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An afternoon in Savannah

7:00:00 AM


The last of my vacation posts has sadly arrived. You may have read multiple posts about my travels in the southern United States in Charleston, South Carolina, Asheville, North Carolina and now we're going to talk about Savannah Georgia. One of the warmest cities I have been to, I thought it would be perfect to write about and remember on a cold December day. So here we are. 
Savannah, Georgia is not a far drive from Charleston, South Carolina and wanting to add another state to my growing list of places I've been, my family set off on an afternoon trip to the historic city. If you ever have a few hours to spare in the afternoon while in Savannah, then I would highly recommend reading the rest of this list!
1Chippewa Square. While Forrest Gump's bench might not be there (they took it down after the movie had finished filming), it's definitely a must see. Life is Like a box of chocolates ya know? 

Forrest Gump

2. SoHo South Cafe. the food is amazing. I kid you not. Even if you just want to pop in for a drink, you can do that too!. 

3. Wormsloe Plantation. While we didn't go riding down the longest drive way in the states, the trees and views are definitely worth the 20 minute drive from the city. 

Savannah

4. City Market. A great place if you're looking to do some shopping! Definitely stop in to one of the candy stores, as you get tossed a piece of taffy for just walking in! 
Savannah

5. Walk the cobblestones down by the river. Escaping from the heat between the buildings, wandering down to the riverside to see more historic buildings, and watch the huge cargo ships pull in. It's pretty cool! 
Savannah

6. Cemeteries. There are historical figures buried in Savannah if you're a history-loving type. 
Georgia

There are plenty of tours you can take while you're visiting Savannah as well. All of the stops are in good walking distance from each other, if you're looking to get more information about certain homes, people etc, then definitely book a tour. I really enjoyed my time in Savannah and am so glad the weather was extremely nice for us! 
I hope this warmed you up, if you're somewhere cold! 
Here I am wishing it were summer again! 

What are some of your favorite places to go? 
I hope you're having a great day! 
x




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Wanderlust Tag

11:00:00 AM



I haven't done a tag in quite some time, but when I saw this one pop up over at Olivia's blog , I thought I would give it a shot. 

Where have you traveled to and where would you like to go again?
I've traveled to 33/50 of the states in America; would you really like me to list them all? I've also been to the Bahamas, St Thomas, St Maarten, Italy, Greece, Turkey. I'm probably even missing one. 

Where was your first plane journey to?
Florida

You're leaving tomorrow, money is no object, where would you go?
That's a tough decision! I do want to go to England really badly, but I would also love to see New Zealand!

Preferred Method of Travel?
Car. You can see so much more when you drive and you can take stops on the way to the real destination! Although I don't mind a plane, they seem too stuffy if the trip is really long. 

Top Three Travel Items?
My ipod, a magazine and a camera

Favorite Travel website?
Tripadvisor, my family uses that quite a bit to find out where to eat and places to add to the list of things to see!

Where would you travel just to eat the food?
Italy. The food is just incredible. Makes me hungry just thinking about it. 

Is there a place you would never go again?
No, I don't think so. I think there are places that I wouldn't rush back to but maybe visit further in the future. 

Can you recite your passport number if asked?
Um..no

Do you prefer middle, window or aisle seat?
I like the window seat, just because I can see everything, but I don't mind the aisle. I haven't really sat in a spot that ever put me in the middle seat. Lucky me. 

How do you pass time on a plane?
I usually read a magazine or a book, or listen to music and look out the window. Munch on some snacks, and if the ride is long then I can watch a movie!

I hope you enjoyed this little tag! I tag whoever is reading this to put it up on your blog! Please link your tags in my comments if you do! I would love to read them!
Where is your favorite place that you have traveled so far? What is your dream vacation/holiday?

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Up in the Clouds

3:11:00 PM


After saying farewell to my grandparents, we drove back to Phoenix. This time to climb Camelback mountain and spend time seeing the city. A downside of being in the city of Phoenix is that at the time, which nobody considered, we had actually arrived in the midst of the bowl games for football. Which resulted in no parking spots at once side of the mountain. Defeated for the moment, we ended up in Old Scottsdale. 
It's a pretty little part of town, filled with shops and art exhibits. I ended up getting the one souvenir I had wanted, a mug that says Arizona on it! 
 I did take a few pictures of course! Oh! I don't think I mentioned that I've been using my new camera that I had gotten for Christmas on this trip, which made it really exciting. 




(Sorry I can't really put these pictures side by side I'm not really sure how to do that just yet!)

After wandering about, we did decide to go to an alternate trailhead at the other side of the mountain and I was really glad! Having eaten sooooo poorly during the holiday and not being able to venture far on some of the day trips, it felt really nice to get out and exercise(I know I'm strange). My sister on the other hand, was not thrilled what-so-ever and complained halfway up the mountain and stopped finally when she was too cross to finish.
 So up I went. Straight to the top. Snapping pictures as I climbed. 



It had incredible views. Sadly we started too late and didn't have much time to be on the top!
At the end of the night, we ended up back in Scottsdale and had a lovely dinner at a restaurant called Daily Dose. I'm actually contemplating doing a full on review post about how it was. Let me know if you'd like to read one of those! 
I mean look at how pretty my salad was!
After that day, we went on home.
I'm not going to lie, the trip had it's ups and downs but all do I suppose. All in all, it was great to be away from the snow and in the sunshine just for a little while.
Being home is bittersweet as it's also the first time coming home from a vacation without having Sadie there to greet us. I still do miss her a lot. It's still hard sometimes. But I don't like to talk about it really. 
So I'll just put a picture of her here.

Thanks for reading guys! I hope you all aren't too cold wherever you live! 
Let em know if you want me to do a review of the restaurant or if you'd like to see more photos of the trip, I have loads! So maybe just a picture post?
Have a great day!
xx






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