Name a musician or group from the last 50 years and they probably have ties to the South. Places like Memphis and Muscle Shoals were known for their recording studios, but it was a small city in the heartland of Georgia that is responsible for names like The Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Otis … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Macon, Georgia
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Photo Friday: Oxford, Mississippi
A week ago marked my third trip to Mississippi in the past 12 months. As I sat down with my cousin at High Point Coffee, she asked me what others probably would want to know: "Why?" She's a student at the University of Mississippi, commonly known as "Ole Miss," in Oxford and didn't know what … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Oxford, Mississippi
Caroline in the City Guide to San Francisco
Known as the Fog City and City By the Bay, San Francisco has gone through dozens of incarnations. In the 1800s, it was a frontier town for those going after the gold rush. In the 1970s, it was the ground zero for counterculture and hippie life. Today, it's a combination of everything, featuring … [Read more...] about Caroline in the City Guide to San Francisco
Photo Friday: Boone, North Carolina
My body can't seem to keep up with the seasons, as I left moderate climes in Georgia to visit my sister in the mountains of North Carolina before heading down to Florida, where it was still in the 80s. But it really felt like fall there so I broke out my sweaters and boots for a weekend … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Boone, North Carolina
Visiting (Surprisingly Hip) Augusta, Georgia
Ask five people what they know about Augusta, Georgia and perhaps three couldn't tell you anything, one would mention the Masters and another might confuse Augusta with the city of the same name in Maine. Prior to this year, my experience in Augusta had been limited to the rest stop, where … [Read more...] about Visiting (Surprisingly Hip) Augusta, Georgia