The Seeing Southern Travel Magazine
If travel is as important to your life as it is to ours, follow along and discover destinations that will awaken a new sense of discovery. Travel is transformative, illuminating, reviving. Through the stories that you’ll find here, we hope you uncover some locations that awaken a sense of awareness in you that you can’t shake.
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The Best of Seeing Southern
Many journeys change us. We hope you’ll find inspiration from these special experiences and destinations.
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Travel Resources
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Uncovering the History of Rock City Barns
Join us as we spend 2024 researching and uncovering Rock City barn history.
I’m always on the lookout for items that make travel easier and more efficient. I’m also eager to discover amenities at destinations that I can bring home and utilize in my daily life. Here’s a list of our favorites items, the best luggage, soothing lotions, inspirational books, and all things electronic (including cameras). Here’s our wish list for you.
Westeros Through Hodor’s Eyes
We first met Flip Robinson during Season 6 of Game of Thrones - but we didn't know it. We watched as The Mountain and Hodor towered over everyone on set, falling in love with the loyalty of Hodor while despising The Mountain's evolution.
Halloween: The Brainchild of Ireland
Ireland takes Halloween quite seriously; after all, the spooky started here. Tourism Ireland
Visit the Titanic Museum in Belfast and Then Travel North
The Titanic Museum in Belfast.
Exploring County Antrim in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has quickly become one of our favorite destinations when we visit the Emerald Isle. From Dublin north to Belfast along the Causeway Coast, get to know the GIANT SPIRIT.
Entering Free Derry | Londonderry
Walking among people mulling around the streets of Derry--or Londonderry as it is officially called—visitors find it difficult to believe that dissention, riots, and bombings were once the norm in this Northern Ireland city. A writer’s confession that until a decade ago, I, too, believed Northern Ireland was a volatile place; it was a place no one visited and few spoke of the area. Three years ago, I visited and became smitten with the people, the history, and the culture, and it’s the combination of all three elevate the city’s allure.
The Game in Westeros with Giant Tours Ireland
From Hodor to the Mountain, meet Flip Robinson who brings these characters to life. Visit Northern Ireland and see the GOT filming locations.
A Tour Through Belfast
My mother was born the week Titanic sank. Strangely enough, the far-fetched connection has always drawn me closer to this story and the fate of these people. But who doesn't love a romance (of sorts) on the high seas, icebergs, the filthy rich who defied fate, the lower classes in search of the dream that America offered, and a tragedy that miraculously included survivors. It contained all the elements of a masterful drama. Exploring Belfast and Northern Ireland
North Carolina is waiting for you. Enjoy the nostalgia of a drive-up motor lodge and the warmth of a mountain lodge. Discover both at the restored Rhode’s Motor Lodge in Boone NC.