Rev up your engines ... Let's go exploring!
Welcome to Route & about Blog. From my home base in Charlotte, NC, I like to take to the road to find new views and experiences. Whether my wanderings take a few hours or a few days, I will share what I find with you. This website focuses on great food, drink, stops & shops for your family, friends or solo adventure. The Route & about Blog page highlights my adventures or you can click on the green bar below for the recent posts. . I invite you to explore. Then go… enjoy the ride! - Kristy B.
What's New: A Few Days in Cherokee
What's New: A Few Days in Cherokee
Tastes & Sips
The time to savor in the experience and, of course, the food and drink, are what make traveling such a joy and pleasure! This section is dedicated to some of my road trip taste bud favorites.
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Thrills & Deals
I love the thrill of finding that perfect item or one-of-a-kind find! It really gets my juices flowing with pure delight. How about you? This section features my favorites for your shopping pleasure!
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About Kristy B.
I love the open road, great finds, great food and drink, and making great memories ... That's me, excited to share the best of the Southeast to encourage you to go ... enjoy the ride!
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Why Road Trips?Some of my best childhood memories are from what we called “going for a ride." On Sundays, after dinner we would pile into the car and go exploring. I don’t remember particular early destinations except they were generally in the country. Some places in Rowan County, where I grew up, that come to mind were while heading up NC150 west or Old Steel Bridge or out Stokes Ferry Road or Dunns Mountain Road.
I think a lot of these may have been fishing routes, but it was mostly just exploring together as a family. That was the attraction … the exploring. Then later, when discount stores became the rage, we would head to Kannapolis where these stores were open on Sunday. The first time I had coconut-covered marshmallows, they came from Cook’s. The Sunday afternoon drives were a way for us all to be enjoying ourselves in the same space. READ MORE ... |
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