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For more than a decade and a half, I’ve helped people create a life by design through my lifestyle and travel blog.
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Before Ski Lifts, These 3 Colorado Mountain Towns Were Mining Communities — What Visitors Can Still See Today
Silverton, Ouray, and Telluride began as mining towns in the rugged San Juan Mountains; historic main streets, narrow-gauge rail, passes,…
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and Green Bay in 7 Days Is Actually Doable. Here’s the Route That Makes It Work
Chicago, Milwaukee, and Green Bay connect by Lake Michigan geography, rail or highway access, and distinct urban scales, though hotel…
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Paducah’s Old Homes Became Art Studios—but Small-Town Economics Still Shape the Visitor Experience
Paducah sits at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers and developed the Lower Town Arts District through artist…
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Why City Transplants Keep Choosing the Driftless Area — and the Tradeoffs Visitors Should Weigh First
The Driftless Area spans parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois; glaciers bypassed it, leaving steep ridges, limestone valleys, cold-water…
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Anchorage to Homer Takes 200 Miles, but the Drive Is the Point — Here’s Why Travelers Take Their Time
The Seward and Sterling highways link Anchorage with Turnagain Arm, Kenai, Soldotna, Seward, and Homer, passing mountains, salmon rivers, glaciers,…
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Portland’s East Side Changed Faster Than Any Neighborhood in Oregon. Here’s What the Rent Did Next
Division Street, Hawthorne Boulevard, and Sellwood each have different commercial patterns, housing stock, and access to transit, but all have…
