NORTH AMERICA & CANADA CHARLESTON
The city has a vibrant dining scene and
several chefs have won prestigious James Beard Awards. For a traditional Southern breakfast, try Virginia’s on King. Other notable foodie haunts include Millers All Day, located in a former pharmacy where the prescriptions counter is now the bar; Tradd’s; The Ordinary – anything but ordinary with shellfish to die for; and Rodney Scott’s BBQ. Travellers can also taste bourbon made
from locally grown Jimmy Red corn, a moonshine grain, rescued from extinction at High Wire Distilling, Charleston’s first distillery since Prohibition. Walking the streets of Charleston, visitors will see carved pineapple motifs on many homes and buildings. Since colonial days, the pineapple has been a symbol of hospitality, and visitors today are assured of just as warm a Southern welcome.
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CHARLESTON NEWS
“Skyscrapers are banned here, so the skyline has not changed much from its heyday”
to Fort Sumter, three miles out in Charleston Harbour where the first shots were fired. Now operated by the National Park Service, the fort was built on a man-made island to defend against the English. It was shelled by Confederate forces for 34 hours in April 1861 from a neighbouring fort before the Union garrison surrendered. Today the fort’s walls are much lower, a result of the bombardment by Union forces in 1863. Getting the first boat of the day means I witness the raising of the US flag. Done without ceremony or music, it’s so big it needs 25 volunteers to help hoist it. While some escaped the war unscathed, Middleton Place was torched by occupying Union soldiers before the shell of the main house was destroyed in the 1886 earthquake. Its surviving south flank, where the family continued to live, is preserved as a fascinating museum. The landscaped gardens are the country’s oldest and the living history stable yards offer an insight into the life and working conditions of slaves.
SOUTHERN CUISINE No visit to Charleston is complete without trying Lowcountry fare. Grits, oysters, soft-shelled crab, shrimps and she-crab soup are among local offerings.
As part of Charleston’s 350th anniversary in 2020, the city will be the finishing point for the Transat single-handed transatlantic sailing race for the first time. The race for solo sailors, which celebrates its 60th anniversary next year, covers 3,500 nautical miles and will depart from Brest in northern Brittany in May 2020.
Charleston International airport is on course to set a new annual record for passengers in 2019 of just less than five million this year, passing the current record of 4.47 million in 2018. The airport, which saw the introduction of British Airways flights from Heathrow in April 2019, catered for 3.3 million in the first eight months of the year. The airport has a master plan to expand its facilities for passengers and airlines.
The city’s latest hotel is the Courtyard by Marriott Charleston-North Charleston on the outskirts of the city. The property features 138 rooms as well as a Luggage Drop facility and a Tech Drop area allowing guests to charge their electronic devices on arrival.
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