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44 North Carolina Roadside Attractions: Fun & Unusual Things To See

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North Carolina is known for its beautiful mountains and beaches, but along the way to those mountains are a few roadside attractions that you need to stop and see. 44 NC Roadside Attractions: Fun And Unique Things To See My husband was a travel RN in the Raleigh area for … [Read more...]

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How To Spend A Day At Beautiful Merchants Millpond State Park, NC

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When you think of North Carolina, you probably think of mountains and the ocean. I am going to guess you don't think about acres of swamp land full of Bald Cypress trees and Tupelo Gum trees draped with Spanish moss. I know I thought that way. That is, until I visited … [Read more...]

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What To Do In The Beautiful Stone Mountain State Park, North Carolina

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My husband and I were exploring the Blue Ridge Parkway just shy of the North Carolina border when I looked down at the map and spied a tiny chunk of green land labeled Stone Mountain State Park. During our multiple-month road trip with our kids several years ago, we climbed to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hiking, North Carolina Tagged With: Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, Stone Mountain

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Hi, I am Victoria and I am married to Jack. We have 3 kids ages 20 to 26 Now that the kids are grown we have more time on our hands for travel. Sometimes our kids join us but mostly we travel just the two of us. This blog is where we share our adventures as well as travel tips.

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