Destinations are like lovers—ask any seasoned traveler and I’m sure they’d agree. When you first arrive in a new place, you feel that initial rush of wild excitement in the same way you do when you meet someone new. And like any introduction, although you’re uncertain how it will all turn out, the air still crackles with the electricity of potential. Over the next few days or … [Read more...] about The One That Got Away
Feeling Presidential: One for Mount Rushmore
My fist was curled firmly around the handbrake, my feet orchestrating a game of reverse musical chairs on the clutch, accelerator, and brake pedal as I attempted to maneuver the stick shift car up the incline through parking concessions and up to the drab, concrete parking deck of Mount Rushmore National Memorial. After paying the $10 parking fee, rolling backwards a … [Read more...] about Feeling Presidential: One for Mount Rushmore
Creative Storytelling, or How To Tell My Mom I’m Traveling Solo…Again
My mom doesn’t exactly understand why I enjoy traveling solo. “I don’t see why you don’t just travel with a group,” she said to me some weeks ago as I was discussing my upcoming travel plans. Part of it is that she’s secretly hoping that if I travel with a group I’ll meet someone. She doesn’t have to say it; I know her game. But her first reason—her most important reason—is … [Read more...] about Creative Storytelling, or How To Tell My Mom I’m Traveling Solo…Again
Cemetery Showdown: Bonaventure vs. Colonial Park
One of my regrets about my trip to Savannah was that I didn’t get nearly as much cemetery-lovin’ time as I would have liked. You see, I have this thing about cemeteries, especially the old ones. Why? There’s just something so positive and uplifting about them. Nobody ever has anything bad to say about anyone else in cemeteries. Everyone’s a “faithful husband” or a “devoted … [Read more...] about Cemetery Showdown: Bonaventure vs. Colonial Park
Gluttony and Good Times: The Magic of Mrs. Wilkes
If you’ve never been to Savannah before, check your expectations at the Georgia state line. Forget all those visions of the traditional South. This is the new millennium, cuz, and Savannah is like a Southern belle who stepped out of her petticoat and hoop skirt to join the twenty-first century. If you’re expecting restaurants serving “classic” Southern fare on every corner … [Read more...] about Gluttony and Good Times: The Magic of Mrs. Wilkes