After visiting Shamu every few months and dining on his marine friends whenever I can, you would’ve thought that city aquariums are beneath me. But I entered the darkened room lit with soft blue lights, walked past two walls that were windows into two large aquariums revealing silver fish while I handed my ticket to the attendant. Then, the hallway opened up into…
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GETTING THAT BUZZ OFF COKE
There is a zombie legion of fans who adore the red cans with swirly, silver writing… especially if it’s fresh from the fridge. Coca-Cola is loved around the world- but I didn’t know that it was invented in Atlanta. The World of Coca-Cola is a shrine for the fizz-addicted or a museum for the curious. Groups…
STONE MOUNTAIN EQUALS A POWER PYRA
I walked a tightrope four floors in the air. I boarded a craft that carried me atop a mountain. Finally, I watched lasers light the sky. Tear your minds away from a smoky, cluttered Atlanta and enter Stone Mountain, a park where you can let loose your inner outdoorsman. First of all, after paying the…
ATLANTA… THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS
After working for two years in a travel-related industry, I have learned that there is no way to be over-prepared. This time, with my family’s random, road-trip choice of Atlanta looming closer and closer, I have realized that the line between over-preparation out of caution and over-preparation out of excitement has blurred. I have gone…
