2016–2024 travel archive
Browse all 33 original Traveling Churches adventures—now organized by year and trip type, with the original stories and photos preserved.
33 trips
EnhancedCruises · 2024
An eight-night MSC Seashore adventure featuring two days at Ocean Cay, rainy-but-delicious Costa Maya, a tour across Cozumel, plenty of ship food, and a little luck at roulette.
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EnhancedParks & Attractions · 2024
A family road trip combining two beach days in Ormond Beach with Disney Springs and four days across Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, and Volcano Bay.
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EnhancedCruises · 2024
A winter escape aboard Norwegian featuring St. Thomas, Virgin Gorda, Great Stirrup Cay, specialty dining, ship activities, and one port cancellation caused by high winds.
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EnhancedFood & Unique Stops · 2023
A long weekend through Kentucky and Tennessee featuring small craft producers, Buffalo Trace, Castle & Key, Woodford Reserve, West Sixth Farm, deep-dish pizza, and the historic Brushy Mountain prison.
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EnhancedRoad Trips · 2023
A four-day Pigeon Forge getaway with a cozy cabin, The Island, an escape room, Southern breakfasts, craft vendors, local spirits, golf, pizza, and plenty of time to slow down.
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EnhancedCruises · 2023
A six-night Carnival Paradise cruise with a Key West pub crawl, a relaxed all-inclusive resort day in Jamaica, time in Grand Cayman, and plenty of food, comedy, games, and roulette at sea.
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EnhancedFood & Unique Stops · 2023
A three-night Smoky Mountains getaway featuring Old Mill Square, local distilleries, Gatlinburg Golf Course, downtown Gatlinburg, family play stops, good food, and a cabin that did not quite live up to its setting.
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EnhancedCruises · 2023
A five-night road-and-cruise getaway aboard Carnival Elation, featuring Bahamian beer in Freeport, Port Lucaya, a sunny Pearl Island excursion from Nassau, relaxed sea time, and one of our fastest embarkations.
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EnhancedCruises · 2023
An eight-night southern Caribbean cruise with a canceled Amber Cove call, a countryside tour in La Romana, a late evening in Bonaire, an off-road Aruba adventure, and two final sea days aboard Carnival Magic.
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EnhancedParks & Attractions · 2022
Our first family vacation with the baby: a road trip to Orlando, the World Golf Hall of Fame, Disney golf and Disney Springs, then four rainy—but memorable—days across EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios.
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EnhancedRoad Trips · 2021
A week in Myrtle Beach that mixed rainy-day exploring, two rounds of golf, family beach time, Topgolf, Barefoot Landing, pier fishing, and plenty of memorable meals.
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EnhancedRoad Trips · 2021
A quick Chattanooga holiday weekend built around a round at Nob North, Nashville hot chicken, the Chattanooga Market, local breweries, Chattanooga Whiskey, and a stay at the historic Choo Choo.
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EnhancedFood & Unique Stops · 2021
A Memorial Day weekend road trip to BrewDog's DogHouse near Columbus, with brewery stops through West Virginia and Ohio, welcome beers, brewery food, Scioto Downs, a winery, and a round of golf.
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EnhancedRoad Trips · 2021
A road trip to Florida's Emerald Coast with an overnight in Gadsden, golf at Pursell Farms and Sandestin, four relaxed beach days, HarborWalk seafood, and a rainy final day in Destin.
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EnhancedFood & Unique Stops · 2021
A three-night January cabin getaway with Smoky Mountain Brewery takeout, local distilleries, pizza, the Local Goat, mini golf, family games, and plenty of time in the hot tub.
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EnhancedParks & Attractions · 2020
A busy September road trip through Orlando and Walt Disney World, followed by a slower Jekyll Island finish with golf, beach time, seafood, and family.
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EnhancedRoad Trips · 2020
A July 4th weekend in western North Carolina with a mountain golf stop, a Bryson City yurt, local breweries, a casino day trip, barbecue, and plenty of quiet mountain time.
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EnhancedCruises · 2020
A five-night Carnival Elation cruise from Port Canaveral featuring an ocean-view zipline in Amber Cove, a rum-punch island tour in Grand Turk, comedy, dining, and easy sea days.
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EnhancedParks & Attractions · 2019
A family road trip that began with two nights of beach time and golf in Daytona, then continued to Orlando for Japanese barbecue, Topgolf, and an ambitious tour of all four Disney parks.
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EnhancedCruises · 2019
An overnight drive to Mobile led to a relaxed Carnival Fantasy sailing, a first try at the drink package, and a catamaran day in Cozumel.
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EnhancedRoad Trips · 2019
A relaxed Charlotte-area getaway built around a first Topgolf visit, brewery hopping, barbecue, lake time, games, and several memorable food stops.
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EnhancedRoad Trips · 2019
A quick Louisville-area road trip featuring New Albany breweries, a Bats game, an Evan Williams tasting, Churchill Downs, and a little casino roulette.
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EnhancedFood & Unique Stops · 2019
A short Pigeon Forge outing centered on tableside Brazilian steakhouse service and a colorful rolled-ice-cream dessert.
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EnhancedCruises · 2019
One of our most memorable cruises combined New Orleans sail-away, a Cozumel dolphin experience, and a food-and-drink tour through Yucatán.
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EnhancedParks & Attractions · 2018
Two 2018 visits show why Dollywood's pumpkin lights and Christmas displays can make the same park feel like two different trips.
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EnhancedCruises · 2018
A New Orleans departure led to Caribbean brewery tastings, river rafting and jerk chicken in Jamaica, and a relaxed Cozumel beach-house day.
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EnhancedParks & Attractions · 2018
A summer chairlift ride led to gardens, rope bridges, mountain views, cold beer, and a look at Anakeesta's adventure attractions.
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EnhancedRoad Trips · 2018
A loosely planned western North Carolina weekend found breweries, barbecue, mountain towns, Cherokee, and scenic backroads without ever reaching Asheville.
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EnhancedRoad Trips · 2018
A packed Smokies weekend mixed local tastings, creative mini golf, familiar restaurants, cupcakes, and one especially memorable wing sauce.
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EnhancedCruises · 2023
A 2017 sailing from Mobile paired a busy Costa Maya beach day with a fast Twister boat ride to Cozumel's Passion Island.
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EnhancedParks & Attractions · 2023
A remote-feeling Virginia zoo delivered close animal encounters and memorable feeding experiences in a compact visit.
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EnhancedRoad Trips · 2017
A cabin weekend between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge combined Dollywood, family-style Southern food, hands-on bird encounters, and a favorite pizza stop.
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EnhancedCruises · 2016
The first Traveling Churches story follows our 2016 honeymoon from Charleston to Nassau and Freeport, then to a Duke football weekend in Durham.
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