Looking back towards City of Wilmington from the Environmental Center.A comfortable and easy place to let your hair down!
AmericanPressTravelNews-November 8th, Wilmington, DE.–Bob and Barb “On The Road Again” and “Stopping to Smell the Roses” in Beautiful Wilmington, DE.-As we travel all across America, xthere are a few stand-out locations that are full of great amenities and very special cultural adventures for travelers and locals alike. Wilmington is very high on this list. So many great museums, so many fine restaurants and accommodations, such as the one we are enjoying right now-the DoubleTree by Hilton. When we arrived yesterday, we dropped off our bags and headed for DuPont Environmental Education Center (check them out on all social sites Delaware Nature : delanature.org/DEEC) a marsh and tidal paradise right under a major bird flyway.
Check-in to our comfortable and excellent hotel accommodations.We love to keep as fit as possible! This hotel has got you covered.Indoors and able to accommodate and keep you from the cold lap after lap.Their restaurant and bar allows you to stay where you are and enjoy a decent meal from breakfast through dinner!
Wetlands protection and education teach about the life’s blood of our world and our local environments.
Yes, great Kayaking and WOW do you get hungry after getting some prime, upper body exercise! SEE BELOW
APtravelnews-November 16th—Florence, S.C.—We met Holly Beaumier on a drive up I-95 towards our ultimate goal of visiting Vermont again. We stayed and played in her dog-friendly city enjoying great foods and fine accommodations, but most importantly: very friendly caring locals.
Last week, we had occasion to meet up with her again at the 5oth Anniversary of SEOPA held at Fontana Lake in N.C. She was in attendance to assist in spreading the word, along with other Counties CVB’s from all around the South about their respective excellent travel opportunities for tourists and other visitors.
Holly is a true professional and very passionate about Florence, S.C. and surrounding locals ability to offer great travel opportunities to everyone and anyone “stopping to smell the roses” off I-95 and from all around the USA and the world!
She introduced us to a whole set of opportunities that should encourage us all to make a reservation and head to Florencewhen possible. Here are some of them:
Farm to table and what’s in season? The SC climate lends itself to agricultural produce year round. Local restaurants (we agree having enjoyed many of them) often change menus to serve locally sourced, in season foods.
Middle Sparrow Ranch, SC’s only producer of farmstead cheese. Crafted on site from grass fed cows. The cheese has its own unique flavor. Other products are dairy and whey-fed pork.
U-Pick farms offer strawberry, muscadine grapes, blueberries are ready from April through October.
Tours are available at Ovis Hill Farm where they graze 250 sheep and provide high quality, natural foods.
Fishing in local rivers how about giant catfish? Shad are caught in Hoop nets and even drop lines for “cats.”
Hog Hunting on horseback? Inquire and Give it a go in SC.
Cooper Black Recreation Area has National Sporting Dog field trials: there are equestrian trials in endurance and runs in this 7000 rolling acres of longleaf pine forests and the fields provide the ultimate venue for these and much more events.
Birding: More than 100 species of migratory birds to spot at. Take your binocular to Woods Bay State Natural Area.
There are so many other things to see and do: Camp, be an Archeologist, check out enigmatic Carolina Bays, the Darlington Marathon races, Marsh Tacky Horses, a South Carolina Horse with stripes dating to Revolutionary times, Heart of Carolina’s 3-day horse competitions, The Kings Three Trails with great jockeys, Lancing tournament on horseback started in 1899. These opportunities and too many others are in and around Florence, SC. For more info. Go: visitflo.com843-664-0330As pet friendly a city as you can find!Lamb Chops from Colorado, Risotto, goats cheese. Unreal tastes!
New York Cheesecake and local strawberries. Terrific!
Restaurateur, Carver poses with a cardboard image of now deceased Popcorn Sutton, a legend now in Maggie Valley!
APtravelnews-September 19th–Maggie Valley, N.C.--You “gotta” eat, eh? Well we had a great appetite enjoying all the outdoor things to do in Maggie Valley such as hiking and identifying mushrooms, trees and plants, visiting museums such as the Shelton House in Waynesville, browsing a weekend Farmer s Market full of jellies, cheeses, veggies and crafts too! So we headed to Carver’s Maggie ValleyRestaurant. We met with owner, James Carver. The Carver Family has owned and operated the restaurant for 50-years. Did you ever watch the White Lightening TV Show about the North Carolina Moonshiners, with “Popcorn Sutton?” Well Carver knew this curmudgeonly man quite well. Actually,everyone did know this old time local character-he was a true one-of-a-kind personality, as some mountain folks are known to be when they hard-scrabble their way through life, bereft of a steady, 9-5 job– hard to find in the wild mountain regions of NC and other areas of the Smokies. Lets just say; they were as independent as one could be. Our eggs, pancakes, bacon and coffees were far above reproach. We’ll definitely go back again and again to Carvers place!
Located at 2804 Soco Road., Maggie Valley (828) 926-0425.
Great exercise walking the wild, scenic trails of the Cataloochee Hills and mountains.Hiking with a naturalist who showed us mushroom identification methods.
While hiking, gorgeous water features make themselves known loudly and clearly along the way in Haywood County!Miss Maggie visits businesses along the main Street of Maggie Valley. A continuing hostess representing This vacation paradise! She stopped in at Joey’s to welcome us and have a chat!
A day later, we enjoyed excellent pancakes and eggs (I had their special of eggs, pancakes, real, really good corned beef hash and coffee that tasted like the high priced mocha)! Barb had the same, but her meat was Country Ham. Frankly, the pancakes were fluffy and far above the average cakes we eat on our travels to and through the USA. Joeys Pancake House, 4309 Soco Road, Maggie Valley – www.joeyspancake.com (828) 926-0212
APtravelnews-September 19th–Maggie Valley, N.C.--You “gotta” eat, eh? Well we had a great appetite enjoying all the outdoor things to do in Maggie Valley such as hiking and identifying mushrooms, trees and plants, visiting museums such as the Shelton House in Waynesville, browsing a weekend Farmer s Market full of jellies, cheeses, veggies and crafts too! So we headed to Carver’s Maggie Valley Restaurant. We met with owner, James Carver. The Carver Family has owned and operated the restaurant for 50-years. Did you ever watch the White Lightening TV Show about the North Carolina Moonshiners, with “Popcorn Sutton?” Well Carver knew this curmudgeonly man quite well. Actually,everyone did know this old time local character-he was a true one-of-a-kind personality, as some mountain folks are known to be when they hard-scrabble their way through life, bereft of a steady, 9-5 job– hard to find in the wild mountain regions of NC and other areas of the Smokies. Lets just say; they were as independent as one could be. Our eggs, pancakes, bacon and coffees were far above reproach. We’ll definitely go back again and again to Carvers place!
