Travel
Snorkeling Adventure to Molokini
Exploring Hawaii’s coral reefs, marine life, and pristine blue waters is an absolute requirement while visiting Maui. Head out on a glorious snorkeling adventure to Molokini with the Pride of Maui! *This post was written in collaboration with the Pride of Maui. All opinions are 100% my own.* Can you believe it? I have never…
Read MoreAn Afternoon Tour at Blount Mansion
As a newcomer to Knoxville and a public historian, I’ve made it my goal to visit all of the 7 historic homes of Knoxville. I like to start learning about a new city by delving into its past! So far I’ve spent a festive evening at the Mabry-Hazen House and a lovely afternoon tour at…
Read MoreVisiting the Mabry-Hazen House
Gunfights, Civil War strategy, lawsuits, and scandal mark much of the history of the Mabry-Hazen House, but from its serene perch atop Mabry’s Hill with towering magnolia trees shading the wide veranda you could hardly imagine this notorious past. The Mabry-Hazen House was home to three generations of the same family and showcases their original…
Read MoreTouring Brookgreen Gardens
All these gorgeous spring blooms have me fantasizing about our tour through Brookgreen Gardens this past summer. Brookgreen is just south of Myrtle Beach down in Murrells Inlet. With thousands of acres of gardens to explore, Brookgreen offers a mezmerizing blend of horticulture and art. In the early 1930’s Archer and Anna Hyatt…
Read MoreSmorgasburg via Williamsburg Bridge
Macon Women in the City
In September, my soul mates and I hit the Big Apple for our 10 year anniversary of meeting each other. This may sound a little odd, but when four friends meet each other as first-years in college and make it through the roller coaster that is collegiate education and then remain close afterwards it is…
Read MoreA Farm with a View
“…when she reached her own room she opened the window and breathed the clean night air, thinking of the kind old man who had enabled her to see the lights dancing in the Arno and the cypresses of San Miniato, and the foot-hills of the Apennines, black against the rising moon.” ~ A Room with…
Read MoreDowntown Shopping, Asheville
While strolling the streets of downtown Asheville, there are plenty of sights to see from street performers to 1920’s architecture and public artworks to views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, but even with these delights the shops will soon beckon you inside. Asheville is full of a variety of stores offering unique wares with often…
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The River Arts District, Asheville
Even on a sweltering hot afternoon, a kinetic, creative energy permeates the air in Asheville’s River Arts District. Artists are busy at work in their studios with fans buzzing and music playing, while tourists and locals alike are sauntering the streets, turning here and there to enter different industrial brick buildings. They are on a…
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