Charleston, South Carolina boasts a rich food and drink history. Visitors and locals line up outside traditional southern cooking restaurants for a taste of fried chicken and sweet tea, while award winning chefs put new and innovative spins on classic South Carolina low country cuisine, all to rave reviews.
There is never a lack of quality restaurants for visitors to choose from when dining in Charleston, from the uber-popular Husk (recently named best new restaurant in America) to the more traditional Jestine's Kitchen (a classic deep-fried-everything joint that has served the likes of Rachel...
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With the beautifully preserved buildings and the historic charm, a city like Charleston is inviting to amateur and professional photographers looking to capture the unique city in their viewfinder. It's easy to get lost in the small streets and colonial buildings, photographing the intricate architectural details, unique flora, or the ancient cobblestone streets of Charleston.
To get a different perspective on this historic city, I signed up for a photography tour with Charleston History Tours.
Joyce Aungst is a damn Yankee (a Northern visitor who never leaves) and has been guiding her photography...
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John’s Note: This is the third post in my series about Colorado, the place I call home (you can check out the other posts in the series Dispatches from Telluride, On the Ledge at Howelsen Hill, and A Desert In The Rocky Mountains). Though I spend a lot of time talking about the places I travel to in the US and abroad, the truth of the matter is that the travel doesn’t stop when I'm home. That's why I'm working with Mountain Reservations to bring you one new destination from the Centennial State each month.
It's December, and even though the ski season in Colorado has been officially...
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I've been working in Phoenix, Arizona for the last couple months now and as the rest of the country descends into the icy grip of winter, I can honestly say I'm quite content out here in the desert. Perhaps no symbol is more emblematic of the great Sonoran desert than the Saguaro cactus - that tall, stately (and spiny) plant that thrives in the near-drought like conditions of Arizona.
Saguaros can be found all throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area - in front lawns of private homes, along wide municipal boulevards, and even planted decoratively in front of McDonalds and Wal-Marts. But to really...
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Hawaii is a dream vacation for many people, often saved for honeymoons, family reunions, or other major lifetime events. Most people spend at least a week in Hawaii and according to USA Today Travel, the average cost of a seven day trip to the islands is close to $3500 PER PERSON.
Yikes.
A big portion of that cost is the airfare, typically running $500 - $1000 just to get from the mainland of North America to the islands. Once you’ve dropped that much on a plane ticket, you’d naturally want to spend a little time there to get your money’s worth.
But this past weekend, I spent a grand...
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