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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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Theme Parks Are Designed Down to the Trash Can Placement to Make Adults Spend More Than They Planned
A family of four visiting Walt Disney World today can easily spend $700 to $1,000 or more for a single…
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Americans Consistently Underestimate How Long It Takes to Recover From International Travel. The Data on Jet Lag Explains Why.
The general rule researchers use for jet lag recovery is roughly one day per time zone crossed, meaning a trip…
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There Is No Single Organization That Decides How Many Stars a Hotel Gets. The System Is Basically an Honor Code.
Most travelers assume hotel star ratings work like a regulated grading system — some official body inspects a property and…
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People Who Travel Alone for Long Stretches Come Back Different. Not in the Way Instagram Captions Suggest.
Solo travel gets marketed almost entirely around confidence and self-discovery, the kind of language that shows up in caption form…
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People Who Travel for Two Weeks With Only a Carry-On Are Not Showing Off. They’re Avoiding a Specific Kind of Math.
Checked bag fees on U.S. domestic and many international carriers now routinely run $35 to $75 per bag each way,…
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The Texas Coast Is Not the Caribbean and Everyone Who Sells You a Beach Vacation There Knows It
The Texas Gulf Coast markets itself in glossy tourism photography that makes Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, and Galveston look like…