As a general rule, when I’m on the road, I avoid cities. I’ve made a few exceptions – St. Louis, New Orleans, Whistler, San Francisco, NYC – but usually I head away from the dots on the map, towards the small towns and blank spaces.
When I do find myself in more urban areas, my favorite mode of travel doesn’t change — I always prefer to get to know places on foot. Historic towns are crawling with guided trolly, bus and carriage tours. So when I find myself in a place like Savannah, Georgia, the first thing I do is head to a visitor center and pick up a couple of the maps put out by the sightseeing tour companies. Then, I start walking the routes.
Not only is this approach free – the Old Town Trolly Tour in Savannah is $26 a person, private carriage tours run $95 – it’s a great way to fulfill rule of the road trip #2: Take a long walk everyday. Besides, the people riding along on the tours never look like they’re having very much fun.
Stay tuned for a post from the Everglades!
Savannah looks like a beautiful city to make an exception to the Rules of the Road.
It’s a beautiful city. Thanks for sharing it. -Max-
Savannah is a great walking city. We did it a few years back, saw many of the same sights, and it was a great day spent in a wonderful city. Thanks for the reminder
Savannah is a great city! We stopped there on our way to and from the Keys a few years ago. It was very dog friendly. We spent a day walking around the squares, and when we stopped for lunch we sat outside and the waiter brought out a bowl of water for the dogs.
Yep, our dogs were basking in all the attention! Lots of dog people in Savannah!
Savannah looks like such a gem with all those twisted tree trunks, Spanish moss, and graceful iron balconies.
Reblogged this on Birdies Blog and commented:
love the tree
Thank you! M
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to have a walk in a place I always wanted to visit. Even though it is just me enjoying the pictures…am still feeling like it was a good walk in my mind.
Savannah has always been one of my cities. Been there many times. Bonaventure Cemetery is one of my favorite places to take pictures.
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Beautiful Pics.Especially love the Forsyth Fountain.
I haven’t been to Savannah since I was 10. Your photos make me want to go and walk it. Thanks for sharing. What walking shoes do you recommend? I’d like to find some good all-purpose shoes for me and my kids since we do a lot of walking.