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. Through the stories that you’ll find within this magazine, we hope you uncover some locations that you had no idea existed.
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.
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Shop Seeing Southern
Offering the best of our artwork and print materials plus other small businesses we’d love for you to support. Each has a story.
Travel Essentials + Surprising Discoveries
Luggage and Travel Essentials
These are things we don’t leave home without. After years of packing, here’s what we’ve discovered.
Pack Lighter, Travel Better (What’s in our luggage?)
Best Discoveries On the Road
Sometimes travel is about finding the perfect hot sauce or shade of red lipstick or seasoning for saltine crackers. Here’s the BEST.
Find Sanctuary at the Historic Tapoco Lodge
Choose the travel trend of slow travel as the journey and the destination slow to a leisurely rate. Located in the Western North Carolina mountains, discover the Historic Tapoco Lodge, where adventure and luxury merge.
What’s in my Luggage?
When I was in college, a writing professor told me the secret to writing was economy. That holds true for packing for travel, too. The joy of not schlepping lots of luggage.
Riveted Aluminum Creates Decades of Connected Travelers
My first Airstream sighting happened as a kid when my family and I rolled past Helen, Ga, headed toward Hiawassee, Ga.. Nestled in a valley just before we climbed the switchback mountain to Hiawassee, a community of silver rocket-ship-like oval vehicles rested on the grass. Every one was the same, cute as ever, parked at exactly the same angle, and nothing like I had ever seen before.
My First Overnight in an RV Trailer and I’m Hooked
No longer a trailer virgin, The Range in Ennis Texas, transformed me into a trailer veteran and opened my eyes to on-the-road possibilities.
National Bourbon Week Sets Stage for 2024 Bardstown Collection
National Bourbon Week is set in Bardstown, Kentucky. It’s time to taste the best in bourbon as seven distilleries release the Bardstown Collection (2024). You can only get it in Bardstown.
24 Hours in Boone North Carolina
Never let a lack of time deter travel. If you’ve only got 24 hours in any location, there’s always something remarkable to discover. Here’s our must-see near Boone, NC.
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.
Where Golf Carts Go to Die on the Beautiful Island of Belize
Our first international trip post-pandemic found us in Belize. For eight days, Len and I had yet to see the sunrise during our time away, but on this day, we were on our way to the airport to fly home. It was our first look at the early-morning activity that had eluded us during our sleep-in holiday.
A Total Eclipse of the Sun
As the world gets ready for a solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, here’s what you need to know and what to expect. A total eclipse of the sun in 2017 in Murphy, NC.
Rhode’s Motor Lodge | It’s Not Your Mother’s Motel
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.
Two Street Markets in Palermo Sicily For Uncovering Treasures
More treasures than you’ll know what to do with is what you’ll uncover at a street market in Palermo. From fresh fish to antiques, take a walk and barter for a treasure.
Drive Tanks and Crush Cars in Morganton, Georgia
Who doesn’t have a dream of driving tanks and crushing cars? Visit Tank Town USA in Morganton, GA, where these dreams come true.
E-Biking on The Virginia Creeper Trail
Experience Abingdon VA and don’t miss the Virginia Creeper Trail, a 34-mile rails to trails adventure. Rent an e-bike for a little extra push.
The Poet Sandalmaker of Athens Greece
The Poet Sandalmaker’s legend is that he has the ability to capture a person’s essence and translate it into a pair of sandals. Find the sandalmaker in his humble shop where he has made sandals for the likes of John Lennon.
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.
Get Lost on Cumberland Island Georgia
Everything you need to know about visiting Georgia’s Cumberland Island.
Castle-Life Arrives in Helen, Georgia
Uhuburg Castle will redefine mountain getaways. Experience the luxury of a castle in Helen.
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.
Meet Me in Mobile, Alabama
No longer a Mardi Gras Virgin again. Experience America’s Original Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile, AL.
Every One Has a Story
Everyone has a story. The inspirational tales told by storytellers. What’s yours?
Choose the travel trend of slow travel as the journey and the destination slow to a leisurely rate. Located in the Western North Carolina mountains, discover the Historic Tapoco Lodge, where adventure and luxury merge.