Last weekend, I found myself in North Carolina for the first time. One of my boyfriend’s friends was getting married near Chapel Hill and after a weekend of festivities our flight back to Minnesota wasn’t until Sunday night so we had some time to waste. Let me take you on a little photo journey from […]
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After a year of working from home in Minneapolis, my boyfriend and I took a break from winter and spent a few months in South Carolina before our offices reopen. If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you’d know that I am an ‘outdoorsy’ person. Give me some hiking boots and a trail […]
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Huntington Beach State Park is about a twenty minute drive south of Myrtle Beach on the coast of South Carolina. It has 3 miles of beach, campsites, nature trails and wetlands filled with reptiles and birds but what makes it super unique is the castle! Well, “castle.” Atalaya Castle was built in the 1930s as […]
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It was a rainy and chilly weekend here in South Carolina but there was a brief moment on Saturday morning when the sun decided to make an appearance. We made the most of it by looking for some short hikes near Beaufort. The Altamaha Town Heritage Preserve is located midway between Beaufort and Bluffton, South […]
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I’m back to tell you about another beautiful Beaufort-area historic site. This time we stopped at the St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins on St. Helena Island. The history of this church is super interesting and illustrates the significance of this area during and after the Civil War. The chapel-of-ease on St. Helena Island […]
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The Old Sheldon Church Ruins are about a 20 minute drive outside of Beaufort, South Carolina. Originally known as Prince William’s Parish Church, Sheldon Church was built between 1751-57 and is thought to be one of the first North American attempts at imitating a Greek temple. Local British loyalists burned the church in 1779 during […]
Read moreThis week’s Travel Theme, and my first Travel Theme post, is Connections. Family Connections: My very lucky family in Barcelona (2011) Literal Travel Connection: Tower Bridge in London (2009) Best Friend Connection: Sam – > Me -> Lindsay in Paris (2013) Historical Connection: Sharing a rare birthday with someone from centuries ago, Edinburgh (2009) Love Connections: […]
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