I love OATs: Outdoors, Art & Travel
So many times you hear that having low or no expectations is key to avoiding disappointments and so many times it’s true. But I must confess that I couldn’t avoid having expectations about my visit to Savannah, Georgia. So many photos of historic houses and churches delight you with their exquisite details. So many dreamy …
Picture the typical postcard image of the South, the ones with beautiful antebellum mansions on streets where Spanish Moss swings from live oak trees like chandeliers in an earthquake. Maybe Charleston is the first destination you think of if you’re in South Carolina. But Beaufort (pronounced BEW-fert, unlike the one in NC), a smaller coastal …
Huge palm trees shadowing rows of multicolour plants on a foot-by-foot planned grid flank the main parkway of Hilton Head Island. They’re almost as big as the signs on the walled entrances of the line-up of resorts, big-name hotels, and gated communities with golf courses. Unless it was a shopping centre, we were facing a …
This beautiful place wraps a history lesson with the leaves of the abundant trees and plants spread across 400 acres of ground, and a bow made of pink and red azaleas and camellias. Take a walk through the lush landscape dotted with multicoloured flowers and wildlife, and you’ll see why Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is …
Step on the cobblestone streets of the Old and Historic District of Charleston, in South Carolina, to see a sample of American architecture from the 17th century to the early 20th century in a variety of styles. Over 2000 historic buildings tell the story of Charleston as you peek through artistic iron gates and as …
How would you picture a place called Steel City? I don’t know about you, but when I heard that was one of Pittsburgh’s nicknames, images of a gray and gloomy industrial hub popped into my mind. As soon as I arrived all the grim in my head melted like ice cream inside a fried churro. …
