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.
Read the narrative. Make the plans. Book the dates. Go.

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A Visit to Flannery O’Connor’s Andalusia in Milledgeville, GA
A Visit to Flannery O’Connor’s Andalusia in Milledgeville, GA

Inside the home and the mind of Southern writer Flannery O'Connor. A visit to Andalusia as it celebrates her 100th birthday in 2025.

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Robert Tino’s Appalachian View
Robert Tino’s Appalachian View

I met Tino at the Robert A. Tino Gallery in Sevierville, Tennessee, on a spot of land that sits just off a mega-restaurant-shopping center-lined four lane Highway 66. In the middle of progress, he remains true to his Appalachian calling.

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Visit the 12th Century Village of Erice in Sicily
Visit the 12th Century Village of Erice in Sicily

By the time you learn to say her name (Erice), her charm will envelop you.

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Hatfield-McCoy Trails in Logan, West Virginia
Hatfield-McCoy Trails in Logan, West Virginia

Have the time of your life on the Hatfield-McCoy Trails in Logan, West Virginia.

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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.