In honor of World Cat Day (August 8th), we’re sharing an unique spot we found not long ago. I was reminded of the American Museum of the House Cat by a Facebook post on Henry’s House Feral Community’s page. They’d posted a link to an article on the museum by Atlas Obscura. This post contains affiliate links. If you click a link and make a purchase, Poe in Wonderland will earn a small commission for the referral at no cost to you. Last fall Tom, Jack, and I headed to Asheville and Lake Lure for our school break. We enjoy taking our time and discovering places along our route to stop or note for future road trips. If you spend any time on our blog, you’ll quickly notice we love cats. We’ve volunteered at Furkids for over 11 years so long before the youngest son was born. About 45 minutes…
https://youtu.be/OvRYVNMnE7E This post contains affiliate links. If you click a link and make a purchase, Poe in Wonderland will earn a small commission for the referral at no cost to you. Two weeks ago we drove to Rabun County, Georgia to hike the trails at Tallulah Gorge State Park to see some of the six waterfalls. It’s an easy drive from Atlanta and beautiful once you get up towards the park. Here’s a description of the park from Atlanta Trails. Tallulah Gorge State Park is one of Georgia’s most stunning and popular hiking destinations, and indisputably one of the most scenic of Georgia’s State Parks. The turbulent flow of the Tallulah River carved this enormous, steep-walled gash in North Georgia’s Rabun County. The gorge stretches an astonishing two miles long and dives 1000 feet deep. Deep inside Tallulah Gorge, the river cascades over enormous rock outcrops, creating Tallulah Falls, a stunning…
This post may contain affiliate links and we may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. Atlanta, GeorgianThe Georgian Terrace HotelOne of our favorite places to stay in Georgia. This modern classic hotel was built in 1911, and stands on a famous corner in Atlanta on Peachtree Street. Located across from the Fox Theatre, it’s seen a great deal of history in Midtown. A luxury hotel that regularly hosts weddings and important public events where you can stay in a fabulous suite with city views. They even allow for dogs and what luxury hotel does this? We try to stay at least once a year, especially at Christmas with its beautifully decorated lobby. Credit: Georgia Terrace Hotel Credit: The Georgia Terrace Hotel Savannah, Georgia The Planters Inn on Reynolds Square 200 room boutique hotel in the historic district. Ideal for a couple’s stay…
Thinking of spending time in the oldest city in Georgia? We recently spent a three day weekend there and learned about the city in 3 different and fun ways. Here are our recommendations below. [envira-gallery id=’1275′] Free Savannah Tours While in Savannah we took 3 very different tours. We’re more seasoned than first-time tourists, but we like to learn about the city each time. TripAdvisor is my go-to site whenever I want to find out recommendations on places to go when I’m there not just pre-planning for a trip. So, I looked up walking tours around the historical district and found Free Savannah Tours. The name captures your interest with the word “free” and they do indeed live up to their name. They take you on a tour without any surcharges or booking fees and at the conclusion, you pay them via gratuities. They are confident in their ability to…
the Queen of Creole CuisineThe New Orleans Advocate staff photo by Mark Becherer New Orleans, Louisiana, is one of the most fascinating places I’ve been to. I’m a fairly new visitor since I’ve only been going since 2000. Been on maybe a half dozen trips and mainly done tourist activities. I’ve read about it all my life. It helps if you have a love of ghost stories and history and get obsessed with architecture. You can find all of that there. And that’s without touching on the food. The food. Liz M., a friend of mine, who is from New Orleans recently shared this article on Facebook. Leah Chase sounds like an extraordinary human being. I wish I’d had the chance to meet her. She changed her life and the world around her and there are generations who will remember her and what she did. And in such simple, meaningful ways. Her work…
Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort 2018 I saw the concept for Orlando’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort years ago on Entertainment Tonight – back when I watched the show religiously. From the minute I saw it, I knew I wanted to stay there one day. Took a good number of years, but I made it in February 2018. We were going to Harry Potter World at Universal Studios and Cabana Bay is an on-site hotel for the parks. The resort was everything I was expecting when I saw its concept and more. It’s huge and sprawling in the best way. The entrance lobby is sky high with windows and through them you can see one of two huge swimming pools – the one with the water slide – as you check in. The check-in counter is long with a good number of staff and it was an easy process. There are…