Oct 15, 2009 12:45 - By: Britt Reints
Are you looking for ideas for your next vacation? Want to go somewhere, but can’t decide exactly where?
Perhaps you should check out one of the Top 10 US Cities to Visit. Of course, whether or not a city is the best is a subjective opinion – but Conde Nast Traveler has taken a poll of its readers collective subjective opinions and come up with 10 American Cities that you’re most likely to enjoy visiting. With cities from across the country highlighted, there should be a great vacation destination for everyone.
Top 10 Best Places To Visit In The Us
San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge - Best US City to Visit
1. San Francisco, California
The first thing that comes to mind when I think of San Francisco, California is The Golden Gate Bridge. Residents rave about the culture and the year round mild weather that’s never too hot or too cold. Visitors to San Francisco can stay in some of the country’s most eco-friendly hotels and enjoy organic dining. UpTake’s own Cat Lincoln shares insider information on San Francisco via podcast.
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Oct 08, 2009 11:59 - By: Rosalind Cummings-Yeates
Heaping piles of chicken bog are a festival highlight
Chicken Bog
They say that chicken bog is to South Carolina what Brunswick stew is to North Carolina, which is to say, an intricate part of lowcountry life. Dating back to 17th century Charleston, chicken bog is a savory stew of chicken, rice, onions and sausage spiced with lots and lots of black pepper. The name is supposed to refer to either the lowcountry swamp bogs that the rice grew in or the fact that the dish is bogged down in rice. Read More »
Jul 07, 2009 9:28 - By: Britt Reints
Charleston, South Carolina
Although I live in Florida now, I was born and raised in the Midwest. I never considered myself a “northerner” or a “yankee” or anything referencing Civil War history.
Until I spent a weekend in Charleston, South Carolina.
First let me say that Charleston is a beautiful place to visit. I have a soft spot in my heart for old, beautiful architecture and Charleston is teeming with amazing buildings that date back to the earliest days of our country.
And the people of Charlestons are gentile and polite and oozing Southern Hospitality. Even if they do make you eat southern food that you later regret.
But they are also Southerners. And I was reminded of that fact over and over again during my weekend in Charleston.
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