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Photo Friday: Charleston Wine and Food Festival

By on March 8, 2013 in Charleston, food, South Carolina, USA, wine

Tweet In between coming down with an upper respiratory infection and becoming a contributor to Sweet Lemon Magazine’s Zesty Digest blog, I drove up to Charleston for the Charleston Wine + Food Festival. It always feels good to go back, even if it’s not home anymore. I never had the chance to go to the [...]

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The Most Beautiful Abandoned Spaces

By on February 18, 2013 in adventure, americana, Berlin, Germany, Louisiana, New Orleans, South Carolina

TweetI’ve always been fascinated with abandoned spaces since the first time I saw the run down family home on my grandmother’s street in Adairsville, Georgia. What makes these places become abandoned? Who forgot about them? What did they leave behind? I’m in love with the stories and have even created an Abandoned Spaces Pinterest board, [...]

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Photo Friday: Pawleys Island, SC

By on August 31, 2012 in beach, Myrtle Beach, North America, photo friday, South Carolina, USA

Tweet My sister Sammi just moved home from another summer in Asheville and a few days after she got back, we took a spur of the moment trip to Pawleys Island, South Carolina to celebrate the birthday of our friend Liza, who recently moved there. I’ve had a love-hate relationship with the area, Myrtle Beach especially, [...]

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Hostel Review: Charleston’s NotSo Hostel

By on August 6, 2012 in Charleston, cheap, hostels, review, South Carolina, USA

Tweet I heard about Charleston’s NotSo Hostel before I had ever stayed in a hostel myself, long before my backpacking trip through Ireland. I always wanted a chance to stay there, to feel like a traveler in my own city. Now that I’ve moved away (and visit as often as possible!), I knew it was [...]

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Kayaking on Shem Creek

By on May 9, 2012 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Tweet I was very excited to return to Charleston for my college reunion and in celebration of my sister Sammi’s 22nd birthday. Our present to her was something completely out of my comfort zone, a kayaking tour on Mount Pleasant’s seafood capital, Shem Creek. I did my research and booked the Shem Creek and Crab [...]

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Things I Miss Most About Charleston

By on August 8, 2011 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Tweet It was my home for four years and where I made some of my best memories. Every time I see someone’s Facebook update about something happening in Charleston, I think I die a little inside. The fact that Charleston in summertime is the best anywhere is especially painful as I am typing this on [...]

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This Is My South

By on October 29, 2010 in Georgia, North Carolina, small town, South, South Carolina, Tennessee

TweetAre you craving the small town life? Look no further than these Southern gems, all within 3 hours of major cities. Just pick a state. I compiled some of my favorite posts on the region, so enjoy, especially if you’ve never visited my South before. Uga, the university’s mascot Athens, Georgia, known as the Classic [...]

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A Day at the Museum

By on May 18, 2010 in Charleston, museums, photo friday, South Carolina, USA

TweetHaving never been to the Charleston Museum and needing to check it off my Charleston list, I spent yesterday checking out their exhibits as well as touring the Joseph Manigault House. It’s one of the oldest museums in the country and used to be housed at the College of Charleston. It’s a field trip staple for every Lowcountry [...]

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Never Drink Anything on Fire

By on May 1, 2010 in Charleston, food, friends, kitsch, South Carolina, USA

Tweet Drinking the appropriately named The Voodoo at Voodoo Tiki Bar in West TRASHley So I decided to take time off from my very serious studying for finals (yeah right) to grab drinks with Scotti. I had been wanting to go to Voodoo for a while because I’ve heard about their giant tiki drinks. It’s a [...]

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Black Dresses & BBQ, Lesbians & Lassos: The Weekend

By on April 27, 2010 in beer, Charleston, South Carolina

TweetIs that the most bizarre blog title you’ve ever heard? I sure hope so because that’s how bizarre my weekend was. Me and Marina Friday night was A Charleston Affair, which I told you is lots of LBDs, booze and alumni. The Cistern never looked so big until I saw how many people they packed into it [...]

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