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
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.
Top 5 Eateries in Abingdon, Virginia
Abingdon Virginia feeds your soul and fills your stomach with these five historical and yummy eateries. Start with these and then explore many more in this lovely Virginia town.
Fall at the Folk Collaborative
A stretch of the Blue Ridge Mountains is considered Appalachia. And for the most part, most of us know nothing about these roots. At The Folk Collaborative, in McCaysville, places you in the middle of this culture.
Southern Chefs Dish Tailgating
It’s fall and that means football. That also means tailgating. Here’s what the masters consider great tailgating. Southern Chefs dish their secrets.
Before the Amalfi Coast, Visit Salerno
The city of Salerno is a great introduction to the people and feel of the Amalfi Coast.
The Building of a Cathedral
The Sagrada Família is a Roman Catholic cathedral intent on depicting the life of Christ in all forms of sculpture, glass and ornamentation. Architect Antoni Gaudí began his work in the late 1800s, and his passion was to complete this place of worship for the people of Barcelona.
The Good Life at Viceroy Rivera Maya
No other Mexican destination compares to the luxury of Viceroy Rivera Maya.
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
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.
No longer a Mardi Gras Virgin again. Experience America’s Original Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile, AL.