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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 US State Department Issued Warnings for 20 Countries This Summer — Here’s What Those Warnings Mean and When to Ignore Them
If you check the State Department travel advisory page before booking an international trip, you’ll find warnings for places that…
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Marfa, Texas Has 1,700 People and a $400-a-Night Hotel. Here’s Why People Keep Going Back
There is no airport in Marfa. The nearest major city is Midland, Texas, which is 2.5 hours away across open…
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12 Mistakes Americans Make When Driving in Europe — And the One That Can Result in a Criminal Record
Renting a car in Europe feels like freedom. Open roads through Tuscany, the Amalfi Coast, the Scottish Highlands. What nobody…
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Chattanooga Spent 15 Years Rebuilding From Nothing. The City That Exists Now Is Almost Unrecognizable
In the early 1980s, Chattanooga, Tennessee was officially declared the most polluted city in the United States by the EPA….
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Airlines Added a New Fee in 2026 for Something You’ve Always Done for Free — Here’s What to Watch For
The era of the all-inclusive airline ticket ended long ago. But 2026 brought a new wave of fees that crossed…
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The Ozarks Were a Punchline for 20 Years. Now People Who Actually Moved There Are Hard to Find Anywhere Else
Travel writers have called the Ozarks underrated for thirty years, and nothing happened. Then, somewhere around 2020, people stopped reading…
