Our kids’ passport renewals finally came back, so you know what that means… we’ve thrown the proverbial dart at a map and ditched the U.S.! Well, sort of. This week, we’re in the Caribbean cultural cauldron of Puerto Rico.

As we wait a little longer for our passport renewals, four of us have swapped the California coast for the low country of South Carolina, where we’re crashing in a bussin' 2-bedroom guesthouse suite at the legendary Montage on the sprawling Palmetto Bluff resort. If you’re craving a taste of the Deep South, it’s time to dig in.