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Walking Charleston South Carolina
Ive lost count how many times I have come here, but one thing is for sure it never gets old. There is just so much to tell you....

Mandi Casey
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Who Needs Napa? 🍇 Laurel Haven Estate
It was so much fun sipping wine with the owner/winemaker of Laurel Haven Estate. Prior to her adventure in wine, Jenna Bice had a career...

Mandi Casey
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Who Needs Napa? 🍇 Stone Ashe Vineyards
The Stone Ashe site was discovered on a granite, rocky, steep slope mountainside that was described as 'unsuitable for agricultural...

Mandi Casey
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Who Needs Napa? 🍇 Souther Williams Vineyard
A potential Hallmark movie set, this beautiful land was originally comprised most of what today is the Hoopers Creek valley. It once...

Mandi Casey
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Key West 2024-Ode to Tranquility
2023 was all about Hemingway, 2024 was about history and nature. I cant tell you how many people stick their nose up when I tell them we...

Mandi Casey
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Who Needs Napa? 🍇 Raffaldini Vineyard
The people of Raffaldini wines have managed to bring a part of Italy to North Carolina. The beautiful countryside is reminiscent of the...

Mandi Casey
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Who Needs Napa? 🍇 Piccione Vineyard
October is a beautiful month head a bit north for some wine tasting. It is only a 90 minute drive from Fort Mill, and the weather is...

Mandi Casey
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Who Needs Napa? 🍇 Deep Water Vineyard
There are approximately 12 vineyards in South Carolina. While enjoying the Kiawah/Seabrook/Wadmalaw areas, I stopped in at Deep Water...

Mandi Casey
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Italy 2023
In May 2022, I had my second knee replacement. It was long overdue, and this time I took 9 weeks off from work. If you know me, I am...

Mandi Casey
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Italy 2023 Recap🇮🇹
Ciao, fellow food enthusiasts! I'm absolutely thrilled to share my latest culinary adventure with you all. As the owner of Low Country...

Mandi Casey
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Florence Italy
Florence is another area of Italy I want to write separately about. It’s the capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many...

Mandi Casey
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Sorrento Italy
Sorrento is a coastal town in southwestern Italy, facing the Bay of Naples on the Sorrentine Peninsula. Perched atop cliffs that separate...

Mandi Casey
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Anguilla
Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Eastern Caribbean, comprises a small main island and several offshore islets. Its beaches...

Mandi Casey
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a rugged, rainforested Central American country with coastlines on the Caribbean and Pacific. Though its capital, San Jose,...

Mandi Casey
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Newport Rhode Island
Newport is a city set on Aquidneck Island in the New England state of Rhode Island. Its yacht-filled harbor hosted the America’s Cup, a...

Mandi Casey
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Clearwater Beach Florida
Laid-back Clearwater Beach is known for its stretch of soft, white sand, which draws visitors year-round for jet-skiing, parasailing,...

Mandi Casey
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Lexington Kentucky
Lexington is a city in Kentucky. It’s known for horse farms and thoroughbred racetracks like Keeneland. The Kentucky Horse Park features...

Mandi Casey
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Boston Massachusetts
Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the cultural and...

Mandi Casey
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New York New York
New York City comprises 5 boroughs sitting where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean. At its core is Manhattan, a densely populated...

Mandi Casey
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Montreal Canada
Montréal is the largest city in Canada's Québec province. It’s set on an island in the Saint Lawrence River and named after Mt. Royal,...

Mandi Casey
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