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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Five-Star Irish Hospitality at The Shelbourne Dublin
Five-Star Irish Hospitality at The Shelbourne Dublin

Welcome to The Shelbourne Dublin, a five-star experience that is waiting for you.

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Tasting Sylva, NC
Tasting Sylva, NC

For a small town in the Western North Carolina Mountains, Sylva has BIG taste. Taste the tiny town of Sylva, NC.

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An Idyllic Irish Getaway At Elm Tree Cottage
An Idyllic Irish Getaway At Elm Tree Cottage

Given the choice between Ireland and Northern Ireland, I always choose the NORTH. And we will always choose Elm Tree Cottage in Fivemiletown. If you’re wanting an authentic Irish experience with an enchanting stay, this is your spot.

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Rhode’s Motor Lodge | It’s Not Your Mother’s Motel
Rhode’s Motor Lodge | It’s Not Your Mother’s Motel

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.

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    Many journeys change us. We hope you’ll find inspiration from these special experiences and destinations.

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    Where to Stay. What to Eat. What to Do. Our list of favorites in the US and around the world. Updating weekly.

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  • Uncovering the History of Rock City Barns

    Join us as we spend 2024 researching and uncovering Rock City barn history.

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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.

Easy Sailing on J. & E. Riggin
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Easy Sailing on J. & E. Riggin

Len and I boarded the J. & E. Riggin Schooner in July 2023 for the Sweet Chariot excursion. A music-inspired sailing, the schooner left from Rockland, ME, and sailed Penobscot Bay from morning to night. Where were we going? We had no clue, neither did the captain until he hoisted the sails and found himself in the bay. Where will the wind take us today?

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