Tagged With: Jan Ross travel blog
The Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina
Seeing photos of the Grove Park Inn is absolutely nothing like seeing it in real life as it is truly one of the most fascinating and gorgeous hotels we have ever visited. We saw it for the first time on a trolley tour of Asheville before we ever checked in and to say our jaws dropped … Continue reading
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Tired of the Heat? Try These Five Cool Island Destinations
There is just something about an island. Drive over that bridge or causeway, through marshes or over a scenic bay, and arrive at a beautiful destination that is isolated from the rest of the mainland – even from the rest of the world. If this extremely humid summer heat is getting to you just as … Continue reading
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All Biltmore, All the Time: The Biltmore Estate and the Hilton at Biltmore Park
I had vaguely heard of the Biltmore Estate. I knew it was some huge estate located…somewhere…and it was…well…huge. OK, I said it was pretty vague. It wasn’t until we began planning to cover the East Coast via the Tall Ships Challenge last spring that it came into focus that the Biltmore Estate was actually located in Asheville, … Continue reading
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Girlfriends Getaway to Sedona, Arizona
The problem with driving to Sedona is the scenery is so incredible, so mind-boggling, so truly unique and mesmerizing you better plan to just pull over and experience it at some point or you are going to run right off the road. We had just spent a few days in Lake Havasu, Arizona and, although … Continue reading
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Celebrate Summer with Six Scrumptious Southern Seafood Dinners
I was preparing some corn for dinner the other night and I started wishing I had some of the incredibly delicious sweet corn you can order at The Crab Shack on Georgia’s Tybee Island. I don’t know where they get that corn, why it is so sweet, or how they prepare it that makes it … Continue reading
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Hop On, Hop Off – the Best Way To See a New Destination
The first time we hopped on and off was in New York, but it would not be the last. We were spending a couple of days in New York before we embarked on a cruise to Bermuda and we wanted to see as much of the city as possible in the little time we … Continue reading
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Circa 1886: Culinary Heaven on Earth in Charleston, South Carolina
Before we even tasted a bite of the sumptuous repast that awaited us at Circa 1888, we were fans of this lovely, historic restaurant based on our first sight of it. Charmingly located in the original carriage house of the Wentworth Mansion, the building retains much of the historic character of the carriage house in the … Continue reading
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King Charles Inn; Charleston, South Carolina
“You need to back up,” he said kindly. “Back up?” I replied, looking back at the traffic coming towards the King Charles Inn. “Yep.” He smiled. “It’s OK, there is a right turn lane and all the cars will be turning before they get here.” So we backed up and pulled into the complimentary off-street … Continue reading
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Southern Style in Charleston, South Carolina
We expected Charleston to be very much like Savannah, Georgia. And, in some ways, it is similar. It’s another lovely Southern city on the coast with a genteel, quiet charm. But in others it is completely and totally unique. For example, Charleston has piazzas. Not pizza, you all. Piazzas. The first definition I found of a … Continue reading
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