Georgia

Georgia new tourist hotspot, well, kinda

Georgia new tourist hotspot, well, kinda

It’s a pretty peachy outcome, according to  a new tourism report by the US Department of Commerce Department. Tourism is up 19 percent in 2010, the report states, bringing billions of more dollars to the state, the report states. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that the trend had dropped 11 percent in 2009, seeing...

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Vacation from your vacation on Eagle Island

Vacation from your vacation on Eagle Island

It’s an odd phenomenon, going on a well-needed, well-deserved vacation, only to come back and find that you’re more exhausted than before you left for your trip. How it happens, no one really knows, but chances are it has something to do with in-laws, overcrowded resorts, and militant planning with no down-time. The solution?...

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Georgia welcomes no one

Georgia welcomes no one

I75 South out of Michigan, headed to Florida is a long, long drive. We like to stop along the way – jumps out of the car to stretch our legs and have a smoke – you know break up the monotony of sitting in the car. After a late start on Wednesday, a couple...

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Where the wild things are: Eagle Island

Where the wild things are: Eagle Island

It’s fun to impress people at office parties with scrappy jokes and inane (yet intriguing) information, such as the fact that the dollar bill weighs about one gram, but keeping the witticisms fresh can sometimes be a challenge. So, no more Palin puns, please, and enough about Julian Assange and his weird Wiki ways....

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BookingBuddy.com offers 30 percent off trips around the country

BookingBuddy.com offers 30 percent off trips around the country

Deals are starting to pop up out on that series of tubes known as the Internet. So check them out and grab one or two of them and have a happier summer.

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Hop Aboard The S. S. Hipster

Hop Aboard The S. S. Hipster

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, along swims a Hipster with a mouthful of fresh-caught shrimp.

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Saint Simons Island: The Golfing Hipster

Saint Simons Island: The Golfing Hipster

When a Hipster golfs, you know it's the real deal.

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Stories from The Sunrise Hipster

Stories from The Sunrise Hipster

On any given day, I do not wake to see the sunrise if I don’t have to. It is beyond an understatement to say that I am not a morning person. In my lifetime, I think I have seen the sun rise once or twice in my entire life: once, after walking home in...

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Obama visits Savannah, waves

Obama visits Savannah, waves

Hipster Travel Guide was given unprecedented access to President Obama’s secret “White House to Main Street” itinerary for his upcoming Tuesday visit to the historic Southern city of Savannah, allowing us a rare, “behind the scenes” glimpse at the day in the life of the president. 8:35 a.m.-Land at Savannah/HHI airport; hop in armored...

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Green beer countdown: Savannah

Green beer countdown: Savannah

Get your Irish up this Saint Patrick's Day in Savannah, where beer is green and blood flows orange.

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