? Or, maybe you already got your mom a Kijubi gift cert. Well, then you should definitely check out the amazing discounts you can get at Restaurants.com. Basically, you purchase a gift coupon valid for much more than what you pay. For example, a $25 restaurant gift cards costs $15, $50 for $25, and for the $100 card you pay only $40.

When you are checking out, use promo code “MOM” to get an even bigger discount + an extra flower bonus! Want even more? Use PayPal to check out and you can buy a $25 gift card for only $3! Yes, THREE dollars for $25 worth of dining. How can you afford NOT to buy this for your mom? The offer is only good from May 3 – 9, specifically for Mother’s Day.

Check it out!


On another note, if you haven’t checked out our deal of the week, you definitely should. It makes for a fantastic Mother’s Day gift as well. It’s a pole fitness class at 40% off @ only $15!

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