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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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8 Things That Get Travelers in Real Legal Trouble Abroad — and Most Americans Do at Least One Without Realizing
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Pensacola Has the Best Beaches in Florida. Here’s Why the Rest of Florida Gets More Tourists
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Norfolk, Virginia Has the World’s Largest Naval Base and One of the East Coast’s Most Underrated Downtowns
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These Are the US National Parks That Are Worth Visiting in Winter — and What Changes When You Go
The national park system receives about 300 million visitors annually, and most of those visits happen between Memorial Day and…
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Long Beach, California Is Not Los Angeles — And That Distinction Has Made It One of the Better Places to Live in Southern California
Long Beach, California is technically part of the Los Angeles metro area — it shares the LA County designation, uses…
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Baton Rouge Has LSU, the State Capitol, and a River That Makes Everything Feel Bigger Than It Is
Baton Rouge has a branding problem: it’s Louisiana’s capital city, its second-largest city, and the home of one of the…
