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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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Think You Know What Good Hospitality Looks Like? Abroad, Service, Time, and Privacy May Mean Something Else
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Why Your Airport Terminal Has the Amenities It Does—It’s Built Around Dwell Time and the Travelers Passing Through
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Packing for Cold vs. Heat: The Discomfort You Fear Most Can Leave You Carrying Too Much—or Wearing Too Little
Cold evokes visible danger and bulky gear, while heat is often underestimated despite dehydration, sun exposure, limited shade, and the…
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Flights Return Fast After a Travel Ban—Here’s Why Jobs and Destination Economies Lag Behind
When restrictions lift, airlines, hotels, tour operators, restaurants, and informal workers return on different schedules; consumer confidence and route capacity…
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Your Travel Journal Didn’t Lose Its Meaning on Day 3 — Your Energy Ran Out First
People often start travel journals with high anticipation and abandon them when novelty, fatigue, and full days compete with the…
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Hibbing’s Mine View Drops 600 Feet—Why the Iron Range Still Isn’t Just a Museum Visit
The Hull-Rust-Mahoning Mine near Hibbing is an immense open-pit iron mine, while regional towns continue to balance mining employment, environmental…
