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I’m Kate
For more than a decade and a half, I’ve helped people create a life by design through my lifestyle and travel blog.
I’m a mom of 3, a full-time romance author, and I’ve been to more than 40 countries and nearly all the states.
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Solo Female Travel Is Shifting Across 6 Countries—Here’s Why the Street You Choose Still Matters
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The California Desert Town Where a Plane Crashed Into a Hill and Became Art
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The Luxury Travel High Doesn’t Last—Here’s Why Ordinary Trips Can Start Feeling Less Satisfying
Luxury travel can be genuinely pleasurable: a spacious room, good service, a calm transfer, and time reclaimed from logistics can…
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A Hit Show Can Double a Small Town’s Visitors — Here’s What That Fame Costs
When a major film or television show is set in a small town, the change can arrive suddenly. A location…
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The Travel Skill That Makes Uncertainty Easier to Handle Long After You Get Home
Repeated travel can change how people handle uncertainty at home because it offers repeated, low-stakes practice in incomplete information. A…
