When I was growing up both of my parents had demanding jobs. Other than our annual Summer vacation that was always more fun than the summer before we typically stayed close to home. If we went anywhere on the weekends it was to visit my Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. That was FUN but I just knew there must be more places to see and things to experience.
It wasn’t until I was a young adult that I met a person who had taken day trips as a child as his parents had never wanted to pay for overnight accommodations. He introduced me to the idea of visiting the beach just for the day, taking a pic-nic lunch, changing clothes in a public facility and driving home all within the same day. I discovered that to be a fantastic way to explore my State and others around me. The bug hit me and I have been planning day trips approximately once a month ever since. There are no shortage of new places to see, things to do and experiences to be had.
I love to take photographs and typically share a few from my day trips via my personal social media pages. Friends have caught on and not a week goes by that I don’t get some type of question from people about an area they think I may have visited; Do you remember if there are any cute Bed and Breakfasts in that mountain town? Who has the best Shrimp along the Coast? Was the xyz museum worth the cost of admission?.
I recently married and my husband now tags along for some of my day trips. Several times he has commented about how much thought goes into my adventures and that I should consider sharing the information somehow. So, here we are. Writing isn’t my gift, please excuse the grammatical errors but I do hope someone will enjoy the beautiful pictures and become inspired to perhaps jump in the car and take a road trip of their own. There really are so many things to see and do that sitting at home every single weekend just shouldn’t be allowed.
My trips typically involve a tank of gas, my GPS and a pic-nic lunch. Some are shorter than others and a few here and there might require an overnight stay depending on your location. The mileage I will be providing always begins in West Columbia, South Carolina near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport just off of I-26 but google maps makes it so easy for anyone to determine Mileage and travel times that I am certain you can plug your own personal whereabouts in and create your own plan. Easy Peasy!
Happy Exploring!! The Southern Curious Itinerant
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