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I Heart My City: Barrett’s Charleston

Posted by I Heart My City in Beyond the Guidebook on March 20, 2013
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Along King Street, one of Charleston's main drags. (Photograph by Doug Kerr, Flickr)

As a member of the U.S. Coast Guard, traveling is part of the job for Barrett Caldwell. While he spends half the year criss-crossing the globe and soaking up other cultures, he’ll never outgrow his fondness for his hometown, Charleston, South Carolina. Here are a few of his favorite things about this southern charmer.

A New Florida Theme Park With Old Roots

Posted by Christopher Elliott of National Geographic Traveler on October 20, 2011
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Florida’s newest theme park looks kind of familiar. Some of the attractions, from the Island in the Sky elevator that offers a panoramic view of this quiet part of the Sunshine State, to the rickety wooden roller coaster called Triple Hurricane, remind you of a place you experienced long ago. The Southern belles, looking as…