Did you ever study abroad? Or did you ever spend some time during your formative years in a place far from home? I did. I studied abroad in Paris during my last year of college. And this summer I went back and retraced my old steps. The experience was like going back in time.…
It’s a really big week at TravelwithKate.com! As you have surely observed, I have a completely new website. Rest assured, the content is the same. It is just all organized and presented differently. You know, like it’s a real website and not just a blog roll! It is all pretty self-explanatory. But here’s a little tour to help you get situated.…
As you know from reading my blog, I’ve been shooting for a travel app called, The Local Way. Over the past two weeks, my co-host, Jax Austin, and I have been showing the cameras around our Los Angeles.…
The blog has been a little quiet this week because I am shooting a new video series! A video travel guide called The Local Way is featuring me. In it, I show you around my hometown of Los Angeles from a local perspective. Yesterday we shot in Downtown LA. And in the picture below I was at Eat. Drink. Americano, a restaurant with delicious food and imported beer on tap. And later…
Try to remember the last trip you went on. At what point did it start? Was it when you checked into your hotel? Or was it before that, when you boarded the plane? Or was it still at home as you packed? I think, in general, travel actually begins the moment you book your flights or hotels “ the moment you commit.…
During college, I was awakened to the life-changing benefits of travel. It started with a trip to Italy, the summer before my freshman year. And then you couldn’t stop me. It seemed I was always finding a way to convince my parents that my next trip was vital. Travel had become central to my life. But it wasn’t until after college, when I had an encounter with an old friend, that I could really pinpoint why it was so important to me. I remember, my Mom was having a party, and I was sitting around with a group of dear, old friends. I had been on a trip earlier that year. And I was telling them all about it. At…
