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Catherine Parker
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Writer, Freelance
Austin
Beats
Biography
Travel Expert Catherine Parker offers her insight to help travelers find the destinations to help them enjoy their precious downtime. She’s had a bag packed for 25 years and criss-crossed North America more times than she can remember. During college in Houston, Catherine merged her passions of good words and great buildings by studying English Literature and Architecture. While working part-time as a pre-school teacher she funded her travel purse and learned how to find delight in the small details. Since Catherine’s obsession is dessert, she worked in a French bakery after she graduated from college. Though it wasn’t long before Catherine moved to Austin to use her architecture background. Working with a group of designers Catherine learned the difference between a Chesterfield and a Camelback. Until adventure called again. Beating the odds, she landed a job at American Airlines as a flight attendant. For the next 22 months, Catherine alternated between landing in every major North American airport and exploring every neighborhood in New York City. Both experiences proved invaluable since she lived NYC on $19,000 a year. After a particularly hard winter, the West Coast called and Catherine transferred to San Francisco. For the next nine months, she hopped up and down the West Coast. Until the one morning that changed the world. On September 11, Catherine lost her former roommate aboard the jet that flew into the World Trade Center. Unable to continue in the new security climate with a broken heart, Catherine relented and resigned the next month. In the following year, Catherine got married, had a baby and took her first road trip as a family traveler. With a carful of gear, she took one tiny baby to the beach. As the years passed the babies accumulated. So early on she decided to drive her kids through North America. To date, Catherine has logged 70,000 miles behind the wheel driving across the lower 48 and six Canadian provinces. Her motto, Can I drive there? And so far the answer has been yes. Until one day when Catherine and her kids got caught up in an international car theft ring. Out of a paid parking lot she lost her car and the majority of their belongings in Montreal, Canada. In the ensuing hours, Catherine used a foreign language to make a police report. The next morning, she gathered their remaining belongings and loaded up into a rental car to bid Montreal an adieu. Through the whole ordeal her kids never cried or complained. And they even had fun as they raced through Target replacing their stolen items to continue their three-week trip exploring the East Coast and the Canadian Maritimes. Officially, they were offline for eight hours because of the car theft. Her car was never recovered though reportedly made its way to West Africa for its second life as a taxi. Though her insurance company gave her a souvenir, a high-risk designation that she wears as a badge of honor. Catherine seamlessly blended 25 years of experience starting with teaching preschoolers to working in a professional kitchen. Then she transitioned to work with furniture showroom and follow up in aviation. She just followed her passion hoping one day it would meld into the perfect career. Catherine writes for guide books, magazines, newspapers and online publications. She also publishes a website, CarfulOfKids.com.
Austin,North American National Parks family travel California, Texas Travel, road trips
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Freelance
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