Hobcaw Barony, Yawkey Wildlife Center: 2 Astonishing Coastal Beauties
A beach on North Island, a part of Yawkey Wildlife Center © Jo Clark Georgetown County, South Carolina, is blessed with four rivers, the Winyah Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, and two jewels of nature: Hobcaw Barony and the Yawkey Wildlife Center. Hobcaw means “between the waters” in a Native American dialect. The word Barony is simply a unit for measuring land granted by the King of England to...
2025 National Wine Day – Celebrate With Me & Experience Amazing Wines
It is no secret that I love wine. So you know I’m celebrating today – National Wine Day! Here are the articles I’ve written in the last couple of years, divided by regions. I’ve also recorded podcasts highlighting wine areas that I have visited. You’ll find these articles and many others at https://jogoeseverywhere.podbean.com Enjoy! Wine Pairing Articles Sonoma County Wine CountryFinding Wine...
The Aubergine Inn’s Puffy Dutch Baby Pancake
Unique & Vibrant Gwinnett Cities Just 9 Miles From Atlanta
Gwinnett County's BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir © Jo Clark Gwinnett County, in northern Georgia, holds sixteen distinct cities forming part of the metro Atlanta area, including Duluth, Buford, Norcross, and Lilburn. Gwinnett, second in size to Fulton County with Atlanta as its county seat, has a population approaching one million. Fulton’s population is nearly 1.1 million. The traffic isn’t as...
Sonoma County’s Healdsburg – Famous For More Than Great Wine
Healdsburg vines have entered the home stretch and are glowing with fall colors © Jo Clark Sonoma County’s Healdsburg nestles in a curve of the Russian River in a northern section of the county. Founded in 1857, Healdsburg boasts a central plaza that offers a shady respite during the day’s heat and lighted paths at night. We arrived at the Charles Schultz Airport in Santa Rosa and, taking a Lyft...