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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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Kodiak, Alaska Has About 13,500 People and Roughly 3,500 Bears. The Math on That Ratio Runs the Whole Island
Kodiak Island is the second-largest island in the United States, a 3,588-square-mile stretch of mountainous, salmon-rich terrain in the Gulf…
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Tennessee Gained 80,000 Residents in a Single Year. A Huge Share of Them Picked Chattanooga Over Nashville for One Simple Reason
Tennessee’s population grew by roughly 80,000 people in 2024 alone, driven by record net migration into the state, and Chattanooga’s…
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The Outer Banks Built Its Entire Economy on Weekly Rental Houses. Flexible Booking Platforms Just Rewrote the Rules
For most of the last half century, a vacation on North Carolina’s Outer Banks meant one specific transaction: you booked…
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Most New Orleans Visitors See the French Quarter and Never Cross Claiborne Avenue. Treme, Gentilly, and Lakeview Are Where the City Actually Lives
Millions of visitors come to New Orleans every year and experience a version of the city that covers roughly a…
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Discovering Galena, Illinois: The Charm of Main Street
Discover Galena Illinois Main Street, a charming place with 3,300 residents and a timeless vibe straight from the 1800s just waiting for you.
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Omaha Has Almost Half a Million People and a Metro Area That Just Crossed 1 Million. Almost Nobody Outside Nebraska Has an Opinion About It
Omaha, Nebraska is the 40th or 41st largest city in the United States depending on which year’s ranking you use,…
