Destinations

Re-exploring the home of my youth with my brother by my side My brothers, Fuad and Luis, and I were born in Colombia. For years, my mother worked at the American Embassy there, but her dream was to eventually move to the United…
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Walking in the footsteps of history Our journey would begin in Miami, on a flight overseas to Madrid, Spain. Strapped with nothing but our packs and trekking poles, a train would take us from Madrid to León. It felt oddly reminiscent of…
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Pawley’s Island is a Destination Throwback in time to a quieter more relaxed state of mind Just about everyone has heard of Pawleys Island. That is due mostly, I assume, to the fame of the signature hammock that adorns the back yards of…
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Kentucky’s Crafty Little City By Stuart Holland  |  Photography by Micheal Mathews Just two hours drive up I-75, on the southern edge of Madison County, sits the town of Berea, Kentucky. It is a charming place, where you can find…
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A long weekend close to home Story by: Emily Stevens This season you have battled the holiday shoppers, visited with family, entertained out-of-town relatives, and now it’s time for you to take a long weekend and let all of the…
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Nashville is still certainly thriving off its status as a “music city”—a reputation it has earned through decades of churning out country superstar after superstar. And, if anything, the city’s desire to seek out new and exciting artists…
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Just about two hours away from downtown Knoxville—a jump on I-40/81 to the northeast—is the wonderfully eclectic, seemingly sleepy but almost fitfully wide-awake town of Abingdon, Virginia. On at least one trip to Abingdon, you should stay…
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There is something special about the South Carolina Low Country; actually, there are a lot of somethings. As four of us enter the Beaufort city limits, I know we are near the end of our seven-hour drive. We’re headed to Harbor Island, South…
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When you’re facing down over a ton of water buffalo charging your group from the rear, it seems like a simple decision to squeeze the trigger. After all, the animal is threatening, and to not shoot it would put the lives of your companions…
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Nearly 29 years ago,  when I arrived in Knoxville in pursuit of a graduate degree, there was a certain celebrated, gritty quality about downtown. A wig shop sometimes seemed the only thing open on a boarded-up Gay Street, and the Old City…
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