Looking for things to do in Savannah that don’t require admission or that allow you to soak in its natural beauty? Let this list launch your Savannah sightseeing adventures! 1. Count the city squares 22 of Savannah’s original 24 squares remain today, and strolling them is a great way to Read more…
Going on 300 years old, Savannah is Georgia’s oldest city. It is also America’s first planned city. The shady squares that today’s locals and tourists enjoy were laid out in 1733 by the city’s founder, James Oglethorpe, following a grid plan. Savannah’s founders under Oglethorpe were not debtors snatched from Read more…
Instead, I am discussing a Southern drink I have found to be extremely crisp and refreshing in the hot summer months – shrub! Strange name, I know, but it comes from the Arabic sharab – “to drink” (“Sherbet” and “syrup” also come from this Arabic root). Shrubs are concentrated fruit-infused Read more…
Maybe you do not like the look of Spanish moss, but I love it. I love how gracefully it hangs from its perch in the trees and how its blueish-gray garlands gently flutter in the breeze like elegant jewelry. I love it because when I see it, it means I Read more…
Did you know Florida has whitewater rapids? Neither did I until I visited Big Shoals State Park, which contains the largest whitewater rapids in the state! These rapids, or shoals, are on the Suwannee River, which was made famous by composer Stephen C. Foster’s song “The Swanee River” of 1851. Read more…
As much as I enjoy exploring the history and nature around me in these stay-at-home days, I can’t stop dreaming. And right now, I am dreaming of Sorrento, Italy. Sorrento is my favorite vacation spot in the world. Whenever I need just a few days of utter relaxation, this is Read more…
Smugglers, pirates, slave traders. Maybe not the first people we think of when picturing quaint Fernandina Beach, Florida, but these were the seedy characters who thrived in this Amelia Island settlement in the 1800s. Fernandina is so much more, too, so read on! Fernandina Beach is the only city in Read more…
Cooked any way you like it – boiled, fried, sauced with butter (my favorite way) – we do Mayport shrimp well. But we can’t chock it all up to our culinary abilities; most of the credit has to go to the large, succulent shrimp themselves. So what exactly is this Read more…
I love shrimp. And I’m willing to travel to find the good stuff. So I drove 50 miles North to B & J’s Steak and Seafood in the small town of Darien, Georgia, for what I’d heard was incredible wild Georgia shrimp. It was. But while in Darien I discovered Read more…
You can use that tidbit for you next trivia night, but that is not the tabby I will discuss today. Instead, I wish to tell you about the building material called tabby, which you may find all find throughout the Southeastern United States. So what is tabby exactly? It is Read more…