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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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Why Strangers Get More Patience Abroad — and Which 3 Home Roles Travelers Stop Carrying With Them
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Your 3-Hour Journey May Be Ruining the First Impression—Exhaustion Changes What You Notice at the Destination
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Planning an Ouachita Mountains Getaway? Hot Springs and Mena Show Why the Region Is Tougher Than It Looks
the Arkansas Ouachita Mountains rewards a visitor who treats it as a working place rather than a backdrop. The useful…
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Flagstaff Is a College Town Where the University and the City Have Been Fighting Over Land for 40 Years. Here’s the Current Score
Flagstaff Arizona's Northern Arizona University rewards a visitor who treats it as a working place rather than a backdrop. The…
