The Grand Strand offers many worlds besides the glitz and glamour of Myrtle Beach. There is Pawleys Island, probably the country’s oldest beach retreat. In the 1700s, it was a summer paradise for river planters seeking cool sea breezes. Today it is still a paradise for those who like the “laid back” pace of Pawleys life. With the Atlantic on [...]
The Grand Strand is “the East Coast’s ultimate vacation hub”, according to the Travel Channel. Miles of golden beaches offer a unique combination of past and present, rustic seclusion with the dynamism of the city. Visitors can stroll through a world-famous sculpture garden (Brookgreen Gardens) or attend a live theatre production (Carolina Opry, the Palace, and Alabama Theatre); shag the [...]
By Jessie Ammons As the sun rises on an early February morning, temperatures are already approaching 50 degrees. A full day awaits: a round of golf on the course that boasts the most seaside holes in the northern hemisphere, a massage in a Forbes five-star spa, and dinner at an elegant restaurant, hailed by Wine Spectator magazine. Kiawah Island Ocean [...]
By Grant Emrick Grant and Lynn Emrick “What will I do with myself?” I asked my wife, Lynn. By now I was almost 75 years old and retirement discussions were becoming more frequent. Lynn had retired and she wanted me to retire so that we could spend our “golden years” together. She was planning a 75th birthday party and [...]
Just off the press, “Official 2015 North Carolina Travel Guide,” offers two covers, one that captures the picturesque charms of Manteo, the other reflecting the monumental history of Bentonville Battlefield at the end of the Civil War. Trails unfold across 172 pages in an award-winning presentation of vivid photographs and tidy blocks of text. “The Travel Guide embodies what makes [...]
Snowshoe Mountain opened for its 41st season in November with a Thanksgiving-to-Easter calendar, marking the longest announced season schedule in a decade. Ranked by Ski Magazine readers as a 2015 Top Ten Resort in the East for lodging and après-ski activities, the ski resort is building on the momentum of back-to-back big snow seasons, powerful enhancements to the resort’s snowmaking [...]
From John Cleese The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Syria and have, therefore, raised their security level from “Miffed” to “Peeved.” Soon security levels may be raised yet again to “Irritated” or even “A Bit Cross.” (The English have not been “A Bit Cross” since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran [...]
By Jan McDiarmid, Cruise Planners Cruise & Land Specialist There really isn’t anywhere more beautiful than Holland and Belgium in the spring, when the tulips are in full glorious bloom. What better way to see them than on a fabulous river cruise? I was excited to hear that Uniworld was introducing a new Holland and Belgium at Tulip Time itinerary for [...]
Jekyll Island…in 1904, the winter haven of the ultra rich. They arrived by private Pullman cars and gleaming yachts, to be transported by horsedrawn carriages to their luxurious cottages or the palatial Victorian clubhouse. The titans, who owned a sixth of the money that flowed through American banks at the turn of the century, gathered here…John Pierpoint Morgan, William Rockefeller, [...]
By Jessie Ammons When it came time for Herb Fussman to retire, the lifetime New Yorker knew he wanted a change. He and his wife, Rita, wanted to stay on the East coast – still an accessible flight away from their remaining family in New York. And they were looking for a place to slow down and take it easy, [...]
