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
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.
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.
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.
Passport to Sicily
Our first visit to Sicily is an eye-opening adventure and epic road trip.
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.
Every One Has a Story
Everyone has a story. The inspirational tales told by storytellers. What’s yours?
The Villages of Western Sicily
Sicily never ceases to inspire. Let’s go.
The Love Story of Julia Nobles
She appreciated words. He fancied the TV Guide crossword puzzle. She treasured and hoarded chocolate. He showed off his baseball skills in the back yard with grandchildren. She worried more than she should. He leaned over for a kiss to comfort those worries. She loved him, and he loved her right back.
The Last Backyard Juke Joint in America
The last juke joint in America was in Bessemer, Alabama. Gip’s Joint no longer rocks to the music, but Gip’s legacy lives on.
Sunday School with Jimmy Carter | Why I Teach
We gathered in this one place, but we could not have been more different. An American president. A former Alabama governor. A Cambodian mail-order bride. A journalist.
Route 66 Legacy
Route 66 was born of necessity in 1926. From the wagon trails to the route of refugees fleeing the Dust Bowl to the people in search of adventure. As the country changed, the people changed. People became richer and fell in love with cars and the American Road Trip.
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.