Plantation Inn

Family and Friends Welcome to our Great Vacation Adventure. John and I hope you enjoy reading about and seeing some of the things we are doing thanks to the Tides Inn and all the Virginias who made this trip possible.

... lot. Anyway, this plantation is still owned by the same family and many of the black slave descendents still work at the plantation gardens. We toured the swamps (saw some little alligators!) and old slave living quarters, the main house and the gardens. ...

... built in the 1930's by a Canadian Ambassador. It is currently owned by a brother and sister. The brother resides at the plantation while the sister resides also in California. The tour included the house, grounds and a presentation. We returned to the ...

... from Russia) ....They have put a lot of work into creating a nice environment for travelers in the midst of a coffee plantation with beautiful views, fresh air and secure grounds.... we paid only $25.00 per person including the enormous breakfast and in ...

... just uploaded of our cruise (or on the other hand perhaps not!). We drove 750 miles from St Louis to Nottoway Plantation House in Southern Lousiana.  This was an excellent choice of our travel agent (Statesavers in Buckfastleigh) although I am ...

... have been possible without them.  We leave the deluxe of the El Cafetal Inn only to be bedded down in the dump of a Comfort Inn.  This downtown hotel was in a bad section of town, and was in very poor shape.  It was recommended to us ...

Savannah was our entry to Georgia, a wealthy town in the days of slavery & the cotton trade, adorned by many old plantation mansions, food was great & people were friendly. We had a karaoke night that went off, old school inspired rendition of total ...

... saw many relics (including the decomposing body of St Francis of Xavier). We then visited some temples and spent a few hours in a Spice Plantation.  Tomorrow we jump on a bus (public i think) and head down south to Palolem which is a beach side ...

... a $500 tanzanite necklace! Our afternoon tour was to Fairview Great House just outside of Basseterre. It's an old plantation house that was an inn for many years. The latest owner is making it a restaurant, meeting place, wedding site and botanical ...

... . This location is about an hour from the Dallas/Fort Worth airport. We are staying at a great local hotel called The Plantation Inn. It is near the lake in Granbury. Today was a travel day for everyone. We are happy to be settled and ...

    Now that I have moved, I can relax with my grandparents. I love them. They are archetypes and almost commedia dell'arte in character.      My grandfather is slightly short with a long face and a dark ...

... spot-on with my entry and exits. Just the wipers going all the time, and it wasn`t raining!!!   Stopped at Ottley`s Plantation Inn for a late breakfast (we were all starving!!) - and what a great stop - this was a beautifully renovated old ...

... fort and surrounding grounds and walls that was once called the Gibraltar of the Indies. From there we went to see Rawlins Plantation Inn which was built from the ruins of a 17th century sugar plantation. The gardens and manor house were spectacular but ...

... in the garden, that we took our time walking around in the shade of the beautiful old established trees. The Golden Rock Plantation Inn was another beautiful spot which our friends Shane and Maryvonne had recommended we go look at.  (Shane and ...