United States

Help Western North Carolina Rebound

Here or there, near or far, we care about people. The world is a small place and getting smaller as personal and business connections now happen instantaneously. Western North Carolina and the entire Applachian Mountain range draws millions of people a year to view...

Los Angeles Dazzles at IPW

When it comes to eat, work and play, L.A. does it rightCalifornia couldn't have delivered better weather for the 6,000 or so international attendees of IPW's 2024 Conference in Los Angeles. IPW (formerly known as International Pow Wow) is the U.S. Travel Association’s...

These US States Have the Biggest…

The U.S. is large and it loves its super-sized reputation. A SizeGraf compliation the "biggest" claims in each state recently produced some astonishing finds. The team delved through mountains of Guiness Book of World Records to produce its remarkable report. It's no...

The Spirit of Charleston in Food and Drink

The driver who picked me up at the airport told me that Charleston is the second-most haunted town in America. “That’s good,” I told him, “I’m searching for the spirit of Rhett Butler.” That he’s a fictional character makes no difference, I explain. “He’s the essence...

Explore Georgia’s Golden Isles

It’s not hard to understand why this stretch of the Georgia coast is known as the Golden Isles. Miles of marsh grass wave in the breeze, carved by streams, rivers, and inlets to form a jigsaw puzzle of islands. The sun rises like a glittering coin over the Atlantic and blankets the marshlands in gold and amber as it sets over the isles. Poised on the mouth of the sound leading up to the bustling port city of Brunswick is St. Simons Island, the largest of Georgia’s Golden Isles.

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Lynchburg: Gateway to the Civil War Trail

Lynchburg: Gateway to the Civil War Trail

Central Virginia is spectacular any time of year. In the spring, the hills look like Monet paintings dotted with dogwood white, red bud fuchsia and forsythia yellow. Summer’s lush green hillsides sparkle with magnolias and a rainbow of crepe myrtles. Even the stark bare branches of winter and the glistening snow bring stunning serenity to the farmlands, towns and rolling hills.

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