South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee trip

We recently completed another nice trip around the great states of Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina! 

We still have a fist full of states we need to visit, and some other big trip ideas we want to think about....  and another trip through parts of the south really wasn't big on our list until after we did some brain storming.  I am always itching to get back to New England.  Texas has been fun, and there will ALWAYS be places in that great state to discover.  Driving around a Great lake is always fun.  I would love to go through South Dakota again...

But we both kept talking about Savannah.  We've been there twice before this trip, and we loved it, and, for some reason, getting back there just appealed a lot to both of us right now.  After some discussion, a trip with Savannah involved became our goal!

Planning a driving trip like this can get complicated, but it can be VERY fun too!  What other cities can we visit along the way?  I really wanted to fit Spartanburg in, and maybe Cowpens National Battlefield, but we decided to pass on those stops in favor of more time in Greenville....  though we went back and forth on this up until the day before we left.

Also, where to stay becomes a fun, but at times stressful debate.  Staying somewhere close to the things we want to see is important.  Being economical too is something to factor in.  Also, we have started to develop a fondness for B&Bs and historic inns recently.  They are sometimes (but NOT ALWAYS) pricier than some of the hotels we consider.  If we are going to stay somewhere nice like a B&B, I want to make sure we will have time to enjoy spending quality time there.  For example, I don't want to pay to stay in a nice bed and breakfast if it is in an area where we will likely be out until late in the evening, and we will be leaving early the next morning; we won't have any time to appreciate what the place has to offer.

More on this later, but we passed on a traditional hotel for a very nice stay at Bloomsbury Inn in Camden South Carolina.  We planned our days in the area to where we could see some of the parks and museums in the area, but we would still have plenty of time to enjoy Bloomsbury's hospitality.  It was a bit more to stay they, but it fit in so well with our trip (it is beautiful and historic) and the experience was priceless.

History, especially the Civil War became our theme, and this ended up being a very fun, and relaxing trip!