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One of the jelly fish exhibits in the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
We’ve said before how much we think a go-to vacation spot is the cornerstone of great family travel.
Visits far and wide are wonderful, necessary, and amazing, but those frequent shorter trips to familiar spots away from home, but still close by, make for amazing memories. [Read more…]
A Beaufort, North Carolina sunset!
With the possible exception of the west coast of Florida and the Florida Keys, most folks assume that dramatic sunrises will be the thing to catch along most of the Southeastern coast…sunrises kind of like this one at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina: [Read more…]
Looking east along the waterfront in Washington, North Carolina
Much like the rest of these United States, it’s been a long cold winter in eastern North Carolina. But, just in the last week or so, things have begun to warm up.
Heading into Washington from the east with Izzie leading the way!
Along the coast, folks are beginning to test out boats and make sure things are still running after all the cold. I was fortunate last week to spend some time with a friend on the Pamlico River in Washington, North Carolina. [Read more…]
The Southern Girl Travel kids checking out a Little Washington sunset.
At the spot in North Carolina where the Tar River meets the Pamlico River and salt water mixes with fresh, you’ll find a town called Washington, the first spot in these United States named in 1776 after then-general George Washington. It’s often known as Little Washington, and it’s the county seat of Beaufort County, North Carolina. [Read more…]
It’s awfully cold here in North Carolina these days.
While a 70 degree day in the middle of winter is pretty commonplace, this year we’re getting used to the temperatures in the teens, and some of us are having constant dreams of palm trees and rum drinks!
With a high in the 20s last Sunday, I wrote this post enjoying a little sun from the inside of the south side of Southern Girl Travel’s Eastern Office – our house down in what’s affectionately known as Little Washington, North Carolina. Also known as the Original Washington (because it was the first town named after the good general and president, George Washington back in 1776), it’s the County Seat of Beaufort County, North Carolina.
Sunset over the Pamlico River along the waterfront in Washington, NC
Starting now, it’s pretty easy to get confused.
Little Washington is in Beaufort County, North Carolina. There’s also a Beaufort County, South Carolina, though it’s pronounced Bew-fort and opposed to Bow-fort, as we say here in North Carolina. And while the town of Beaufort, South Carolina is in Beaufort County, South Carolina, the town of Beaufort, North Carolina (one of our favorite getaways) is actually in Carteret County, North Carolina.
Beaufort County is about 50 miles north of Carteret County, though Bath, North Carolina, also in Beaufort County, has a Carteret Street. [Read more…]
Hi! I'm Jennifer Newsome and I own and operate Southern Girl Travel with some help from my husband, Mark, and our three kids. This shot was taken in beautiful Beaufort, North Carolina. We'd love to help you plan a relaxing trip, today!Relax and Enjoy America's Coolest Small Town, Beaufort, North Carolina. Visit Bringing Home Beaufort
