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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Travel The World
What’s in my luggage?
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.

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Off the Grid on Osa Peninsula
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.

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Muscle Shoals exhibit opens at Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville
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

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Return to 1912 at the Titanic Museum in Belfast
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.

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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

    Many journeys change us. 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.

    Uncovering the History of Rock City Barns

    Join us as we spend 2024 researching and uncovering Rock City barn history.

    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.

From Mama to Son at Harris Leather & Silverworks
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From Mama to Son at Harris Leather & Silverworks

This is the home to Eddie Harris and Harris Leather and Silverworks, and to his staff - or his family, as he would call them - who live the mantra daily that old world craftsmanship is the only way.

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