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Eight Fun Apps to Make your Grand Strand Vacation a Snap

Vacations are supposed to be fun, so the less time you can spend planning and organizing the more time for play. Fortunately, the market has seen a recent eruption in new travel-related mobile apps that can help make your trip a snap. There’s no need for one of the many hotel-finding apps since you’ve already found the...

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8 Instagram Photo Ops for Your Grand Strand Vacation

As those of us who are active on Instagram know, a vacation isn’t complete until we’ve hit our destination’s hottest spots, snapped a few awesome photos and documented the entire adventure on our favorite social network. And on the Grand Strand, of course, there are plenty of opportunities to snap some great pics in places...

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Barefoot Landing presents Summerfest for Fun Entertainment all Summer Long

As the temperatures heat up on the Grand Strand, so does the events schedule at the Barefoot Landing shopping/dining/entertainment complex, which is conveniently located just inland and across North Kings Highway from North Beach Plantation Cottages on the North Myrtle Beach oceanfront. As part of its SummerFest entertainment series,...

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SummerFest Brings Packed Entertainment Schedule to Barefoot Landing

As the temperatures heat up on the Grand Strand, so does the events schedule at the Barefoot Landing shopping/dining/entertainment complex, which is conveniently located just inland and across North Kings Highway from North Beach Plantation on the North Myrtle Beach oceanfront. As part of its SummerFest entertainment series, Barefoot...

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Catch Some Live Music (and Some Rays, While You’re at It) on the HoB Deck

Summer has returned to the Grand Strand, and the locals know that — in addition to bringing a run of splashing good times on the beach and carefree days spent soaking in the sun up and down the Carolina coast — the season’s arrival means a series of summertime shows is on tap at The Deck at the House of Blues. Located...

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North Beach Plantation Proud to Earn AAA Four Diamond Status

For decades, the beautiful towers at North Beach Plantation have stood as shining beacons of quality, comfort and luxury. Today, those towers glimmer like diamonds, as North Beach Plantation has earned its distinction as one of only three hotels in the Myrtle Beach area to be awarded AAA’s coveted Four Diamond rating. The AAA...

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Use Perspective to Have More Fun With Your Myrtle Beach Photos

You’ve likely seen examples of how — especially when carefully planned out — perspective can be employed to have fun with family photos. For example, let’s say you’re visiting the City of Lights: Paris, France. By placing a person in the foreground of your image, then lining up an object — let’s say the...

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Grab a Cold Drink and Some Warm Sunshine at the Grand Strand’s Top Outdoor Bars

Few things say vacation like sipping on a frosty beverage with the ocean breeze blowing through your hair and the sunshine warming your skin. And on the Grand Strand, your options for grabbing a drink in the great outdoors are plentiful — whether you’re seeking to sip on the oceanfront, along the Intracoastal Waterway or within...

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Looking for That Big Catch Off the Coast of Myrtle Beach?

With over 60 miles of beautiful Atlantic Ocean coastline, the Grand Strand is a mecca for fishing enthusiasts. And, as seasoned anglers will attest, some of the most exhilarating fishing is done miles from shore — where the potential catches are larger, the game fish tend to fight harder, and you just never know what type of fish you...

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