2016, The Year of the Roadtrip

January 08, 2016 by Amy Johns in Travel, USA

If you're looking for a travel resolution for 2016, here it is: get off the highway! *Side note: I also considered naming this post "How Make a 7-hour Drive Last 2 Days...On Purpose," but I decided that was just too long.

Highlands, NC

September 15, 2015 by Amy Johns in Travel, USA, The South, North Carolina

A little over two hours outside of Atlanta, in the Appalachian mountains, lies the town of Highlands, North Carolina. With a permanent population of less than 1,000 (it can swell to upwards of 20,000 when you throw in a few tourists) this tiny town is huge on mountain charm.