If you've ever visited Oxford, Miss., chances are you've seen the Double Decker buses. These red icons are the real deal, imported from England about 19 years ago and now carry visitors on a guided tour of University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) campus and Oxford. In April is the annual Double Decker Arts Festival, named after the red buses. In its 18th year, the festival … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Oxford, MS
Film Friday: The Truman Show
In one of Jim Carrey's first serious roles, The Truman Show is about one man's life as a television show that the whole world is watching. Everyone in his life is an actor and every event is scripted. Eventually he starts to understand and must find a way to get out of this television show. The film also stars Laura Linney, Ed Harris, and Paul Giamatti. Filming focused on … [Read more...] about Film Friday: The Truman Show
Visiting the Kennedy Space Center
One of the top tourist attractions in the Orlando area, outside of Disney World, of course, is Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Complex, located less than an hour from the city. For the past 50 years, it has served as the hub of all rocket and shuttle launches in the United States. It boasts acres of interactive exhibits and behind-the-scenes tours for … [Read more...] about Visiting the Kennedy Space Center
Small Town Saturday: Greensboro, GA
I fell hard for Greensboro, Georgia, where I felt like I had stepped out of The Andy Griffith Show or even Gilmore Girls. The downtown is straight out of a movie, full of antique stores, markets, and the Yesterday Cafe, whose world-famous buttermilk pie was served at the wedding of Carrie Underwood at the nearby Ritz Carlton Reynolds Plantation. Interested in … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Greensboro, GA
Film Friday: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
A New York reporter comes to Savannah, Georgia and befriends a suave millionaire who soon becomes the subject of headlines as he is put on trial for murder. As someone who just recently read the original John Berendt book, I can say that the two are very different, as the film focuses more on the crime and trial storyline. Clint Eastwood directed the film, which stars Kevin … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil