We’re heading out on a marathon journey that starts in Denver, Colorado and takes us back to the capital of the Philippines — but over the course of two full days of airports, lounges, hotels, and taxis.

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.

Four of us are spending the week in Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina, but couldn’t miss the opportunity to cross the river and spend one perfect day exploring the sites and bites of a city that’s the oldest city in Georgia and almost a half-century older than the US itself.