The Intentional Traveler

Champers Barbados – Great Food, Great Scenery

On a trip this December we passed through Barbados and met up with some old friends. We joined them for lunch at Champers, one of our preferred restaurants on the island. Barbados is a favorite destination of ours and is particularly well known for the quality of its’ restaurants. Champers is located on Skeetes HillContinue reading “Champers Barbados – Great Food, Great Scenery”

Frequent Flyer Programs

It’s been forty years since I earned my first airline “mile”. These industry programs became almost universal over a few years and were pretty simple to understand. Fly a mile and earn a mile and after accumulating a specific number of miles get a free ticket. There were a number of subtle variations like ifContinue reading “Frequent Flyer Programs”

Savannah, Georgia’s Grand Lady

Jack Leigh’s 1993 image titled “Midnight.” If Charleston is a Southern Belle than Savannah is the South’s Grande Dame. The city is built close upon the deltas of the Wilmington and Savannah Rivers at the confluence of the Savannah River and Little Back River. Traditionally, the culture of Savannah is rooted in the coastalContinue reading “Savannah, Georgia’s Grand Lady”

Cat & Wine Café in Charleston

Pounce On a recent trip to Charleston, while walking down Meeting Street on our way back to our B&B, we passed an interesting café. It was after dark and the large front windows glowed with a view of an attractive “living room” furnished with overstuffed chairs, sofas, plenty of pillows and cats. There were aContinue reading “Cat & Wine Café in Charleston”

Historic Charleston, South Carolina

A Southern Road Trip Part One: Charleston We started our November road trip in Charleston, South Carolina with a stay at the Barksdale House Inn, a beautiful bed and breakfast located on George Street in the historic district. It has been a number of years (actually a few decades) since we last visited and, whileContinue reading “Historic Charleston, South Carolina”

A B&B In Charleston, South Carolina

Barksdale House Inn is a comfortable B&B in a historic house built in 1778 located in the heart of old town Charleston, SC. This Inn offers 14 rooms with private baths, complimentary breakfast, newspaper, free wireless internet access and off-street parking. We visited Charleston, South Carolina recently and really enjoyed our stay at this B&B.The roomsContinue reading “A B&B In Charleston, South Carolina”