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How a Year of Solo Travel Transforms a Life

When I started traveling alone on a long road trip, it would be for three months. It ended up being almost two years. I didn’t intend to transform. Now, I know that experiencing and learning so many new things about myself and the world makes it unavoidable. Inevitable. My solo travels have taken me through many states in the US, parts of Mexico and Canada. With time alone in ways that we are otherwise never alone, I dove deep. It...

a bronze lifesize sculpture of a girl with two arms held like scales at her side in Telfair Museum

3 Savannah Telfair Museums Worth Visiting

Three unique Savannah Telfair museums will take you on an art, history, and architecture tour of the city from its beginnings to the present. The best part? All three are combined in one price. Many people who visit Savannah are familiar with the Telfair Academy. That’s where you’ll find the famous “Bird Girl” statue depicted on the cover of John Berendt’s Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The book and subsequent movie caused Savannah tourism to increase dramatically...

Sorrel Weed House Ghost Tour

Going on the Sorrel-Weed House Ghost Tour

I went on a ghost tour of the Sorrel-Weed House in Savannah, and it’s a decision I’ve regretted ever since. The guides were terrific, and the information provided was top-notch. It’s the outcome I regret—the fear, nightmares, and sleepless nights that have plagued me. It was on one of the infamous Savannah Ghost Hearse tours when I learned about the Sorrel-Weed House. The guide said it’s one of the most haunted sites in the city, possibly America. Further, for those...

Angel statue at Bonaventure cemetery with pink and white azalea flowers in spring

6 Sights in Savannah from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Before the book “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” few people went to Savannah, Georgia. After, everybody went. In 1993, the year before John Berendt published the book, about five million people visited Savannah. In 1995, that number increased by 50%, and by 2022, they received approximately 14.8 million visitors yearly. Much of it, like me, is still from the book or the subsequent movie. Even those who have never read “Midnight in the Garden of Good and...

Flower stand in a truck in Bluffton, Georgia

The Best of Savannah: 21 Things to See and Do

There are so many more things to do in Savannah than touring the squares and searching for ghosts, but those are two great choices. I spent six weeks in the city and explored many great places and spaces that make the region so spectacular. There are plenty of activities, day trips, tours and places to eat that will leave you happy, and I’ve highlighted some of my favorites. If you’re planning a weekend trip or longer, you won’t want to...

O'Connor house fireplace and painting of young Flannery

Flannery O’Connor in Savannah: House Tour

The life of Flannery O’Connor in Savannah was poignant and undoubtedly shaped her for the writing that would make her famous. I toured the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home in Savannah, and what I learned helped me better understand the writer, the era and how she became a southern gothic novelist. Touring houses in the Savannah squares is one of the best activities many tourists participate in when visiting the city. It’s even better when it’s one where someone famous lived....

Rene with the ghost hearst tour

A Night on a Hearse Ghost Tour in Savannah

A hearse ghost tour could only be pulled off in one city in America, maybe the world, Savannah. No place else has the hutzpah or the ghosts. I was sitting on my balcony on Oglethorpe Square at dusk, watching the tourists stroll by with ice cream cones in hand from Leopold’s Ice Cream around the corner. The scent of jasmine wafted on the summer breeze as the sky began darkening to a deep blue. I admired the drape of moss...

Wormsloe live oak allee

6 Reasons it’s Worth it to Visit Wormsloe Historic Site in Savannah

It’s worth it to visit the Wormsloe Historic Site for a day trip from Savannah if you like beauty, walking, and history. The site boasts one of the best Live Oak allées in the region and the ruins of the oldest standing structure in Savannah. If that’s not enough to entice you, there are also seven miles of trails to walk, hike, bike or meander. Also known as Wormsloe Plantation, it’s a state historic site about 15 minutes outside of...