Charleston Travel Blogs

The Piccolo Spoleto Festival last from May 22-June 7.  Because of the huge selection of events to see and the expense of seeing all the ones you are interested in you have to narrow it down.Here are the ones I attended:~~Sand Sculpting Competition> "a perfect way to show appreciation for ar…

Mother Emanuel Charleston, SC Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church is the oldest AME church in the south. It is referred to as "Mother Emanuel". Emanuel has one of the largest and oldest black congregations south of Baltimore, MD. …

Forgive me this entry as I was exhausted when I wrote it. I'll revamp it once I get back to LA but Charleston was simply a lot more wonderful but a lot more complicated than I thought it would be. I would say I might be overthinking things, but for someone without a great context of what happened i…

The South Carolina Aquarium was our destination on Monday morning. We'd seen it on the way to the Fort Sumter the previous day. The centerpiece is the large glass walled tank. Numerous varieties of regional sea life could be seen, including a shark that kept making circles …

Im a northerner so Im not used to that slow swagger country life with mad greenery and animals. My life has been about running around like a maniac with the animals of the concrete jungles. lol. So while I was in SC I decided to immerse myself in the one thing I felt personified Sout…

Lakesha aka krazekeke and I decided to go downtown on a Monday rather than Sunday hoping it won't be so crowded  Well, we were wrong.  We ended up parking on the top floor of a garage, luckily not on the roof  I wanted to return a t-shirt at Del Sol but they only do credit…

I am finally here one of my main aims with my trip. The legendary city of Charleston. Ok maybe Charleston is not the sole home of the true south - given Gone with the Wind actually takes place in Georgia. But Atlanta got burned during the war hence Charleston is the best preserved city in the south…

From Santee we took the Interstate 95 southbound then the Interstate 26 eastbound to Charleston.  Our first stop...Fort Sumter National Monument.  There was no entrance fee to the monument but there was a fee of $14 per person for boat transportation to the actual fort located at…

This past weekend, Jay had his department's retreat in Charleston and I couldn't miss the chance to visit this city. Although I have been there for four times, I can always use a short vacation :) There is good amount of history, great beaches and good seafood in this citiy. Although I like the arc…

For your final day I recommend just staying Downtown and visiting the shops, restaurants and art galleries.  Walk down the same historic cobblestone streets that our ancestors and important historical figures have in other lifetimes.  Take in the slower pace of life, alot of photos and en…

I am sitting here trying to reflect on my trip. I have had many people come up to me and ask how it went. I don't know how to explain such a huge experience in a few sentences. Most people ask how a trip went and are expecting a short response. I haven't really figured out how to put it all into wo…

I am safe and sound after a 55.4 mile sail to Beaufort, SC yesterday. It was a lonely trip. I had time to think about a lot of things like world economics, if a medium drink is the smallest drink that a fast food place has isn’t it a small by reason of default, and why don’t sheep shrink in the…

My friends and I traveled back to Charleston, SC for some fine food, fine women and beer! We caught the tail-end of Tropical Storm Fay but it didn't slow our plans at all!

Left Sun City on May 9 and took the short drive up to the Lake Airie RV Park just south of Charleston, SC. The plan was to stay in the area and help my friend Mike and his family move. I had stayed in this park before and it was located close to their home as well as the city. In between visits w…

I live in Charleston but spent most of the day downtown with this girl that I know I know her as Raquel you many know her as Moonvera.