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TerraVita Serves Up the World in North Carolina

The capstone of the TerraVita Food and Drink Festival in Chapel Hill, N.C. was called the Carolina Table--East Meets West. As apropos as that sounds, it could easily have been called South Meets the World. There is no doubt that pork is still king in the South, but...

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.

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.

TerraVita Serves Up the World in North Carolina

The capstone of the TerraVita Food and Drink Festival in Chapel Hill, N.C. was called the Carolina Table--East Meets West. As apropos as that sounds, it could easily have been called South Meets the World. There is no doubt that pork is still king in the South, but...

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.

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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TerraVita Serves Up the World in North Carolina

The capstone of the TerraVita Food and Drink Festival in Chapel Hill, N.C. was called the Carolina Table--East Meets West. As apropos as that sounds, it could easily have been called South Meets the World. There is no doubt that pork is still king in the South, but...

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.

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.

Explore Your Scottish Roots this Summer in Scotland

Join me as we search for our Scottish roots, beginning at the National Records of Scotland in Edinburgh, moving on to the Highlands Archive Center in Inverness and finishing at the Scotlands People Center in East Ayreshire. Along the way we’ll eat local foods such as haggis, neeps and tatties, cullen skink, Scottish porridge, and of course, Scotch Whisky.

Here’s How to Help Western North Carolina Rebound

Update: The year has changed, but the needs of hard-hit Western North Carolina have not. If you're still wondering how you can help those most affected by hurricane Helene, take a look at this list of non-profits who have been and are still in the trenches helping the...