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.
Featured Posts
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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
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.
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.
The Mississippi River Sings the Blues
The Mississippi River moves with te rhythm of the Delta Blues. A look at Clarksdale, the heart of the Mississippi Blues Trail.
5 Reasons to Join Thousands in Bristol This September
Anytime is a great time to visit Bristol, VA, but September will bring down the house. Five reasons to start planning your escape to Bristol this September.
The Exception of Blind Willie
Where the crowd gathers for a fall music festival like none other. Put the Blind Willie McTell Music Festival on your yearly calendar. See you in Thomson, Ga.
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?
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.