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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Mardi Gras Mobile, Alabama, Style
Mardi Gras Mobile, Alabama, Style

No longer a Mardi Gras Virgin again. Experience America’s Original Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile, AL.

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Seeing Southern | The year in photos
Seeing Southern | The year in photos

Our year in photos. Seeing Southern 2025.

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24 Hours in Boone North Carolina
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.

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Strike gold at street markets in Palermo
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.

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  • A couple standing on a grassy field in front of a moving house being transported by a large truck. The couple is smiling and holding cameras.

    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.

    Travel That Changed Us
  • A vintage silver camper trailer with an extended awning, outdoor table, chairs, grill, and propane tanks in a wooded outdoor setting.

    Travel Resources

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

    Travel Resources
  • A man with gray hair, wearing a blue and black plaid shirt, jeans, and suspenders, stands in a grassy field holding a camera lens in his right hand. In the background, there is a wooden structure with a large banner that reads 'See beautiful rock city at top lookout Mt Chattanooga Tenn.' and a smaller sign for Foxfire of Murphy RV Park. The scene appears to be in a rural area with some trees and debris around.

    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.

    Follow Along

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 Rising of Noelle-Ange
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The Rising of Noelle-Ange

With the aid of an interpreter when the words became too challenging, the Noelle-Ange transported us into the middle of the frosty river where the legend of the crooked pies was born.

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