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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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Why Reaching These 5 Countries Costs More Than Traveling Through Them — New Flights Are Changing the Math
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The More Travel Writers Know, the Less They Notice as Tourists — Why Expertise Can Dull the Surprise
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A Championship Can Keep Downtown Full for a Year—But the Economic Windfall Is Smaller Than the Celebration Suggests
A Championship Can Fill a Downtown for 1 Year. happens to a city after it wins a major sporting championship…
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Your Vacation May Start Before You Leave — Why Building the Itinerary Feels Like Part of the Trip
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Minnesota’s Iron Range Produced More Steel Than Anywhere in America. Here’s What the Towns Look Like Now That the Jobs Are Mostly Gone
Minnesota’s Iron Range Still Mines Taconite. the Minnesota Iron Range looks like in 2026 is easier to understand as a…
