Brown's Guide Blogs

1st Person

Brown's Guides editor Fred Brown updates readers on what's changed and what's new on the website and comments on some of his favorite topics.

These bike trails range all over the state from the rugged off-road biking in the Georgia Mountains, to cities like Augusta, Rome and Macon, to the scenic by-ways along the Sea Island Coast. Jim Qualls and his biking buddies ride the trails and provide descriptions and directions, along with advice on where to stay, where to eat, and stops along the way from historical sites to wineries.

Classic Georgia Recipes

Recipes that have endured for generations (and variations on them) by some of the best cooks in the state.

Deals and Discounts

Special prices on lodging, services and products - some available only to Brown's Guide website visitors.

Do-It-Yourself Tours

Walking and Driving tours of Georgia where you will see some of the most interesting sites and meet some of the most fascinating people in the state.

Gallery

See the work of Brown's Guides cover artists, photographs of the state's best contemporary photographers, as well as historical photographs, drawings and cartoons.

Georgia People

Interesting Georgians from former slave and celebrated covered bridge builder Horace King to President Jimmy Carter.

Kids

What to do with kids of all ages, by Sherri Smith Brown.

Living in Georgia

Want to know about Georgia's geography, population and demographic trends, best school systems, real estate developments, the effects of global warming on Georgia's barrier islands, development on Jekyll? Jim Qualls addresses topics that affect our everyday lives and directs you to the most relevant and interesting websites and blogs that cover them in depth.

Southern Stories

Some new and some oft-told tales (and a few jokes) from around Georgia and the South.

Streams, Rivers and Lakes

Travel and recreation experiences in and interesting background information about Georgia's 14 major watersheds.

Talking Southern

Seventh generation Georgian Dan Langford has an ear for the sounds of the Southern Voice and a unique ability to translate what he hears into the written word. Coming up: podcasts that will chronicle the voices and stories of the South from the Appalachian Mountains to the Gullah dialect of the Sea Island Coast.

Video

Videos from around the state, featuring where-to-go what-to-do activities. Produced by Brown's Guides exclusive videographer, Steve Schumacher of Creative Video Moments.

Video Diary

Brown's Guides videographer Steve Schumacher takes readers behind the scenes on his shoots reporting on what didn't make it onto the website footage.

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