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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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Your Card Works at Home—But in Cash-First Countries, a Card-Only Trip Can Fail Before Lunch
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A Tech Giant Announced It Was Leaving and the City Around It Started Losing Jobs, Restaurants, and Population Within 18 Months
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Before You Even Board, These 3 Airport Design Choices May Be Raising Your Stress—Here’s What That Means for Travelers
The specific ways that airport architecture affects traveler mood and behavior — what the research says about light, space, and…
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Between Houston and Galveston, Texas Looks Nothing Like the Tourist Brochures — What Visitors Should Notice About Its Petrochemical Suburbs
the Texas Gulf Coast between Houston and Galveston rewards a visitor who treats it as a working place rather than…
