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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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Planning Your Own Trip Got Easier in These Countries Over the Past 5 Years—Digital Payments and Rail Changed the Equation
Five Years Before 2026 Improved Independent Travel in Several Countries. That claim is more useful when it is treated as…
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International Flights Aren’t Priced Like Domestic Tickets — Here’s What Can Change the Fare
International Airfares Follow Different Rules Than Domestic Tickets. That claim is more useful when it is treated as a reporting…
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Why Slow Travel Sticks With You Longer — and Why Seeing Less Isn’t the Point
Slow Travel Makes Stronger Memories Because It Creates Fewer but Deeper Markers. That claim is more useful when it is…
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It Takes Just 3 Bad Headlines to Damage a Destination Overnight — Winning Back Trust Can Take Years
Three Bad Headlines Can Change a Destination’s Reputation Overnight. That claim is more useful when it is treated as a…
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Travel After a Major Life Change Can Help You Move Forward — But the Road Won’t Hand You Automatic Answers
Major Life Transitions Turn Travel Into More Than a Vacation. That claim is more useful when it is treated as…
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Before New Development, Flagstaff’s Southside Was Shaped by Latino History—Its Rents Show What’s at Stake
Flagstaff’s Southside Carries a Latino History Older Than Its New Development. That claim is more useful when it is treated…
