Road Trippin’ North: Auburn, Cheaha, and the Shoals in One Alabama Weekend
Four friends, one truck, and a map full of pins: a road trip across North Alabama is one of the state’s best-kept travel secrets, and the route from Fairhope to…
Music and Food Soothe the Soul: A New Orleans Weekend of Oysters, Storms and Jackson Browne
Every summer has one weekend that redeems the rest of it. For our family, a few summers back, it arrived in New Orleans — a Father’s Day gift from my…
Bucky’s Birdcage Lounge: The Grand Hotel Sunset Ritual Named for a Legendary Bartender
Every Gulf Coast resort has a good seat for the sunset. The Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa, the historic Marriott property on Point Clear, has something better: a ritual.…
Birmingham’s Food Scene Keeps Earning Its Reputation, One Dinner at a Time
Spend an evening at a Birmingham dinner table and it becomes obvious why the city keeps turning up on national dining lists. A recent mid-week dinner before a show made…
Goin’ Up the Country: A Weekend on the Tombigbee River in Greene County’s Boligee
Someone once described Boligee, Alabama, as the “Chicago of the South.” The friend who passed along the line grew up there, and he meant it half as a joke and…
Apalachicola: A Weekend in Old Florida, Four Hours From Fairhope
Point the car east from Fairhope and in about four hours you cross into a version of Florida that the interstates forgot: Apalachicola, the small port town on Scipio Creek…
An Anniversary Weekend Through Central Alabama: Shakespeare in Montgomery, Yearbook History in Auburn and Brunch in Opelika
There is a well-worn theory that a romantic Alabama weekend means sand and sugar-white beaches. A recent anniversary trip argues for the inland route: a weekend built around live theater…