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A weekend in Washington DC with a local

Whenever I traveled to a new country, I always felt a little tinge of guilt that I hadn't seen more of my own. I especially felt guilty that I had visited the capital cities of so many other countries, visiting their government buildings and learning...
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Postcard from Charleston

It's hard not to like Charleston. The whole place is quaint with a twist of beachiness: antebellum architecture lined up next to palm trees, sandy beaches a stone's throw from the historic French Quarter. Blue skies, sweet tea, wraparound verandas,...
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Postcard from the Georgia Highway

If Arizona surprised me with the diversity of its landscapes, Georgia simply stunned me with its beauty. Suddenly, I understood where all those country singers were coming from when they wax nostalgic about Georgia peaches, sitting on a front porch...
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The sweet Southern charm of Savannah

In Savannah, I expected some old-fashioned Southern charm, a lot of sweet tea and some delicious (and fried) Southern food. My grandmother (the one who taught me all about traveling) visited Savannah years and years ago, and she was told, if...
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A sorority stop in Macon, Georgia

Sorority life--for all its ups and downs--was born in Macon, Georgia. Wesleyan Female College was established in 1836, and was the first college in the world to grant degrees to women. In 1851, The Adelphean Society (which later became Alpha Delta...
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