Tagged With "southern cuisine"
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Re: Jestine's Kitchen, Charleston
The prices really are amazing there. The Pecan Fried Whiting basket is $5.95 on the menu and the Okra Gumbo is $2.75 .
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Jestine's Kitchen, Charleston
In the past decade or so, Charleston has emerged as a food/foodie travel destination. On an extended weekend visit to Charleston, we enjoyed superb food every single meal. Most everything is fried and a little "heavier" than we're...
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Planning Your Next Trip to SoCal
A singer/songwriter named Bethany Cosentino, the vocalist half of the duo Best Coast, writes in a song called The Only Place: “Why would you live anywhere else / We’ve got the ocean, got the babes / Got the sun, we’ve got the waves / This is the only place for me.” It’s a catchy song, and she echoes the sentiments of the Beach Boys and many other musicians and writers who sang and wrote about The Golden State. While your reasons for why you’d actually live anywhere else might vary, we would...
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May 14, 2018: Patagonian King Crab for Dinner!
DrFumblefinger shares images of his last meal in Southern Argentina.
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Boeing cashes in on big China order for 737 MAX
Boeing, which is racing Airbus for shares of the huge Chinese market for new planes, got a significant boost yesterday with an order for 110 more 737s, 80 of them the new 737 MAX that is just entering production, for China Southern Airlines and a subsidiary. China's government aircraft manuracturer and Boeing signed a deal 3 months ago for Boeing to build a final assembly plant in China for 737s. Presumably that plant was a factor in the order and at least some of the planes will be...
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Salvation Mountain: A colourful desert masterpiece
Salvation Monument, created by the late Leonard Knight, is a tribute to God located deep in the Southern California desert.
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Re: Salvation Mountain: A colourful desert masterpiece
Great piece EmilyLW and welcome to TravelGumbo! I've been wanting to visit Salvation Mountain and now it's definitely high on my list the next time I visit Southern California.
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Re: Salvation Mountain: A colourful desert masterpiece
I didn't even know about the place. Will definitely have to look it up when I'm in the southwestern desert next time. Thanks for sharing this piece with us!
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The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, Palm Desert, California
Though it’s been there for 50 years, it was new to PortMoresby, on a visit with friends at that most perfect season, springtime in the desert.
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Re: The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, Palm Desert, California
This is one of my favorite attractions in the Palm Springs area, and is especially great to visit with children (of all ages). Beautiful photos -- thanks for sharing, and glad you got to see it all.
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Re: The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, Palm Desert, California
Really liked the Giraffe photos.
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Hadley Fruit Orchards, Cabazon, CA
Travel Rob visits a California institution, Hadley Fruit Farms that's been serving Californians far more than fruit since 1931.
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St. Marys, Georgia: Full of Surprises
Travel Rob explores a little city in Georgia that has a lot history and things to see.
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Tulips in Bowral, Australia
Seizing an immediate photo opportunity, Judy took these shots of a floral event happening right now on her own doorstep.
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Southern Highlands, New South Wales
Barry Barford takes us on a tour of the New South Wales Southern Highlands – a little touch of England in Australia.
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Re: Hadley Fruit Orchards, Cabazon, CA
Enjoyed visiting Hadley's. To this day, I still crave their Date Shake. You have to try it 😉
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, September 8, 2015: Jiaxing ( 嘉兴), a small Chinese town
A few recent pictures from another Southern China lakeside town, "Jiaxing ( 嘉兴).
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Re: Autumn in Bowral, New South Wales
Thanks for the comments. Yes Maples, but also Manchurian Pears and Oaks.