Greater Than a Tourist - Charleston South Carolina USA

50 Travel Tips from a Local (Greater Than a Tourist - South Carolina, Book 3)

By: Rachael Chastain

Narrated by: Roger Hoover

Length: 1 hr and 1 min

Publisher's summary

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Charleston. Greater Than a Tourist - Charleston, South Carolina, by Rachael Chastain, offers the inside scoop on the Lowcountry.

Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. This guide book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours,but instead gives you knowledge that you may not find in other smaller print travel books. Experience cultural, culinary delights, and attractions with the guidance of a Local. Slow down, and get to know the people with this invaluable guide. By the time you finish this book, you will be eager and prepared to discover new activities at your next travel destination.

Inside this travel guide book, you will find:

• Visitor information from a Local
• Tour ideas and inspiration
• Save time with valuable guidebook information

Greater Than a Tourist - A Travel Guidebook with 50 Travel Tips from a Local. Slow down, stay in one place, and get to know the people and culture. By the time you finish this book, you will be eager and prepared to travel to your next destination.

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Ignores and Omits Black Charleston History, Sites or Tours

This was a nice travel guide tellinfg the story of White Charleston, There was zero mention of the amazing Black history, sites, stories, tours or restaurants explore in Charleston. No mention of the Old Slave Market Museum or the fact that Charleston was the number one slave trading center in the US before 1808 (over 40 percent of African slaves arriving here disembarked at Charleston). No mention of Avery Research Center where docents explain the dominant influences of enslaved Blacks in making Charleston the wealthiest place in the North American colonies in the late 1700s. No mention of Robert Smalls whose act of commandering of a Confederate blockade runner out of Charleston Harbor was one of the most heroic stories of the Civil War. No mention of the sweetgrass basket demonstration at the Riverfront Park at the base of the Ravenel Bridge in Mt Pleasant. No mention of the two Black tour bus tours and the two Black walking tours originating from the city-wide visitor's center. No mention of the International African American Museum (it may have not fully open at the writing, but a Smithsonian partnered museum would deserve an up and coming mention like other travel promotionals). Omissions like this are how so many Americans, particularly White Americans come to believe Black people made no significant contribution to the making of American.