Tag: Georgia
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Five Favorites: The Weird, The Magical, & The Unexplained
Some of the most memorable places aren’t the ones you plan for. They’re the ones that feel a little unexpected. A little strange. The kind of places that make you pause and wonder—what is the story here? Over the years, I’ve found that some of my favorite travel experiences fall into that category. Not the…
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Collection of Summer Fun {Georgia & Tennessee}
This last month has been full of the most random assortment of activities. These things would have been fun on their own, but put together they make up a joyous assortment that is all the better from the random and unconnected that they are. We have definitely been busy lately between Georgia and Tennessee, and…
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Lanterns & Pandas at Illuminights-Zoo Atlanta {Georgia}
Last year we experienced the Chinese lanterns at the Nashville Zoo and absolutely loved it. So while we were in the area of Atlanta, we saw that the zoo there had their own lantern festival and had to go. The lanterns at Zoo Atlanta are called Illuminights and it is a beautiful experience of light,…
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Hiking at Tullulah Gorge State Park {Georgia}
We ended the year with a short visit to the area north of Atlanta. We were joined by my mom and my college friend on a visit to one of the state’s favorite spots- Tullulah Gorge State Park. This park is listed in a few different US travel books that we have and so as…
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A Collection of Holiday Delights
We’ve been hitting the festivities of the season pretty hard for the last few weeks. Our days have been busy with meeting up with family and friends, holiday parties at work and school, and trying to cram in all the festive frivolity we can. Even though we’ve been busy, I have loved this time and…
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A Day in Downtown Atlanta {Georgia}
After two years of canceled trips we are on our way to Europe. Our flight though is out of the Atlanta airport so we decided to drive down to Atlanta the day before and spend the night then spend all day touring around the city before our flight. The goal is to be good and…
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Footprints & Sightings at the Expedition Bigfoot: Sasquatch Museum {Georgia}
My daughter and I were driving back from a friends house north of Atlanta and we were right at that point in the drive that we needed a break from the car to get up and stretch our legs. That’s when I happened to notice the sign for the Expedition Bigfoot: Sasquatch Museum. I’ll never…
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Stoney Paths of Rock City Gardens {Georgia}
Spring has sprung which means you can usually find us out walking somewhere finding blue skies and fresh air. And with the flowers starting to pop out of the ground, we decided that the best place to enjoy all of this springtime happiness was at Rock City Gardens. We have been to Rock City a…
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Winter Down at the Chattahoochee River {Georgia}
Driving home from a friends house near Atlanta this weekend and the radio comes on with Alan Jackson singing about going down yonder on the Chattahoochee. This song could be on the soundtrack of my life for all the time I heard it since I was a kid. (If you haven’t heard this song you…
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Overlook Trail- Cloudland Canyon State Park {Georgia}
After spending the morning at Rock City Garden, we decided to end our visit to the Lookout Mountain area with a visit to Cloudland Canyon State Park. This is a state park that I have wanted to visit for almost a year and I seem to constantly offer it as a suggestion for our weekend…