Charlotte's historic Savona Mill is soon to be home to Blue Blaze Brewing! If you are a Charlottean, be sure to sign up to be invited to the big grand opening party!
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Here's a little East Coast photo in honor of our Panthers heading to the West Coast for Super Bowl 50!
Figure Eight Island is a beautiful, exclusive beach community just outside of Wilmington, North Carolina. We visited the island for a friend's bachelor party and I managed to get in quite a few flights.
Stay tuned for more photos and maybe even some videos from Figure Eight in the future!
I've decided to do something a little different with today's post and give you a peek behind the scenes of creating today's photograph.
Check out my YouTube channel to see the transformation of this photograph from my camera, through Lightroom, and on to the Web. Consider it a beginners Lightroom tutorial. Let me know if you enjoy seeing the step-by-step process that I take in getting a photo ready for primetime and if you do, I'll record more of my editing sessions. If you've never used Lightroom before, you will be shocked at how simple (and fun) it can be!
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Charlotte goes by many names. Most people have heard of "The Queen City" or even "The Hornet's Nest."
But Charlotte is also called "The City of Trees." This photograph makes it pretty clear that we've earned that nickname!
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The Luxor Obelisk sits at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. It was originally located at the entrance of the Luxor Temple in Egypt and was gifted to France by Mohammed Ali Khedive of Egypt.
I find it hard to believe it was simply given to France. I'm sure there's a much more interesting story out there but it is a stunning work of art nonetheless. It is crafted of yellow granite and glows like gold when the light hits it just right on an overcast day.
This photograph was captured with a Nikon D90.
Belgium is highly under-appreciated on the world stage as a tourist destination.
Let me ask you a question.
Do you like the following?
If you answered yes to any of those, add a visit to Belgium — Brussels (or Bruxelles) in particular — to your next European vacation because you will find all of the above at every corner.
This photo is just one of a dozen buildings throughout Bruxelles that has been turned into a life-size comic book.
This photo was captured with a Canon PowerShot SD780 IS.
Remember that one episode where the Duke Boys went to Ibiza? Me, neither... but this Dodge Challenger was decked out as the General Lee for the Gumball 3000 Miami 2 Ibiza road rally. Ironically, it was piloted by a Brit. If you are even remotely interested in cars and you ever have the opportunity to hang out at a Gumball 3000 pit stop, take it!
This photograph was captured with a Sony NEX-7.
I've never really understood why the Gatlinburg Golf Course is in Pigeon Forge rather than Gatlinburg but it's a nice course nonetheless! Pigeon Forge always seems so hectic and over-the-top when you are caught up in the middle of it but from the air, it seems like a pretty peaceful place.
That four-lane road in the corner is none other than the Dolly Parton Parkway! It would be impossible to overstate the positive impact Dolly Parton has had on this region of Tennessee. She's truly an angel for the people of Sevierville County.
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No visit to Charleston would be complete without a stroll along The Holy City's version of the Malecón.
That may not be a totally fair statement. Havana's famous Malecón was "only" built a little over 100 years ago in 1901. Charleston's seawall — called the Battery for the artillery battery that once stood there to protect the harbor — was built over 250 years ago in 1750!
Either way, it's a beautiful place and should be on your must-visit list if you ever find yourself in one of the greatest historic (and modern) cities in America.
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This past week of cold weather has me craving a return trip to Mexico, home of Micheladas and sun for days. A day spent back and forth between a poolside chair and that swim-up palapa bar is just what the doctor ordered when the weather turns grey up north.
Fun fact: that swim up bar is both appropriately and shockingly called the Manatee Bar.
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Tiroler Hut is a fantastic Austrian restaurant on Bayswater in Kensington, London. The legendary host, Joseph, is the star of the show and would be a one-man band if it wasn't for his yodeling lamb puppets.
Bonus post: now with more videos!
Yes, you read that right. The goat puppet yodels Bavarian hits to the entertainment of a very rowdy (drunk) crowd at London's famed Tiroler Hut. No goat puppets were harmed during the making of this film.
This one is a bit of a train wreck. Proving that you, too, can play cowbell like Joseph, he's taught a couple of audience members how to accompany him.
Joseph at London's famed Tiroler hut and his cowbell show