At this point in the fall, there is festival after festival after festivals, and they are all kinds of different themes too. The subjects of festivals can be something else (in a good way!) . We have seen topics ranging from festivals celebrating sweet tea to apple butter, pecans, and potatoes, you will be hard-pressed […]
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A great blend in Charleston, South Carolina
Hello HITW friends, Earlier this summer we had a great opportunity to trip over to Charleston, South Carolina, and I was completely taken with the variety of experiences, enjoying the people-watching (so to speak) and the fabulous food amongst other things! From the natural elements of the city to the mix of Revolutionary War era architecture, […]
Trekking Across the Great State of…Alaska! Really?
One of our favorite states to visit was far and away, Alaska! The people were tremendously friendly, very congenial to be around, and were willing to share the fun little factoids about their state. We did some things right on that trip, and we did some things wrong though. We’d love to go back soon […]
Agri-tourism what? Visiting a farm can be fun?
While for the layman, this may be a new topic, what I am learning in recent months and even years is there is a segment of tourism that is big business for a number of states and has many facets of interest along the way, that of agri-tourism. While I have not found a common, […]
An Appalachian high, and a Tennessee one, and a shopping one and many more.
Everyone has heard of the area’s arguably most favorite citizen, Dolly Parton, but one of the travel spots that I would argue has literally the most all purpose options is the Sevierville/Pigeon Forge/Gaitlinburg, Tennessee area. There are opportunities for couples, for singles, for families, for kids, for weekends or extended stays with your friend(s). What […]
I can do what at a State Park?
Right now, many of us are considering the value of a vacation that keeps us out of the mainstream, away from people and really just helps us get out of the house. We are exactly the same way. As we considered what we wanted to do this summer, we kept coming back to something we […]
