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
Once you experience something firsthand, it changes you. 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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See Rock City Barns
See Rock City Barns will be published March 3, 2026. Stay connected and be the first to know about book signings.
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.
Mardi Gras Mobile, Alabama, Style
No longer a Mardi Gras Virgin again. Experience America’s Original Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile, AL.
Seeing Southern | The year in photos
Our year in photos. Seeing Southern 2025.
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.
Strike gold at street markets in Palermo
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.
Apostolos Plahouras knows wine
Master Sommelier Apostolos Plahouras at Greece’s Danai Resort and Spa shares his passion for wine and food.
A giant experience in Northern Ireland
The best dining, hotel and cultural experiences in Northern Ireland and we’ll take you there. Here’s all the details, what’s included and what’s not.
Low rhythm rises in Nashville
The Muscle Shoals, AL, sounds descends on Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
24 hours in Leiper’s Fork Tennessee
24-hours is all you need to enjoy the best of Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee.
Travel like a giant with Giant Tours Ireland and Seeing Southern in 2027
Once you experience Northern Ireland, it will never leave you.
Our #SEEINGSOUTHERN travel experience to Northern Ireland in May 2026. Here’s all the information.
Six travelers. Two Coots. One fabulous guide.
A look back at what inspired Seeing Southern in 2025
Elvis said “Sit.” And when invited, you do. RCA Studio B in Nashville was one of our favorite moments of 2026. There’s more.
Why you should take a Viking River Cruise during the holidays
Travel aboard the Viking River Cruise and experience the Rhine River.
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.
Off the Grid on Osa Peninsula
When off-the-grid is more appealing than busy day-after-day, consider Osa Peninsula for the ultimate break.
Muscle Shoals exhibit opens at Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville
Jason Isbell performing "Kodachrome," "Wild Horses" and "You Better Move On,” all recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL
Return to 1912 at the Titanic Museum in Belfast
The Titanic Museum in Belfast returns you to the excitement of the 1912 voyage of the White Star Line’s Titanic.
Play in Nashville’s Big Back Yard
Come play in Nashville’s back yard.
Finding family history a world away in Belgium
A visit to Belgium introduced me to a part of my father that had always been a mystery.
24 hours in Paris
We will always have Paris . . . if only for 24 hours. A quick visit came away with a list of the best and worst experiences.
24 Hours in Rochester, New York
If you only have 24 hours in Rochester, NY, here’s your itinerary.
24 Hours in Townsend, Tennessee
If you only have 24 hours in Townsend, Tennessee, here’s a list of must-do experiences.
No longer a Mardi Gras Virgin again. Experience America’s Original Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile, AL.