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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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.
A Passion for Greek Wine
During our last night at Danai Resort, we meet Apostolos Plahouras, head sommelier. As we walk with Plahouras through the unpretentious door into his cellar strategically located near each of the three restaurants, we feel the temperature immediately drop.
The Earthy Balance of the Yadkin Valley, NC
In the Yadkin Valley, there are more than 40 wineries, and there are 17 in Surry County alone. "The Yadkin Valley is very much like Old World Europe," says Louis Jeroslow, winemaker at Elkin Creek Vineyards. "It's like stepping into France and Spain and Italy right here in the foothills of North Carolina."
For the Love of Wine: Apostolos Plahouras
Master Sommelier Apostolos Plahouras at Danai Resort and Spa shares his passion for wine and for food.
The Intersection of Danai Resort and Heaven
Enjoy the breathtaking resort of Danai Resort and Spa along the northern coastline of Greece.
Yes, there are a multitude of ways to pack a suitcase. Find what works for you. Here are some tips that we have learned along the way that have made traveling a bit easier on the wallet and the back.