Cat Holladay is a freelance travel writer, blogger and photographer focusing on family travel for every budget. She strives to find the deeper story in her travels by striking up conversations everywhere she goes - from the train station to waiting in line for the bathroom. She has been quoted as an expert by The Washington Post, The Simple Dollar, RVing Planet, Creative Travel Guide, Digital Travel Guru and more. She is the founder of www.thecompassiscalling.com.

After more than a decade as a VP and operations manager in the corporate world, she stepped back to focus on working to live, not living to work. She now spends her time traveling the US in an RV with her husband and their 4-year-old son – writing and photographing about family travel and budgeting along the way.