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Continue reading →: Tryon, NC: Horses, Vineyards, & the BluesTryon is the birthplace of Nina Simone, the “High Priestess of Soul” who had a voice synonymous to both the civil rights movement and simmering heartache.
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Continue reading →: Bryson City, NC: Nantahala, Kituwah, & Fontana LakeWe share a love for local breweries and craft beer so, just like our trip to Waynesville, checking out the town’s breweries was paramount. On subsequent trip(s), my friends and I stopped in Bryson City to take in some local culture, shop, and relax by the water.
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Continue reading →: Cherokee History in Vonore: Sequoyah, Fort Loudoun, Tanasi, & ChotaCountless Overhill Cherokee towns are buried under water in East Tennessee. The history of this region and its native people is still full of mysteries and surprises even after decades of extensive archaeological projects. The modern town of Vonore is a historically and culturally-rich, prominent archaeological site just a few…
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Continue reading →: Tennessee’s Historic Loudon, Lakeway to the SmokiesDepending on who you ask, Loudon County is comprised of Loudon (City), Lenoir City, Tellico, Philadelphia, Greenback, Dixie Lee Junction, parts of Farragut, and Unitia. It was not until today that I even heard of Unitia; a small Quaker-established community near Friendsville that was rather lively from the 1790s until…
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Continue reading →: Bad Kötzting: A Musical Fever Dream on the German-Czech BorderBad Kötzting is a town in Chem of Upper Bavaria, Germany near the border of the Czech Republic. After an extremely short visit, this place remains elusive in my memory. It was dark already as we left München, but there was just enough light from the moon, stars, and snow…
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Continue reading →: Pawleys Island: Arrogantly Shabby with Drink in HandRecently I learned that Palmetto Cheese, the only commercial brand of pimiento cheese I like (and how), comes from Pawleys Island. I attribute that primarily to the fact that I had not heard much of Pawleys Island before I was invited to visit. Not as recently, we’re talking two months…
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Continue reading →: Georgetown: Of Rice and Indigo; Of War and Sunken ShipsGeorgetown, South Carolina was founded in the early 1700s as a colony settlement, named after King George II of England. Being positioned right at the convergence of the two rivers Great Pee Dee and the Waccamaw made it a high profile seaport, especially in the 1800s and 1900s. Today its…
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Continue reading →: Folly Beach: Sea Gazing at the Edge of AmericaGeorge Gershwin composed his classic opera Porgy and Bess while staying on Folly Island Beach in the 1930s, and Glenn Miller performed live right on the Pier. People from all over the world have kicked up their feet in this small beach community for decades. My brain turned into a recalcitrant…
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Continue reading →: Asamkirche of Munich: Two Brothers & Their Rococo Labour of LoveThe Asamkirche is Munich’s most unique church. Known formally as the church of St. Johann Nepomuk, this tiny late Baroque gem was built by the brothers Cosmas and Egid Asam over the period of thirteen years. For this entry I chose Hozier’s “Take Me To Church” for obvious reasons. Before…
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Continue reading →: X Marks the Spot: A Two-Day Walking Itinerary for Downtown DallasThere are endless ways to explore Dallas but this itinerary is tailored to those of you are more interested in culture vulturing, in-depth history, and quick no-hassle meals.
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Continue reading →: Everybody’s Going Uptown in DallasUptown is a glitzy newer neighbourhood in Dallas, freshly made up of the lower parts of other neighbourhoods closest to downtown. It was created and named solely to attract real estate developers to revitalize it, plowing over all the real culture and leaving this new creature with the natural historical…
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Continue reading →: Throwing Down in Dallas’ Deep Ellum DistrictImagine a mashup of Greenpoint-Brooklyn, New Orleans’ French Quarter, and Atlanta’s Little Five Points, before L5P became so dilapidated that you could kick trash up like fall leaves.
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