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Low Country, High Country and Beach: On The Road Again
It all started with lovely, Spanish moss-draped Savannah, Georgia. I read somewhere that the Tall Ships Challenge – a series of races and cruises up the Atlantic coast by huge and beautiful wooden rigged sailing ships – was going to be in Savannah. I don’t know much of anything about ships. I have no idea … Continue reading
Pin ItPerdido Beach Resort in Gulf Shores, Alabama
Sugar-white sand beaches, emerald green water that is so clear you can see the sandy bottom, freshly-caught and delicious seafood, and a great location only a short distance from the big city of Mobile, Alabama – all of these are reasons to stay at the Perdido Beach Resort in Gulf Shores/Orange Beach Alabama on your … Continue reading
Pin ItBack to the Beach – Navarre Beach, Florida
Well, I finally have everything unpacked and put away from our Arizona trip, all the laundry done and neatly folded up, and my suitcases tucked into the closet. Good thing because now it’s time to pack again. I have been invited on a press trip to Navarre Beach, Florida and don’t think I have ever … Continue reading
Pin ItOver, Under, Around and Through – Experiencing the Beautiful Water of the Caribbean
There is no water anywhere in the world quite like the Caribbean. I have been to beaches all my life but the first time I saw the incredible, innumerable shades of blue and green that make up the Caribbean I was truly amazed. Sparkling jade, dark and mysterious emerald, clear turquoise, pale blue topaz – … Continue reading
Pin ItRoad Trip! South Walton Girlfriends Getaway
Bemused, I gazed at my bright pink, freshly pedicured toes. The pedicure was lovely but what was truly, truly lovely was the view I had over my toes, resting on the end of a lounge chair on a blindingly white sand beach in South Walton, Florida. Clear water shading from dark turquoise to the clear … Continue reading
Pin ItAn All-Inclusive Dream at Dreams Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa, Mexico
Walk quickly past the dozens of timeshare sellers at the Puerto Vallarta airport, not acknowledging their spiels with a comment, because you are about to experience a stay at one of the nicest all-inclusive resorts in the area, with Unlimited Luxury where everything is included in the price you have already paid for your getaway. … Continue reading
Forward all my mail to Condo #4759 Westwinds, Sandestin, Florida. IF ONLY.
I probably should have been more impartial. When Visit South Walton so kindly sent me a list of resorts and hotels willing to have me stay for a few days (seriously, so kind of everyone) for a Girlfriends Getaway with my sister and SIL, one name jumped out at me. Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. … Continue reading
Pin ItThe Marlin Grill, Village of Baytown Wharf, Sandestin, Florida
When I was a little girl, my grandmother lived in Pensacola, Florida. To me, Pensacola was the perfect vacation destination and I remember driving over the bridge out to Santa Rosa island with the smell of salt air blowing in through our open windows and getting that first glimpse of sugar-white, soft sand and … Continue reading
Pin It56 Buttercup Street, A Little Slice of Heaven at the Watercolor Inn & Resort, Florida
You know what’s better than staying at a fabulous beach house in one of the most gorgeous beach areas in the world, eating completely delicious food, shopping until you drop and relaxing on the beach with two of your favorite people in the world? Staying at two different and equally fabulous locations, that’s what. After … Continue reading
Pin ItShopping is Serious Business: A Day at Silver Sands Factory Stores
When we were first married, my husband and I were visiting my grandmother (coincidentally, she lived in Pensacola, right near the South Walton beaches area of Florida where I am now) and she kindly took our rather poverty afflicted selves out to dinner one night. We went to a seafood buffet where my husband proceeded to fill … Continue reading
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