The road is a mountain you climb to a thousand journeys…adventure is calling
When it comes to a North Carolina Coastal Adventure, one of my one of my favorite seaside getaways to return to time and again is beautiful Atlantic Beach, a laid back coastal retreat where you can set up your beach chair on the golden sand, while listening to the rhythm of the ocean waves…to quote […]
Read More Chart Your Crystal Coast Adventure at Atlantic Beach North Carolina…Looking for a weekend getaway that will allow you to travel the world on safari, right in the heart of North Carolina? Randolph County, only about an hour and a half west of my home base in Raleigh, is your passport to a fun adventure perfect for the whole family. Here you can “travel the […]
Read More Safari to Randolph County NC…Passport to NC Zoo, Seagrove Pottery, Natural Scenery and Cool Towns…Tucked in the breathtaking foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in the heart of the Yadkin River Valley, Wilkes County is one of my go-to weekend destinations for adventure. Only two and a half hours from Raleigh, ninety minutes from Charlotte, and an hour from Winston-Salem and Greensboro, it is the perfect weekend rendezvous, offering […]
Read More Rendezvous in Wilkes County NC: Your Weekend Getaway for a Fun AdventureOne of my favorite coastal getaways to return to time and again is Historic Beaufort, North Carolina. I’m grateful that I’ve been able to visit Beaufort every summer since I was a kid with my family, and it holds so many memories…fun coastal adventures I keep like postcards in my heart. Beaufort continues to retain […]
Read More Discover Small Town Coastal Charm in Historic Beaufort NCBattleship North Carolina aka ‘The Showboat’ to Hidden History at the Cape Fear Museum and USO Memories at the Hannah Block Community Center… In early August, I had the opportunity to spend two action-packed days exploring Wilmington’s World War II Heritage. Wilmington’s World War II heritage can be found throughout the city: from the mighty […]
Read More Exploring Wilmington NC-America’s First World War Heritage City (Part Two)In the early morning, fog often rises over the dense web of tangled pines and swampland as you walk through 250 years of history at Moores Creek National Battlefield, about twenty miles north of Wilmington. It was here, on February 27, 1776, that the first major Patriot victory of the American Revolution took place. It […]
Read More Route 1776: Celebrating America 250 at the NC First in Freedom FestivalA Revolutionary Road Trip to the Cape Fear In today’s American Nomad adventure, we’re embarking on a Revolutionary Road Trip through North Carolina’s Cape Fear region. From the Stamp Act Crisis of 1765 through the American Revolution, Wilmington, Brunswick Town, and the greater Cape Fear area stood at ground zero for patriot resistance and the […]
Read More Exploring The Cape Fear: A Revolutionary Road TripIn our last American Nomad Historical Adventure, we traveled back to 1765-66, during the pivotal Cape Fear Stamp Act Crisis. In the Fall of 1765 to the Spring of 1766, Wilmington and neighboring Brunswick Town were a hotbed of resistance against the despised British Stamp Act, which imposed a tax on all paper goods, from […]
Read More Revolutionary Cape Fear: The Fires of Liberty (1767-1776)In this edition of American Nomad Traveler, we’re going back in time to circa 1765 in North Carolina’s Lower Cape Fear Region—a time of unrest, turmoil, and outcries for liberty against the despised Stamp Act of 1765. Whoever thinks history is boring certainly wasn’t in Wilmington in 1765. The Cape Fear Region was ground zero […]
Read More Revolutionary Cape Fear: The Stamp Act CrisisWelcome to Buried History, where we visit historic cemeteries to dig into the rich and fascinating lives of those who came before us. This isn’t about ghosts; it’s about people. Each life mattered, and by taking a moment to pause and contemplate their struggles and joys, we keep their memory alive. It’s this connection to […]
Read More Buried History: Raleigh’s City Cemetery (Part 1)