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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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The Best Travel Experiences in Some Countries Start With One Local Introduction — Here’s Why They Can’t Be Rushed
In Some Countries, the Most Valuable Travel Experience Needs 1 Local Introduction. That claim is more useful when it is…
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Hotels Cut Amenities in a Predictable Order—Breakfast Goes First, So the Lobby May Be Next
Hotels Cut Amenities in a Downturn in a Predictable Order. That claim is more useful when it is treated as…
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Travel Advisories Warn Broadly. Reading Every Street the Same Way Could Lead Visitors Astray
Government Travel Advisories Warn Broadly. That claim is more useful when it is treated as a reporting question rather than…
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Sport Fishing Can Outspend Commercial Fishing in One Harbor. That claim is more useful when it is treated as a…
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The Red-Eye Flight Saves You a Hotel Night and Costs You Your Entire First Day. Here’s When It’s Worth It and When It’s Not
A Red-Eye Flight Saves 1 Hotel Night. That claim is more useful when it is treated as a reporting question…
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Rochester, Minnesota Has 70,000 Mayo Clinic Employees and Basically Nothing Else. Here’s What the City Looks Like Behind the Hospital
Rochester Minnesota Is Built Around One Employer With More Than 70,000 Staff. That claim is more useful when it is…
