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Last year around this time Hubs and I celebrated our 20th anniversary with a trip to the Caribbean (click link to see our trip!). It was amazing ! The vacation was our 1st time away together for more than 24 hours since our honeymoon! After that vacation, hubs finally realized how important it was to spend the time and save the money to “invest”, as I like to call it, in our marriage. We are planning our next excursion together, and this time this girl would really love to travel a bit south of where I live and explore Charleston, South Carolina!
I was recently introduced to an amazing bi-monthly online travel magazine, FIJI Water’s City Guide (AKA Earth’s Finest City Guide – Charleston). This city guide reveals the inside, local’s secrets, inside scoop to the best places to eat, stay and play in the most intriguing cities all over the world. For someone like me who has never traveled to Charleston, this magazine has been an asset in my planning. 
Horse drawn carriages hold a special place in my heart because we were wisked away on our wedding day in one. So what else could be more romantic than a historic district tour of the city by horse and buggy? (Ok, maybe not with a huge crowd in my buggy, but I’m sure private tours are available).
What excited me was seeing they host a nationally acclaimed wine and food festival! Fun! They offer casual outdoor barbeque, to chic and modern cuisine, local seafood, cooking classes and then festive cocktail parties in the evenings! Eat~Drink~And~Be~Merry! 
Now, I know good seafood. I live where I can get the fresh catch of the day, but it is always fun to try a different approach to seafood in other parts of the country. Charleston is known for it’s seafood and excellent cuisine restaurants. I’m ready to sink my teeth into those sweet seared scallops from the Macintosh restaurant. 
And yes, I will drag Hubs through the Historic Charleston City Market in search of unique finds. This market was built on land ceded to the city by Revolutionary War Veteran Charles Pinckney in 1788, with a stipulation that it must always remain a public market. 
And of course, what anniversary vacation would be more complete for us than spending an evening under the stars enjoying eachother’s company and sipping martinis at the Stars Restaurant? It is a roof top restaurant that offers 360 degree views of this historic city.
Do you see why I want to visit? To find out more about Charleston and the other 7 cities already featured, feel free to simply click the BLUE big button below. You can also find out more on Facebook and on Twitter. This is a visually rich free online magazine that I recommend and I hope you enjoy. (And I can’t wait to go on my vacation with hubs!).
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KIM
Kim, you will definitely love Charleston and I’d recommend the private walking tours. I have a friend that does some if you’d like her contact #. We lived in Mt. Pleasant (across the river) for about 15 years. Thanks for introducing your sponsor and I’m going to take a look at some other recommended destinations.
Thanks Jane! I had so many FB followers tell me tons of wonderful things to see and do there also. It looks lovely! And thank you for checking out the online magazine!
You CANNOT go wrong with Charleston, SC!! We have stayed at gorgeous bed&breakfasts there where we are walking distance to all the historic Charleston sights. And the last time, we had my mom plus our 3 kids (college, high school, & middle school) plus the college daughter’s boyfriend, so we decided to rent a big house on Folly Beach. It was last spring break, so too cool for laying out on the beach in a swimsuit or outdoor swimming, but the house gave us room to spread out and the ocean view from the house and walks on the beach were to die for. GREAT restaurants in Folly as well.
We made the 15 to 20 minute drive into Charleston every day, and everyone in our crew (ranging in age from 14 to 74) loved everything we did–Harbor Cruise, horse-drawn carriage tour (VERY informative) thru historic Charleston, tours of a few homes on the Battery, shopping in the big outdoor (but covered) market, many awesome restaurants, etc. One of the highlights of that trip was the day we spend at Boone Hall Plantation—it is divine—tour of the house, tour of all the grounds (you are riding with a rider/tour guide), etc. This is the house where part of “The Notebook” was filmed.
Charleston, SC has been ranked one of the top tourist spots not only for Americans, but it is world ranked as well. We are 11 hours away but go there every chance we get—you will NOT be disappointed:)
Oh thank you so much for all the amazing tips MK! Sounds divine! I can’t wait to go! (Now I just need to figure out the best dates).
All my best,
KIM
p.s. — the above was supposed to say, “you are riding with a DRIVER/tour guide” at Boone Hall 🙂
You will love Charleston! I have lived in Columbia (SC) all my life and Charleston is my most favorite place to visit. You could go there every month and explore something new and wonderful each time.
Sounds wonderful KIM! Thanks for the encouragement!
You’re going to LOVE Charleston! We went last April – everything about it is awesome! Food, scenery, architecture, history… if you’d like suggestions for what to do and where to go, let me know. A blog friend who used to live there sent me her list of things to do and see, and she had some great suggestions 🙂
Oh, and of course the food is amazing! It was my first time ever trying grits, fried green tomatoes, and hush puppies. YUM!