I've been on a spree lately, featuring my favorite funky spots, including Atlanta's Little Five Points and Los Angeles' Venice Beach. So I couldn't go to San Francisco without visiting hippie heaven in Haight-Ashbury. A local on the MUNI told me that Haight-Ashbury has become very commercial … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury
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A Local’s Guide to Little Five Points
I've been visiting the quirky Atlanta neighborhood of Little Five Points since I got my driver's license at sixteen. The Venice Beach-like suburb was like no place this suburban girl had ever seen. Between the pierced and tattooed punks and the dreadlocked homeless people, Little Five is not short … [Read more...] about A Local’s Guide to Little Five Points
Photo Friday: Venice Beach, CA
I'm currently in San Francisco soaking up the California sun, so I thought I'd throw together a post from my last trip to California, in January 2011. I spent three days in Los Angeles, eating tacos with my fellow travel bloggers, CouchSurfing and walking through the stalls of the Santa Monica … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Venice Beach, CA
Kayaking on Shem Creek
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 … [Read more...] about Kayaking on Shem Creek
Photo Friday: Decatur, GA
A few weeks ago, Sammi and I drove over to Decatur, a hip neighborhood in Atlanta, for me to research an article and to keep us busy. Sammi has been working at a 4 H Center an hour south of town and hasn't gotten as many hours as she wants, so she spends a lot of time at home. I still haven't … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Decatur, GA