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.
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The Best of Seeing Southern
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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.
The Harbor Town of Castellammare del Golfo
It’s our family’s birthplace, Castellemmare del Golfo, a harbor town on the western coastline of Sicily.
Your Passport to Sicily
Getting to Sicily and then navigating through the country was definitely eye-opening. A struggle at times, but always educational.
The Lure of Amalfi Coast
he sun is setting on our first evening in Salerno, and I find myself in a bee hive. I can't tell where one movement ends and another begins.
The Beauty of Bushmills Inn
In the heart of Bushmills, discover The Bushmills Inn. It's original structure - now the restaurant, built in the 1600s as a Coaching Inn, has now become modernized but not at the expense of losing its history.
A Tour Through Belfast
My mother was born the week Titanic sank. Strangely enough, the far-fetched connection has always drawn me closer to this story and the fate of these people. But who doesn't love a romance (of sorts) on the high seas, icebergs, the filthy rich who defied fate, the lower classes in search of the dream that America offered, and a tragedy that miraculously included survivors. It contained all the elements of a masterful drama. Exploring Belfast and Northern Ireland
For the Love of Wine: Apostolos Plahouras
Master Sommelier Apostolos Plahouras at Danai Resort and Spa shares his passion for wine and for food.
The Intersection of Danai Resort and Heaven
Enjoy the breathtaking resort of Danai Resort and Spa along the northern coastline of Greece.
Going Greek
Our adventure in Greece begins in Athens. Join us.
Travel Like a Viking Aboard the Viking Longship
What should you expect about a Viking Longship?
Travel Like a Viking in Amsterdam
Our #vikingstory begins in Amsterdam with a three-day add-on. We explore as much as we before we board the Viking River Boat.
Only on The Osa Peninsula
One of the most spectacular, off-the-grid locations in Central America, Osa Peninsula
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.
Love’s Farewell Tour with Donald Davis
Saying goodbye is never easy, but the words of Donald Davis at the International Storytelling Festival put things into perspective.
Synchronous Fireflies
Every year, for only two weeks and in only one place in the United States, fireflies (or lightning bugs) synchronize their mating pattern. All at one time. Find them in Gatlinburg in the Great Smoky Mountains.
The Shortest Distance Between Two People is a Story
The International Storytelling Festival arrives in Jonesborough, Tennessee, each year. Here’s a look back at the 2015 event.
The History at Gatlinburg Inn
Experience one of the most historic locations in Gatlinburg, The Gatlinburg Inn.
The Magic of Gatlinburg, TN
Although Gatlinburg, TN, has changed since this article, it’s allure and beauty have not. Travel into the past for a look at Gatlinburg, TN.
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.
Running the River and Rails
In 1988, the Great Smoky Mountain Railway was born. With the Dillsboro to Nantahala route being the most scenic, excursions took off. Hundreds-of-thousands came to observe the mountains from a different vantage point, at a different speed. Now as the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad, it's majestic presence and nostalgic sounds have gotten sweeter.
Hugging the Coastline of Maine
Discovering the most beautiful coastline on the eastern United States. Discover the coastline of Maine.
Travel aboard the Viking River Cruise and experience the Rhine River.