I’ve been writing professionally since 2009 across many platforms, but these are a few career highlights across travel, food, arts & culture, home/decor, and lifestyle. Check out the rest on my Contently page or use these quick links.
Travel
- The woman who travels the world with only a tiny bag (republished by 7 News Australia, translated into Spanish)
- Issue #2: Scruffy City: The Knoxville Case for “Most Underrated City in America”
- Issue #3: Tennessee’s Ultimate Whiskey Trail Road Trip
- Issue #4: Fill ‘Em Up
- Read my other Fifty Grande stories here
- Winter 2022: Did You Know? The Big Chicken
- Spring 2022: Campgrounds We Love- Gorgeous Stays
- Spring 2022: America the Beautiful- Laurel MS
- Fall 2022: Campgrounds We Love- Cedar Ridge Hammock Campground
- Winter 2023: America the Beautiful- Asheville NC
- April 2022: The Ultimate Road Trip Along Alabama’s Mobile Bay
- November 2022: The Neighborhood- Virginia Beach’s ViBe District
- January 2023: A Musical Road Trip Through Tennessee
- February 2023: The Neighborhood- Orlando’s Ivanhoe Village
- Read my other Hemispheres stories here
- 10 delightful detours along the Natchez Trace Parkway
- 12 great things to do in Macon, Georgia: celebrate this music-loving small town
- Read my other Lonely Planet stories here
- Underrated Destinations to Add to Your Southern Road Trip (republished in MSN)
- Maximizing Points and Miles on a Trip to Savannah, Georgia
- Read my other The Points Guy stories here
- This Moonshine Loving Newspaper Editor is Living His Best Life
- A Political Truce Over Fried Chicken Biscuits
- Read my other Roads & Kingdoms stories here
- Going On Tour, Macon, Georgia
- Delta Dawn, Cleveland, Mississippi
- Lights, Camera, Weekend, Wilmington, North Carolina
- When in Rome, Rome, Georgia
- Time to Unwine-d, Helen, Georgia
- Tally Ho, Tallahassee, Florida
- Sleeping in History, Ponte Vedra, Florida
- Lone Star Love, San Antonio, Texas
- This New Charleston Hotel Has Secret Cocktail Windows Where You Can Drink a Socially Distant Negroni (republished in Insider and MSN)
- Read my other Travel + Leisure stories here
Food/Drink
- Where to Eat in Knoxville and Maryville
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure Is The Ultimate Disney Ride For Food Lovers
- Read my other Delish stories here
- Why Are Dollar Bills Pinned to Bar Walls? The Tradition Explained
- Read my other Wine Enthusiast stories here
Home/Decor
- Little Free Libraries Helped Me “Meet” My New Neighbors During This Strange Year (featured in Southern Living)
- TikTok Convinced Me to Start “Mudlarking” in my Backyard. Here’s What It’s All About
- Read my other Apartment Therapy stories here
- 5 Unexpected Ways to Use Salvaged Wood in Your Decor
- In Search of the Perfect Photo Backdrop, These Designers Turned to Their Own Homes (translated into Spanish)
- Read my other Architectural Digest stories here
Lifestyle
- Things we like: Knotty Pretzels (with beer)– March 2023
- Best of Atlanta: Fred Blankenship– December 2023
- Florida’s Backroads Juke Joint
- The Fight to Save Margaret’s Grocery
- The Southern History of the Art-o-mat
- Read my other Garden & Gun stories here
- Want to Learn the Art of the Bamboo Fly Rod? Seek Out a Man Named Bill Oyster (republished in Yahoo)
- Floating the Mississippi River With a Real-Life Huck Finn
- Read my other InsideHook stories here
- Annie Lee Cooper Played a Key Role in Helping Black Americans Win the Right to Vote
- Why Williamsburg at Christmas is So Magical, Especially Now
- Read my other Southern Living stories here
- Everything you want to know about grits and where to try the best (republished in the Fort Myers News-Press and Naples Daily News
- Unique Boutiques, USA Today GoEscape
- Read my other 10Best stories here
History
- Is This Your Last Chance to ‘See Rock City’?
- How to Spot a Short Snorter
- Read my other Atlas Obscura stories here
- The Secret South Carolina ‘Monkey Farm’ That Helped Develop the Polio Vaccine
- In Coober Pedy Australia, Everyone Lives Down Under
- Read my other HowStuffWorks stories here
- How the Polio Epidemic of 1950 Gave Wytheville, Virginia, a ‘Summer Without Children’
- Who Was the Original ’Poster Child‘?
- Read my other Mental Floss stories here
Other Favorite Stories
- A New Sound for The Echo, The Bitter Southerner
- The African American Hunter Behind Roosevelt’s ‘Teddy’s Bear’, The Daily Beast
- Take 5: She Crab Soups in Charleston, London Evening Standard
- A New Song for Rabbit’s Motel, National Trust for Historic Preservation
- The Top 10 US Rails-to-Trails Paths, TripSavvy
Previous Work
Company Blogs and Sponsored Content
I’ve written for a number of companies over the years across a wide variety of industries including Hilton Hotels, Diamond Resorts, Trivago, Mastercard, Owners.com, and US Auto.
- Away Luggage’s Here: The Women-Owned Shopping Guide to Savannah, Georgia
- Going (Scott’s Cheap Flights): Charleston Guide
- Marriott Bonvoy Traveler: How to Spend 24 Hours in Athens, Georgia
- Matador Network/Visit Myrtle Beach: Fun off the sand: Why there’s more to Myrtle Beach than the beach
- Outside/Visit Mississippi: 6 Surprising Outdoor Adventures in Mississippi to Add to Your Bucket List
- Travel + Leisure/Explore Georgia: Where to Find Southern Charm in Georgia’s Storied Smaller Towns
Visitor Guides + Travel Industry Content
- Website work: Douglas County Film Trail, Discover Atlanta, Visit Blue Ridge, Georgia’s Lake Country, Tennessee Valley Geotourism, Explore Georgia (ongoing work)
- Visitor guides: Discover DeKalb, Explore Gwinnett, Golden Isles Visitor’s Guide, Georgia’s Great Places (Georgia State Parks)
Caroline Eubanks 