Comments on: On The Road Again: Savannah Or Bust

By: Mikey

Mikey — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:41:58 +0000

Seriously, getting that last pringle is really hard!!!

By: G&D

G&D — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:30:14 +0000

I lol’d at “In his defense, I would do this too if my head would fit.” Burger is too funny! Sounds like you guys had a wonderful time in Savannah. And now I have a crazy craving for crab legs–yum!

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:21:04 +0000

I LOVE Savannah. My husband and I went there on our belated honeymoon. We got married in November and didn’t have any money so we waited until spring to make the trip. We fell in love with the place. We’d love to go back. That seafood place looks like one to check out! Thanks for the great pics.

By: Seraph

Seraph — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:18:50 +0000

I wish my trip to Savannah a while back was as nice as yours…but a really nasty stomach bug really got in the way of that.

The hospital is really nice there too, though! Sweetest nurses in the world. Did I say the stomach bug was nasty? It was EVIL. I can’t think about Savannah without thinking about it.

But really, it’s a great city. I loved Tybee Island, I grew up going to Myrtle Beach in SC and it was good to go to a beach that wasn’t -incredibly over-the-top tacky-.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:53:44 +0000

Hey Tracy,

Scroll up a bit to our comment back to Meredith and you’ll see part of your answer. We try to only pick hotels who allow dogs and don’t specifically spell out that dogs can’t be left alone. If they don’t, we try to practice the “don’t ask, don’t tell” rule (but we’d never stay at a place that clearly states they’re not allowed to be left alone for fear of being evicted!). We also do our best to plan vacations that are Burger-friendly, so he gets plenty of time out of the hotel room to roam in the parks or the alaskan glaciers (or wherever else we happen to be).

It certainly is a challenge bringing your pup on vacation with you, but so far we’ve managed to figure it out without trouble. Knock on wood…

-John

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:16:59 +0000

I’ve been meaning to ask you since I went back and read all of your posts and saw that you took Burger with you on your honeymoon. How do you do it? All the hotels that I’ve found to be dog friendly still require that I be in the room with her (which means I can’t go out at anytime without her). Not all places are dog friendly that I’d like to visit in a city (hotels, plays, restaurants, etc.). So how do you do it? Do you just leave Burger in the room? Spill your secrets.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:25:56 +0000

Hey Blair,

Good question! The answer is not so glamorous, but it sort of goes with our whole use what you have/live on less philosophy. Our one car household gets by thanks to a black 1999 Nissan Maxima. Yes, she’s ten years old and has over 150,000 miles on her (we got her with 90,000 miles three years ago- can you tell we like road trips?!) but she still runs like a dream (and John washes her with rainbarrel water to keep her looking like new). We have a serious Nissan fetish- those babies live forever- in fact John’s parents have a Nissan Quest with almost 300,000 miles on it! Our true dream car is the Nissan Rogue (it seems family friendly but still a bit more fuel friendly since it’s a crossover). Maybe someday…

xoxo,
Sherry

By: Blair

Blair — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:16:52 +0000

I may have the most random question of all! It’s no secret you two only have one car, and if you’re willing to drive it all the way to Savannah, it must be awfully comfy. The question – what kind of car is it? My husband and I are in the market for a new car, and someday I’d love for us to be a one-car family (we’re in the Museum District, so one car is VERY feasible). We readers know about your house, your friends’ houses, your vacations, your eating habits, your cleaning products, your shopping hot spots… time to write a post about the car! :)

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:33:56 +0000

Hey Kate,

We only briefly skipped through Tybee (so maybe the natives can offer up some better ideas) but we just drove down to the beach and hit up some of the touristy shops nearby (and grabbed a big italian ice). Of course we also stopped in at the shops at Tybee Oaks (which we mentioned in the post) for a bit of browsing before heading home. Hope it helps. Have so much fun on your week-long vacay!

xoxo,
Sherry

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:05:21 +0000

haha Burger is soooooooooo cute! I love those pictures of him grubbing! =) Did you all run into Paula Dean while you were there? =) lol