When I contacted the Marketing
Department of Collette Vacations a few weeks ago telling them that I planned to
go on their Southern Charm tour and blog about my experiences, little could I
have imagined that they would see this as an opportunity to create an
interactive event on their Facebook page featuring me! A member of their staff,
Courtney (Art Director for Collette Vacations) and her sister Leeza were
already planning to take the trip as well so it was arranged that Courtney
would take pictures of me as I soaked up the charms of the south. I'd been on
many photo shoots in my days as a print model in Las Vegas so this was going to
be like old times!
Courtney and Leeza at the Jekyll Island Club |
Courtney, Leeza and I ended up
spending a great deal of time together and they absolutely made my trip. They
invited me to go on a Ghost Walk with them our first night in Charleston and it
turned out to be one of the best experiences I had! Who knew? Then there was
the evening on Jekyll Island when they invited me out for a drink and we ended up at
the hotel Pub being thoroughly entertained by Cindi the
bartender telling us about their
resident ghosts. If it hadn’t been for the “girls” inviting me to join them on
several occasions, I probably would have just gone to bed and missed out on some
very fun adventures.
At the end of each exceedingly
eventful day, Courtney returned to her room to put together these great
collages from the pictures she took during the day which were then posted on
Collette Vacation’s Facebook page with a short update on the day’s activities.
I think she did a wonderful job. Thanks, Courtney, for making me look so good!
So here’s a taste of what the
next few blogs are going to be about, thanks to Courtney’s terrific
photography!
After touring a couple of Charleston's lovely mansions, we shopped a bit at the old City Market and had lunch at Bubba Gump's Shrimp Co. where I sampled some "she-crab" soup. YUM! |
From left to right: Karen, Barbara, me and Leeza enjoying a perfect evening on Jekyll Island. |
Next time: My "Southern Charm Tour" begins in Charleston, South Carolina!
*Click on any picture for a full screen view.
As always, beautiful. I am so happy for you and hope this leads to many for trips. Your friend from Photoshop Elements.
ReplyDeleteJoan Finn