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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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Napa Valley Wine Employs Thousands of Workers. That claim is more useful when it is treated as a reporting question…
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5 Countries Where a Week Is Not Enough Time. Here’s What You Actually Need to Stop Feeling Like a Tourist
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