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Kat Spitzer is the author of the novel Florida Girl, and two humorous nonfiction books, The Happy Hypochondriac, and The Happy Hypochondriac Survives World Travel. She also writes the popular Happy Hypochondriac blog, available at www.katspitzer.com. She is the face of Lifestyle at Annapolis Discovered for the Visit Annapolis travel bureau. Other writing credits include regular featured articles published in large regional magazines, including What’s Up? Annapolis and Chesapeake Family, and a former sports column in The Capital Gazette newspaper. Additionally, she was a contributing writer on the Tabasco Award-winning entertainment guide and cookbook Thyme to Entertain. Her new guide to getting into your dream school will be published in Su ...more

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The Happy Hypochondriac Survives World Travel is now available and ready to entertain you on your next trip. If you don't have a trip planned, well then get on that! Perhaps this book will inspire you to travel. At the very least, it will make you laugh at the crazy experiences of others.

Bon Voyage and happy reading!

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Published on November 19, 2014 06:45 • Tags: happy-hypochondriac, humor, travel

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Average rating: 4.13 · 48 ratings · 7 reviews · 7 distinct works

	The Happy Hypochondriac 4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Florida Girl really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Happy Hypochondriac Survives World Travel 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Musings on Family Life: Tales From the Happy Hypochondriac it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Your Dream School: The Best Guide to Getting In it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Musings on Family Life: Tales From The Happy Hypochondriac it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Counselor in Your Corner 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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