Southeast

For a long time, I mostly ignored the southeast. It was someplace to drive through on the way to florida or elsewhere. But of course, I was wrong to do so. In recent years, I've discovered lots of cool places in virginia, north carolina, south carolina, and georgia, and I have more places (and states) to see! So let's recap:

In 2001, I explored for the first time the coastal cities of savannah and charleston. These are two jewels that are absolute must sees.

In 2003, I continued with the coastal theme, visiting north carolina's outer banks for the very first time. This is one of the best beaches I've experienced.

For thanksgiving in both 2004 and 2006, we traveled down to virginia to visit the homes of washington and jefferson at mount vernon and monticello, respectively. Very civilized!

And then in the spring of 2008, I had masters golf tickets. We turned our trip into a mini "tour of the south" with stops in charleston, savannah, columbia, raleigh, and richmond.