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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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A Greeting Can Take 10 Seconds or 10 Minutes — Here’s Why Travelers Shouldn’t Treat Them the Same
Greeting Rituals Take 10 Seconds in Some Countries and 10 Minutes in Others. That claim is more useful when it…
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Age Alone Won’t Ground an Airplane—These 3 Numbers Decide When Airlines Retire It
Airlines Retire Planes When 3 Curves Cross: Fuel, Maintenance, and Demand. That claim is more useful when it is treated…
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Tourists Ask Strangers for Help More Than Locals Do. Here’s the Psychology Behind Why You’re Braver Away From Home
Tourists Ask Strangers for Help More Easily Than Locals Do. That claim is more useful when it is treated as…
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A Downtown Parking Garage Became a Hotel—More Rooms, But What Happens to Parking?
When a Parking Garage Becomes a Hotel, Downtown Gains Rooms and Loses a Different Kind of Access. That claim is…
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Why Travel Wrecks Your Food Routine — Schedule, Kitchen Access, and Appetite Can All Work Against You
Travel Disrupts 3 Daily Food Cues at Once: Schedule, Kitchen Access, and Appetite. That claim is more useful when it…
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West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle Is Only 80 Miles From Washington — Here’s What the Commuter Pull Means for Travelers
West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle Is 80 Miles From Washington. That claim is more useful when it is treated as a…
