Wadmalaw Island is a beautiful island just south of Charleston in South Carolina. I went here to see the Charleston Tea Plantation and the Angel Oak Tree. The Charleston Tea Plantation is the only place in the US where tea is grown; the rest of our tea is imported. This place was really neat. I started … More Wadmalaw Island
When I visited Charleston I had limited time, but I knew I wanted to see a planatation. There are so many to choose from in the area, and I think any one of them would be lovely and educational. On my way into town was Boone Plantation. Driving up to the plantation is the “Avenue … More Boone Plantation
We left Nashville, Tennessee around 8am (local time), heading out for Charleston, West Virginia. But Claire expertly mapped out our route before we left and saw that we could pretty easily pass through more than just Kentucky to get there. First, we headed to Louisville. We drove by Churchhill Downs, where the Kentucky Derby is … More Road Trippin’: 5 States, 1 Day
Upon arrival in Nashville, we went someplace I wanted to see the Parthenon. It is a replica of the one in Athens, Greece. We went to the State Capitol next for a quick photo. We were planning to have dinner in the touristy part of town on Broadway, so we headed down there. It was … More Road Trippin’: Nashville
We arrived in Memphis after touring Little Rock in the morning. Claire really wanted to go to the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot. We walked around and took photos, as well as answered tons and tons of questions from the kids as we tried to explain what happened to them. … More Road Trippin’: Walkin’ in Memphis
After our morning in Oklahoma City, we headed out for Little Rock! Just over the border of Oklahoma and Arkansas in a small town called Alma, is the world’s largest Popeye statue. I somehow think it’s the world’s only Popeye statue…. It’s in a cute little garden area, but we didn’t stick around-we had places … More Road Trippin’: Little Rock
From Albuquerque, New Mexico we headed to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was a looooong stretch. Just outside Albuquerque is the “Musical Highway”, where if you drive 45 miles per hour, the road plays “America the Beautiful”. It took me about half the stretch to both slow down and realize I was supposed to be driving … More Road Trippin’: Oklahoma City via Amarillo
A work conference took me to New Orleans; read all about it here! Once the conference was over, JoLynn and I decided to take an extra day to explore the area (it ended up being a test for our trip to Bodie-turns out we travel great together!).
My first (but certainly not last) visit to NOLA! … More Bourbon Street Blues: a quick tour of NOLA
My first real exploration of the South was when I went to South Carolina in early 2016. had been to Florida a few times for conferences, but I never got out and explored much. I had a conference in Myrtle Beach, SC and since it ended on a Thursday and it would take me all … More Becoming a Southern Belle
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