Charleston, United States Travel Blogs

Historic Charleston!
Dec 2, 2007 (30 photos)

... I got dragged in by this lovely woman who convinced me to do their tour. It was extremely informative about the history of Charleston. As I was leaving I chatted with her for quite some time. After that I wandered the streets. King Street is the shopping ...

Charmed in Charleston
Jun 26, 2008 (11 photos)

... walkway off of Concord St. I was right by a cute and busy street (maybe downtown?) with tons of restaurants. Like Savannah, Charleston has great architecture. It's still insanely humid, but the sun wasn't as strong today, so that helped a little. Plus I ...

Local sights-Day 1
Dec 1, 2007 (52 photos)

There's no story today. Just pictures. Enjoy! Check out the websites if you are interested in the details. www.boonehallplantation.com www.patriotspoint.org/

Random stuff!
Nov 30, 2007

... is defined as any element of knowledge, including attitude, emotion, belief, or behavior. The theory of cognitive dissonance states that contradicting cognitions serve as a driving force that compels the mind to acquire or invent new thoughts or beliefs, ...

Relaxing time for Amy
Sep 28, 2006 (18 photos)

... and watching the big american football game on TV. Southern hospitality is amzing! Day 2 Spent the day in pretty little Charleston! (after our amzing breakfast of shrimp and grits! - grits in case you are wonderng are a porridge like thing made with ...

Honeymoon day 4
Nov 5, 2009

... . Then we picked up a bottle of wine to drink on our anniversary, and went back to the hotel room.  Our hotel was in Charleston's Historical District. It was really beautiful, and our sixth floor balcony gave us an amazing view of the city. 

Old Charleston SC
Jan 15, 2009 (31 photos)

... are expected to drop well below freezing for the next couple of nights. We spent the afternoon touring the heritage part of Charleston.  What an interesting city!  We were standing on a street corner trying to orient ourselves with the map from ...

Charleston, South Carolina
Sep 12, 2008 (3 photos)

Sept 12 2008 Blasted down I-95 from Richmond to Charleston SC, about 450 miles of cruising. Speed limits were 65 to 70 most of the way with big 16 wheeler trucks doing 80 (I averaged 70). We stayed at the lovely "Meeting Street Inn" right in the ...

Day 33-36: Um, let's not go there again
Aug 5, 2008 (32 photos)

... as the reviews we had read) and Matt had yet another plate of grits, before heading to our next night's accommodation in Charleston - the campground in Mt Pleasant. But not before more swimming, this time at the beach, which was wet and salty, but didn't ...

Randy, this cubs for you!
Jul 16, 2008

... do. It was our last night with Gay. We were a little sad. She is a truly outstanding person. She loved her visit to Charleston, so Rick brought a copy of his book of Charleston that just came out to give her as a present before we left. They are on sale ...

Charm & elegance
Apr 24, 2009 (38 photos)

... spot. One lovely thing about coming back is that now, in the spring all the flowers are blooming - there is blossom everywhere. Charleston has loads of magnolia trees (my favourites) but these are not quite ready yet, however look at these - amaryllis as ...

Charleston Peak, Nevada
Apr 28, 1992 (13 photos)

... across a fantastically colorful desert. About 30 miles out from town a turnoff goes west into Toiyabe National Forest and Charleston Peak (11918'). Its snow cap was too inviting to resist. High up near the snow line the temperature was refreshingly ...

Weekend Trip With the Family
Aug 13, 2008 (36 photos)

... atlantic so it's surrounded by a harbor on three sides but also has access to probably 4 or 5 large islands off the coast of charleston that are filled with miles of beaches as well as fine dining, shopping, etc. The first night we got there it was late so ...

FREE KITTENS
Sep 6, 2000 (3 photos)

... in it (9.5) BUTTERFINGER SUNDAE from Denny's, North Carolina - lots of hot fudge (9) COOKIE SHAKE from Applebee's, Charleston - MMM! (10) MCFLURRY from McDonald's, Charleston - I like to call it the "McCrappy" (9) CHOCOLATE ...

Civil war/Slavery/Cotton
Aug 13, 2009

Charleston was a civil war hot spot, sister city to Savannah, this city contains many remnannts of the civil war era, slavery & cotton were the main trades in this area, soutern style home cooking all the rage, I sampled an okra gumbo + fried green ...

March to the Sea
Aug 18, 2006

... proclaimed a 'varmint'. Taking a lesson from history, I took my cheese plate and lemonade to my room. ------------------------- Savannah vs Charleston- each has its own flavor (and fans). I haven't seen enough of Charleston to decide, but in its own ...

Charleston
Mar 16, 2008 (2 photos)

... . It was so pleasant to sit on this site-seeing boat and be "driven" around the harbor on a sunny, mild afternoon. Charleston is much like Manhattan--a pointy sticky-outy island flanked by two rivers and a large natural harbor. Fort Sumtner is right ...

The Famous Angel Oak
Jan 17, 2009 (5 photos)

Today we opted to do another driving exploration - this time on James and Kiawah Islands.  We discovered that little public space remains and many gated communities follow this part of the coast.  All the roads have evacuation ...

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Pomegranate Mimosa
Jul 19, 2009 (10 photos)

... pictures of the beautifully quaint architecture and inhaled the fragrance of summer in this historic city. Finally, we left Charleston to visit Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.  This establishment is still owned by the original family, who were ...

A Crystal Chandelier
Nov 4, 1993

... visit Coonskin Park (Daniel Boone once lived in the area); hike, ski, and ride horseback in Kanawha State Forest; fish and raft the whitewater in the many mountain streams. Charleston, West Virginia Population 51,702 Elevation 601 Eastern time zone

Tag am Meer
Jun 14, 2009

bin im Morgengrauen angekommen und hab mich sofort in all die putzigen alten Suedhaeuser mit Veranda und Schaukelstuhl verliebt. Ich will einen Schaukelstuhl!!! Ansonsten - eher ein Ort fuer Rentner zum Ferien machen, haufenweisehistorisches Zeug und so, ...

Doin' the Charleston
Sep 5, 2007 (32 photos)

... ' bottom standing behind Washington in the painting. We also visited a very imposing church, St Michaels, the oldest church in Charleston. It dates back to the 1750's and was a prime target for the British cannons in the Revolutionary war. Amazingly it ...

Forts and American History
Jan 16, 2009 (6 photos)

... the Charles Pinckey National Historic Site - Snee Farm.  Charles Pinckey was one of the men who helped to shape the United States Constitution.  We walked through the grounds and watched a film at the interpretation center, checked out the Mt. ...

the wind is not our friend
Oct 23, 2008

... road making it like a corridor of trees along the highway- it is something from a movie or something you would picture about Charleston- large entries to homestead and trees lining the road making you feel at home almost. we rode by Drayton Hall which is ...

Day 3: Brunch in Charleston and Patriots Point
Aug 19, 2008 (22 photos)

... restaurant; but nothing spectacular. The ribs definitely fell off the bone, and the sauce selection was great. An overall rating of 8.9 . We left Charleston around 7PM, heading a mere 120 miles to Savannah, Georgia ( a nice light driving day today).

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Aug 20, 2007

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The First Stop
Mar 9, 2005 (4 photos)

... (I - 1) was on the end, so we had neighbors only on one side The next morning (Friday, March 4) we headed into downtown Charleston. The parking deck Ed found was virtually full and our truck is a little hard to park in small spaces, so Ed took us all ...

Charleston, SC
Mar 2, 2008 (37 photos)

... than the 28 degrees that it was when we left, Gotta love going south first! From dinner we took a little more of a tour around Charleston and found that people don't like obey the J-Walking laws!  After we got back to the house it was a fun night of ...

Charleston
Oct 21, 2008 (4 photos)

Didn't know a whole lot about Charleston but was surprised to hear it gets 4 million visitors every year. It's a beautiful old city with quite a past - it was the main marketplace for slaves arriving from West Africa and the first shots of the Civil War ...