Marriott's Harbour Point and Sunset Pointe at Shelter Cove - Hotel Overview
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Picturesque Shelter Cove Harbour on Hilton Head Island is where you will find two delightful vacation ownership resorts: Marriott's Harbour Point and Marriott's Sunset Pointe. Spacious 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo-style villa rentals feature separate living and dining areas, a fully equipped kitchen, master bedroom and bath, furnished balcony or patio and more. Part of the pleasure of vacationing at either of these water-side retreats, are tennis, swimming in our two sparkling outdoor pools and basking in the sun on a 2,400-square-foot sundeck. Enjoy evenings by the fire pit or prepare dinner on our BBQ grills. Stop by the Marketplace Express for any snacks, cold drinks, or sundries that you might need during your stay. We hope that you enjoy your vacation home-away-from-home here on Hilton Head Island.
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This relaxed resort, set by the Harbor River, is an 11-minute walk from Shelter Cove Harbour shopping and 12 miles from Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge.
The laid-back 2-bedroom villas have kitchens, private balconies and free Wi-Fi, plus living rooms with pull-out sofas and flat-screen TVs with premium cable channels. All also have washer/dryers.
The resort has a marketplace with sundry items and Starbucks coffee, an outdoor pool and a whirlpool, plus an outdoor area with a fire pit and a gazebo. Other amenities include a fitness room, a business center and free parking. Activities such as table tennis and regular tennis are available.
Address: 4 Shelter Cove Ln, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928, USA
Phone: +1 843-686-7070
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Kiawah Island is a privately owned beach and golf resort located on a barrier island 15 miles south of Charleston, South Carolina. The island is lined with 10 miles of pristine beaches and approximately 10,000 acres of natural woodlands. Kiawah Island, SC is truly a paradise not only for beach lovers, but also for golfers, tennis players and nature buffs. Enjoy walking or paddling tours, as well as a canoe ride along the marsh-lined creeks and waterways that surround the island. Play tennis at the two Kiawah Island tennis centers, ranked among the top 50 tennis resorts in the U.S. With a variety of restaurants, shopping at nearby Freshfields Village, and the abundance of outdoor activities, Kiawah Island, SC is the perfect choice for many families!
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CHARLESTON, SC, USA part one
CHARLESTON, SC, USA (part one). A historic city where many battles fought in struggle for freedom from British colonial rule. Most of the buildings in the old city area are 150 to 300 years old, well maintained and neatly preserved. These buildings were built during the British era. Even after independence and becoming part and parcel of United States of America under Corolina State. Later this State is divided in to two States as NORTH and SOUTH COROLONIA. The old legacy of buildings are well maintained and neatly preserved and the tradition of horses and chariots are continued in these modern times also, but in a different way, under TOURISM INDUSTRY.
In the present old market area, slaves were sold @ 100 to 300 dollars, some 300 years back. But this area now turned in to shopping centre and a moderate business centre.
Now some of the other areas of development are Port, Shipyard, Air Force bace etc.
This is only a brief detail.
Island Inn of Atlantic Beach in Atlantic Beach NC
Prices: . . .. .. ... . .. .. ... . . . . Island Inn of Atlantic Beach 215 West Fort Macon Road Atlantic Beach NC 28512 In Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, this apartment-style hotel features an outdoor swimming pool. It has rooms equipped with free Wi-Fi, and is a 4-minute walk from the beach. A microwave, refrigerator, and coffee machine come standard in each room at Island Inn of Atlantic Beach. Select studios feature a full kitchen. Every room includes a flat-screen cable TV as well as towels and linen. A garden is on site at the Atlantic Beach Island Inn. The property has free parking. Fort Macon State Park is 4.5 miles away. Guests at the property are a 9-minute drive from golf at Morehead City Country Club.
Southern Romance: Ask Karinna
Learn Southern style tips for your love life.
Hi! I'm Karinna Kittles-Karsten, the founder of sacredlove.com.
Here to support you in having high quality, meaningful, empowered and ecstatic love.
Today, I'm in South Carolina, near the border of Georgia and South Carolina. In a place that represents the best of the South in Southern Romance.
As a Southerner, he was born in the South. He was raised in the South. Everytime I come home to the South there are few things that just make my heart open, make my body relax and make me feel the essence of romance, of elegance and of etiquette that is truly Southern. And so, I'd like to share those elements of Southern romance with you.
So, one is the sensuality of the weather. This is a subtropical area and so in the warmer months you have very warm days and then balmy nights and it's a wonderful temperature to play with your mate and all kinds of fun outdoor activities. It's also a wonderful way to stay up late at night and dine outside and take long walks, holding hands in a romantic setting.
The nature is actually very essential. There are beautiful oak trees with moss hanging on the oak trees. It has a very beautiful essence. There is wonderful azaleas and flowers blooming and crickets talking and dolphins swimming and even alligators approaching on the sides of the banks of the rivers. All these natural elements of temperature and natural species leaned itself to romantic excursions.
Secondly, what I love what I fall in love with again and again in the South is etiquette. When I come to the South, I just take it for granted that someone will be opening my door, someone will be pulling out my chair at the table, and that people will speak kindly to you, speak with you with respect, miss or misses or mister. And it is just feeling that there is a law of respect and respected behavior that is engrained in the culture and that's quite romantic, that's quite chivalrous and it's true for men and women. Women enjoy the etiquette of a gentleman and men enjoy the way a woman relaxes in true femininity and sweetness and flirtatiousness.
Lastly, what I love about the South is its elegance and where I am right now in South Carolina is a beautiful elegant spot near Hilton Head and Savannah Georgia. People dress for being out during the day and doing sports. And people also dress for dinner.
They go home and changed their clothes out of their business attire and out of their casual clothes and put on something that represent s that I am shifting gears. I'm shifting into a romantic or a social energy that I'm going to come alive in a new way to. The elegance is represented in the way people arrange flowers, give gifts and stuff and ask you if you need help and wear a jacket, a dinner jacket to dinner. While you don't want to do this every single day, it's really nice to have this as an element of romance, of relaxation, of partnership that brings alive new qualities of respectfulness, honoring each other, loving the moment and loving love.
You can utilize some of this customs in your hometown wherever it is to add a little more flavor and charm to your lovelife.
I'm Karinna Kittles-Karsten for sacredlove.com.
Wishing you sacred love.
Columbia, South Carolina | Wikipedia audio article
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Columbia, South Carolina
00:01:46 1 History
00:01:54 1.1 Early history
00:05:40 1.2 19th century
00:11:19 1.3 20th century
00:18:12 1.4 Recent history
00:20:29 2 Geography
00:22:23 2.1 Climate
00:24:04 2.2 Metropolitan area
00:26:14 2.3 Neighborhoods
00:26:23 3 Demographics
00:29:19 3.1 Religion
00:30:10 4 Economy
00:32:32 4.1 Downtown revitalization
00:35:46 5 Arts and culture
00:41:22 5.1 Venues
00:41:30 5.1.1 Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
00:42:37 5.1.2 Koger Center for the Arts
00:43:27 5.1.3 Carolina Coliseum
00:44:34 5.1.4 Township Auditorium
00:45:15 6 Sports
00:46:03 6.1 Sports venues
00:48:48 7 Parks and recreation
00:56:28 8 Government
00:58:40 8.1 Military installations
00:59:00 9 Education
00:59:09 9.1 Colleges and universities
01:03:25 9.2 Private schools
01:03:33 9.3 Public school districts
01:03:42 10 Media
01:04:50 11 Transportation
01:05:00 11.1 Mass transit
01:06:31 11.2 Roads and highways
01:08:55 11.3 Air
01:09:38 11.4 Intercity rail
01:10:02 11.5 Intercity bus
01:10:40 12 Health care
01:13:42 13 Notable people
01:13:51 14 Accolades
01:14:28 15 Sister cities
01:14:55 16 See also
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Columbia is the capital and second largest city of the U.S. state of South Carolina, with a population estimate of 134,309 as of 2016. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 767,598 as of the 2010 United States Census, growing to 817,488 by July 1, 2016, according to 2015 U.S. Census estimates. The name Columbia is a poetic term used for the United States, originating from the name of Christopher Columbus.
The city is located approximately 13 miles (21 km) northwest of the geographic center of South Carolina, and is the primary city of the Midlands region of the state. It lies at the confluence of the Saluda River and the Broad River, which merge at Columbia to form the Congaree River. Columbia is home to the University of South Carolina, the state's flagship university and the largest in the state, and is also the site of Fort Jackson, the largest United States Army installation for Basic Combat Training. Columbia is also located 20 miles west of the site of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, which is operated by the U.S. Air Force and is used as a training base for the 169th Fighter Wing of The South Carolina Air National Guard. Columbia is also the location of the South Carolina State House, which is the center of government for the state. In 1860, the city was the location of the South Carolina Secession Convention, which marked the departure of the first state from the Union in the events leading up to the Civil War.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Pullman - Pullman, Washington
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Washington State University is just a short drive from the Holiday Inn Express® Hotel & Suites Pullman, making it convenient for guests to travel to and from the college campus. This location places visitors in the heart of the beautiful Palouse, an area in southeastern Washington known for its rolling hills.
Our excellent location in Pullman, Washington means the hotel's guests are near several area businesses, ranging from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Pullman Regional Hospital to Walmart. Our facilities include a Business Center and a 1,200-square-foot meeting room.
Since our hotel's near Washington State University, it's easy to tour the campus or visit family while in the area. During football season, be sure to head over to Martin Stadium for a Cougar's football game. Or, after a busy day exploring the area or traversing the Palouse Scenic Byway, take the time to enjoy a world-class performance at the Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum. Finally, if you enjoy outdoor activities, take a day trip and go hiking at magnificent Hells Canyon.
Besides serving the complimentary, hot Express Start Breakfast Bar, we also provide free high-speed, wireless Internet access throughout the hotel. As our guests in Pullman, you can take advantage of our complimentary shuttle or use one of our BBQ grills for a pre-game party. Book your stay today; we look forward to welcoming you to Pullman!
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Nestle into an upscale lakeside paradise in Lakeway, providing easy access to the multi-faceted cultural landscape of Austin. The Hampton Inn & Suites® hotel in Austin-Lakeway is located just minutes from downtown Austin, and within reach of the Lakeway Airport, numerous golf courses, the Hill Country Galleria and Lake Travis.
Bask in natural beauty as you explore the many creeks and parks in and around Lake Travis - and they're all located near our Lakeway hotel. Plus, this virtual mecca of golf offers numerous clubs and picturesque courses, like the Live Oak Golf Course. Our hotel in Lakeway also gives you easy access to relaxing natural settings at Pace Bend Park and the Emma Long Metropolitan Park. Head into Austin to delve into the area's history and politics at the State Capitol of Texas, with its pink granite statehouse, or visit the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum at the University of Texas. Also check out the nightlife along famous Sixth Street, with its numerous live music venues - or catch one of the many live music festivals throughout the year. Ask the friendly team at our Lakeway hotel for more tips on this area's many sights and activities.
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Savannah, Georgia | Wikipedia audio article
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Savannah, Georgia
00:01:52 1 History
00:04:13 2 Geography
00:05:30 2.1 Climate
00:08:51 2.2 Urban
00:08:59 2.2.1 Neighborhoods
00:09:27 2.2.2 Historic districts
00:09:53 3 Demographics
00:14:06 4 Government
00:14:53 4.1 Police, fire department, and Savannah-Chatham consolidation
00:16:32 4.2 State representation
00:16:47 5 Economy
00:19:14 6 Arts and culture
00:19:36 6.1 Books and literature
00:20:20 6.2 Dance
00:20:38 6.3 Music
00:22:07 6.4 Theater and performance
00:24:22 6.5 Visual and community arts
00:24:42 7 Points of interest
00:26:49 7.1 Squares
00:28:16 7.2 Historic churches and synagogues
00:30:26 7.3 Historic homes
00:30:58 7.4 Historic cemeteries
00:31:25 7.5 Historic forts
00:32:11 7.6 Other registered historic sites
00:33:43 7.7 Shopping
00:34:01 7.8 Other attractions
00:35:30 8 Sports and recreation
00:35:48 8.1 Professional sport teams
00:35:57 8.2 College teams
00:36:06 9 Education
00:39:21 10 Media
00:40:33 11 Infrastructure
00:40:42 11.1 Transportation
00:41:49 11.1.1 Interstates and major highways
00:44:10 12 Crime
00:46:55 13 Sister cities
00:47:09 14 Unincorporated suburbs of Savannah
00:47:42 15 See also
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Savannah () is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. A strategic port city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War, Savannah is today an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport. It is Georgia's fifth-largest city, with a 2017 estimated population of 146,444. The Savannah metropolitan area, Georgia's third largest, had an estimated population of 387,543 in 2017.Each year Savannah attracts millions of visitors to its cobblestone streets, parks, and notable historic buildings: the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA), the Georgia Historical Society (the oldest continually operating historical society in the South), the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (one of the South's first public museums), the First African Baptist Church (one of the oldest African-American Baptist congregations in the United States), Temple Mickve Israel (the third oldest synagogue in America), and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex (the oldest standing antebellum rail facility in America).Savannah's downtown area, which includes the Savannah Historic District, the Savannah Victorian Historic District, and 22 parklike squares, is one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the United States (designated by the U.S. government in 1966). Downtown Savannah largely retains the original town plan prescribed by founder James Oglethorpe (a design now known as the Oglethorpe Plan). Savannah was the host city for the sailing competitions during the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta.
Georgia (U.S. state) | Wikipedia audio article
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Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States. It began as a British colony in 1733, the last and southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies to be established. Named after King George II of Great Britain, the Province of Georgia covered the area from South Carolina down to Spanish Florida and New France along Louisiana (New France), also bordering to the west towards the Mississippi River. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. In 1802–1804, western Georgia was split to the Mississippi Territory, which later split to form Alabama with part of former West Florida in 1819. Georgia declared its secession from the Union on January 19, 1861, and was one of the original seven Confederate states. It was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15, 1870. Georgia is the 24th largest and the 8th most populous of the 50 United States. From 2007 to 2008, 14 of Georgia's counties ranked among the nation's 100 fastest-growing, second only to Texas. Georgia is known as the Peach State and the Empire State of the South. Atlanta, the state's capital and most populous city, has been named a global city.
Georgia is bordered to the north by Tennessee and North Carolina, to the northeast by South Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by Florida, and to the west by Alabama. The state's northernmost part is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains system. The Piedmont extends through the central part of the state from the foothills of the Blue Ridge to the Fall Line, where the rivers cascade down in elevation to the coastal plain of the state's southern part. Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,784 feet (1,458 m) above sea level; the lowest is the Atlantic Ocean. Of the states entirely east of the Mississippi River, Georgia is the largest in land area.
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Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States. It began as a British colony in 1733, the last and southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies to be established. Named after King George II of Great Britain, the Province of Georgia covered the area from South Carolina down to Spanish Florida and New France along Louisiana (New France), also bordering to the west towards the Mississippi River. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. In 1802–1804, western Georgia was split to the Mississippi Territory, which later split to form Alabama with part of former West Florida in 1819. Georgia declared its secession from the Union on January 19, 1861, and was one of the original seven Confederate states. It was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15, 1870. Georgia is the 24th largest and the 8th most populous of the 50 United States. From 2007 to 2008, 14 of Georgia's counties ranked among the nation's 100 fastest-growing, second only to Texas. Georgia is known as the Peach State and the Empire State of the South. Atlanta, the state's capital and most populous city, has been named a global city.
Georgia is bordered to the north by Tennessee and North Carolina, to the northeast by South Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by Florida, and to the west by Alabama. The state's northernmost part is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains system. The Piedmont extends through the central part of the state from the foothills of the Blue Ridge to the Fall Line, where the rivers cascade down in elevation to the coastal plain of the state's southern part. Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,784 feet (1,458 m) above sea level; the lowest is the Atlantic Ocean. Of the states entirely east of the Mississippi River, Georgia is the largest in land area.
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Auburn Coach Wife Kristi Malzahn Agrees with Match & eHarmony: Men are Jerks
My advice is this: Settle! That's right. Don't worry about passion or intense connection. Don't nix a guy based on his annoying habit of yelling Bravo! in movie theaters. Overlook his halitosis or abysmal sense of aesthetics. Because if you want to have the infrastructure in place to have a family, settling is the way to go. Based on my observations, in fact, settling will probably make you happier in the long run, since many of those who marry with great expectations become more disillusioned with each passing year. (It's hard to maintain that level of zing when the conversation morphs into discussions about who's changing the diapers or balancing the checkbook.)
Obviously, I wasn't always an advocate of settling. In fact, it took not settling to make me realize that settling is the better option, and even though settling is a rampant phenomenon, talking about it in a positive light makes people profoundly uncomfortable. Whenever I make the case for settling, people look at me with creased brows of disapproval or frowns of disappointment, the way a child might look at an older sibling who just informed her that Jerry's Kids aren't going to walk, even if you send them money. It's not only politically incorrect to get behind settling, it's downright un-American. Our culture tells us to keep our eyes on the prize (while our mothers, who know better, tell us not to be so picky), and the theme of holding out for true love (whatever that is—look at the divorce rate) permeates our collective mentality.
Even situation comedies, starting in the 1970s with The Mary Tyler Moore Show and going all the way to Friends, feature endearing single women in the dating trenches, and there's supposed to be something romantic and even heroic about their search for true love. Of course, the crucial difference is that, whereas the earlier series begins after Mary has been jilted by her fiancé, the more modern-day Friends opens as Rachel Green leaves her nice-guy orthodontist fiancé at the altar simply because she isn't feeling it. But either way, in episode after episode, as both women continue to be unlucky in love, settling starts to look pretty darn appealing. Mary is supposed to be contentedly independent and fulfilled by her newsroom family, but in fact her life seems lonely. Are we to assume that at the end of the series, Mary, by then in her late 30s, found her soul mate after the lights in the newsroom went out and her work family was disbanded? If her experience was anything like mine or that of my single friends, it's unlikely.
And while Rachel and her supposed soul mate, Ross, finally get together (for the umpteenth time) in the finale of Friends, do we feel confident that she'll be happier with Ross than she would have been had she settled down with Barry, the orthodontist, 10 years earlier? She and Ross have passion but have never had long-term stability, and the fireworks she experiences with him but not with Barry might actually turn out to be a liability, given how many times their relationship has already gone up in flames. It's equally questionable whether Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw, who cheated on her kindhearted and generous boyfriend, Aidan, only to end up with the more exciting but self-absorbed Mr. Big, will be better off in the framework of marriage and family. (Some time after the breakup, when Carrie ran into Aidan on the street, he was carrying his infant in a Baby Björn. Can anyone imagine Mr. Big walking around with a Björn?)