Growing up about 30 miles from the coast, I practically grew up at the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  My summer days during High School often meant calling up some friends, getting a beach chair and towel, and heading down to the beach for a day to soak up some sun, get some ice cream and relax.   Those days seem like a distant memory now (even though they weren't that long ago!)...

My husband and I stayed at Holiday South Hotel in Myrtle Beach several years ago. It was our first and last time staying at that hotel.  When we booked our reservations we had mistaken this hotel with another. We realized this once we arrived.  The hotel was only about five stories tall. The rooms were nothing special. We had a room with two double beds and a kitchen. Usually, in the ...

This is not the prettiest pair of boots, and not the lightest one, either. However, when it comes to safety, it is one of the best. We are required to wear safety boots at work, with steel toe protection in case a heavy piece of machinery decides to fall right on your foot. The store had several types of safety boots available, and the company would reimburse us up to $100 for them. I picked Ca...

  We go to Myrtle Beach once a year.  I give Myrtle Beach a 4 because it is not one of the prettiest beaches I've ever visited, but it is a lot of fun.  Myrtle Beach is a tourist destination.  I have heard people say they don't like Myrtle Beach because of that, but it is exactly why we like it so much.  You have the beach, plus more.    There are fun ...

My wife and I have visited the city of Charlotte, North Carolina a couple of times. We have family near there so that is the main reason we have gone, but I think it is a great place to visit either way. There really is a lot to do and to see in Charlotte. We have gone to the Lowe's Motor Speedway for a Nascar race. That place is really cool. We have gone to Carowind's, an amusement par...

The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island is a nice place to take your family and have a fun time. It is a kinda small aquarium, a few hours is more than enough time to enjoy everything there. They have fish, otters, gators, and more fish! The aquarium is located near the Outer Banks/Nags Head on the North Carolina shore. It has educational programs that are available to the public. ...

Nags Head, North Carolina was once a little known beach town with out of date hotels and locals who lived for fishing. There was little or no traffic and no tourists in site for miels. Now, 20 years after my first visit, life is way different at Nags Head.Nags Head has grown over the last 20 years into one hot tourist spot. Million dollar hoes line the beaches where once stoof cheap efficiency ...

Directly south of Cape Hatteras North Carolina, the island ends. A small gap of ocean leads to another island. This island is named Ocracoke Island and is one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited n my life.Ocracoke Island is as underdeveloped as any of the North Carolina islands. This is probably due to the fact that you can only reach the island by ferry.The ferry ride to Ocracoke ...

We've had AAA for over 10 years now.  Originally we got it for the towing and car trouble...and it has definately helped in that area as well.  But what some people don't realize is that it offers countless other discounts.  Just look up a hotel on line and you'll see in addition to the government discount and others, AAA is usually offered.  Disney World hotels ...

Members Credit Union of North Carolina is based on employees.  If your company has a main account with the Members Credit Union, then you can get an individual account.  This enables you to take advantage of the credit union features that some banks can't offer to you.One thing that I noticed was that the interest rates are not as high as the traditional banking institutions. This...

For christmas last year, my mother-in-law gave me and my boyfriend tickets to the Dixie Stampede in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We didn't use them until February when we actually took a little vacation from the kids and went to Myrtle Beach for the weekend. The Dixie Stampede is an excellent show. I recommend it to anyone even children. When you go in they take your picture in case y...

As a small girl my family vacationed here. Every year we've been back since then this area has grown considerably. They have trolly's you can take from one area to another or you can drive. I'm not sure I have ever seen a taxi here though. They have a huge selection of accomodations. Everything from mom and pop motels, to luxurious hotels, to rental houses. They are all for the most...

I needed a book to help me keep my contacts in order for my home based business. I bout htis 5 subject notebook thinking it could help. It does help. I can write everything I need to about my contacts in here. It is easy to write with the wide ruled pages. No need to write really small, so later you can actually read what you write.The only thing I would have searched for next time in a su...

I was in the store the other day, walking around aimlessly and found myself in the stationery aisle. When I saw this I knew I had to buy it. The pattern jumped out at me from the rack and outshone all the other pads. This one is just gorgeous. I love the black background which won't show the errant pen marks that perpetually plague the covers of many of my notebooks. I also love the huge, v...

We just love Kiawah Island South Carolina. Kiawah is a gated community and to stay there you must rent a home for a week which are available online. We stayed there for Spring Break and had a wonderful time. It is undeveloped land so you don't see high rises on the very clean beaches, there are nature trails and bike trails everywhere and it is so beautifully landscaped. There are golf cour...

My family has stayed at the Crown Reef Resort in Myrtle Beach several times.  Each time we always have a wonderful experience.  When construction of the resort began there was only one building. Now there are three buildings as well as a conference center across the street. All three of the buidings are on the ocean side of the street. All of the rooms in the resort are ocean front.&n...

I have stayed at the Court Capri Hotel two times. One of the times was for my honeymoon. I had originally heard about this hotel from my supervisor at work. The hotel was on the ocean side of the street in between two taller hotels.  The front desk staff was really nice especially when they realized that we were on our honeymoon. We ended up with an ocean front room with a kitchen.  O...

My husband and I stayed at the Gazebo Inn one time and I think that it will be the last. Not because the hotel is bad, it is just not the type of hotel that we like to stay at while at the beach.  The owners of the hotel always stared at us. It made us feel like we were doing something wrong. The parking area was not that great. I don't think that there were even enough spaces for all ...

The Breakers Resort Hotel is a wonderful place to stay in Myrtle Beach. The resort consists of several different buildings located on the ocean side of the street. Recently, the Paradise Tower was added to the resort.  The one two and three bedroom condos are located in the Paradise Tower.  We stayed in the Paradise Tower building. The rooms in that tower are really beautiful and have...

I recently stayed at the Sands Resort at Myrtle Beach in September.  I have never stayed here before and the only reason I stayed here was because I traveled with a group of people.  I stayed in one of the two bedroom - two bath suite. We had a large balcony that was off of the living room and the master bedroom. From the balcony we had a beautiful angle view of the ocean and beach.&n...