Sharing a sweet little look at Dollywood all decked out for the holidays. Grief is a strange beast. Sometimes it renders you unable to move in its wake—and sometimes it drops you at Dollywood. My grandmother loved Dolly Parton, and all she wanted for her birthday this year was for our family to gather together …
Tag: Southern U.S.
Day Trip Travel Guide for Salisbury, North Carolina
Salisbury, North Carolina: Home of Food Lion and Cheerwine (and you, for the day!).
Traveling Light: A Packing List for a Weekend in Durham, North Carolina
Everything I packed for a fall weekend in Durham, North Carolina.
The Best of Bull City: The Essential Weekend Travel Guide for Durham, North Carolina
Rounding up all the best things to see, do, and eat in Durham.
Checking In: A Review of Unscripted Durham
An honest review of Unscripted Durham, a boutique hotel in the heart of downtown Durham, North Carolina.
Traveling Light: A Packing List for a Weekend in Paducah, Kentucky
Opening up my suitcase and sharing a late-summer packing list for a weekend getaway to Paducah, Kentucky.
Crafting the Perfect Weekend Travel Guide for Paducah, Kentucky
Sharing your essential weekend guide to a creative city in Western Kentucky: Paducah As a weekend travel enthusiast, I am always thrilled when a new direct route is announced at my hometown airport—doubly so when that route turns out to have those magical Friday evening to Sunday afternoon flight times. So when it was announced …
Checking In: A Cozy Log Cabin in the Heart of Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Sharing an honest review of the log cabin at the Azalea Garden Inn in Blowing Rock, North Carolina As I hit publish on this post, it’s 93°F in my home city of Charlotte, North Carolina. But in Blowing Rock, just two hours away? It’s a perfect 72°F. The mountains call me frequently in the fall, …
Traveling Light: A Cowboy Boot-Free Packing List for Nashville, Tennessee
Sharing everything I packed in my carry-on for a weekend in Nashville, Tennessee, for my girlies who don’t own cowboy boots One of the perks of running a blog is having the ability to look back more closely at the clothes you once traveled with. When packing for a recent celebration weekend away in Nashville, …
A Review of Dinner at Tailor in Nashville, Tennessee
Sharing an honest review of Tailor, a unique restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee For the uninitiated, Nashville has a phenomenal dining scene. Honestly, you pretty much have to purposely try to find a bad meal in the city. Which is great! Except when you’re trying to find just the right place to celebrate a big occasion …