Tag: The South
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The Gulf
For Labor Day weekend, we drove down to the Gulf Coast – specifically, the Florida / Alabama line, which is about four and a half hours from where we are in Columbus, Mississippi. I had never been to the Gulf Coast before, and I had been deeply missing the ocean, so it was a…
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Nashville
I had planned on spending most of my summer in the North East, but I jumped on a plane for a quick trip back south mid-July. We were invited to a wedding in Nashville and no way did I want to miss out on the opportunity to go. This was my first ever trip to…
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Dixie Fish Company
I had to fly out of Birmingham, Alabama this weekend, which is about two and a half hours away from Columbus, so we decided to make a day of it and stop for lunch nearby. A friend recommended Dixie Fish Co, and I still can’t stop thinking about it. In Boston and Miami, it’s easy…
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West Point
West Point, Mississippi, feels like Disney World or Clark’s Trading Post, or some kind of nostalgic amusement park – except that it’s very real life and very abandoned, quiet. A shadow of what once was. I wonder what it was like years ago, when Main Street was alive.
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Tombigbee River
We took two pontoon boats on on the river this weekend. It was a real life country song; boats, beer, grilling, river banks, floating, friends. This really feels like The South; this is experiencing the real Mississippi.
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Riverwalk
Taking business calls along four miles of the Columbus Riverwalk today. Any excuse to be outside for the sunset.
exploring & escapades 