The South Archive

0January 2, 2013
Top 5 Places I Never Want To Visit (in the USA)

In the spirit of classic internet lists, I’ve come up with my own. Yes, it’s a little mean and completely unnecessary but it just had to be said! So here…
0October 17, 2012
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina: Restaurant Review

Hilton Head Island boasts beach weather approximately five months out of the year. When fall arrives golf becomes the rage. Located in the southern tip of South Carolina, only 20…
0March 19, 2012
Best Music and Food Joints in South Mississippi

I spent about a month in south Mississippi where I grew up getting reacquainted and taking a load off. I hadn’t been to MS in a little over a decade…
2June 20, 2011
A Guide to Tennessee Whisk(e)y in Two Stops

There are thousands of wineries in America. And there are seven whiskey distilleries in Kentucky. But there are only two whiskey distilleries in Tennessee: Jack Daniel’s and George Dickel. They…
2February 19, 2011
Take a Bite of the Big Easy: A Guide to New Orleans’ Infamous Restaurant Scene

With only three days in New Orleans, I was skeptical about being fully able to experience the famous Creole/Cajun cuisine I’ve heard so much about. I quickly found myself the…
0February 7, 2011
Easy Out Appreciated: Road Trip Across the Deep South

My husband and I, along with our three-year-old daughter and the beloved family dog, drove some 3,000 miles from our home in Oregon to spend the entire summer exploring the southern region…
5February 3, 2011
Excape From Texas: Fast Trains and Faster Women

Texas, Texas, Texas. Oh how I had looked forward to suckling on the moist teat of Houston’s giant bosom. Well, I hadn’t actually, until I met Marybeth, a scantily clad…
4October 19, 2010
Life on the Road: A Touring Band’s American Adventure [Vol 2: Savannah, Georgia]

Ten days on the road! We are hot, we are tired, and we are already annoyed with each other. There is not enough space in this van for the five…
1October 7, 2010
Savannah, Georgia: An Education in Southern Hospitality

I prefer to travel when places are not jammed with tourists, so I went to Savannah, Georgia, in the middle of December. Yes, it rained, but it rains all the…
0July 26, 2010
Virginia is for Lovers (History Lovers)

Whatever route, U.S. highway, interstate highway, dirt road or bypass you take in Virginia, you undoubtedly will find it rich with the history of the beginnings of this great nation. …