ABOUT
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The Southerner Behind the Says
I’m Lori — the person behind the wheel at Southerner Says. I’m a writer, a travel advisor and a content creator but most importantly, I’m a traveler myself. Each article and every guide comes from my real life experience. Whether I’m checking into a five-star resort, camping under the stars or sleeping in my car — yep, I’ve done that — you can count on honest travel advice every time.
Why I Started Southerner Says
Travel is more than a hobby for me — it’s how I connect with the world and the people in it. Every road driven, every place visited and every sunset seen is part of who I am. Southerner Says is where it all comes together.
This isn’t a website about checking boxes or chasing perfect Instagram shots. It’s about real travel – from dirt roads and less-traveled places to weekend road trips and epic cross-country adventures — seeing the places you want to see and doing it your own way — not because someone told you to.
I created Southerner Says as a way to share the places I’d fallen in love with. But somewhere along the way it became something more — the good, the bad, the wrong turns and the lessons that come from being on the road, in the air and occasionally in the passenger seat. This is where it lives.
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Wander With Me
Get bites, sips and adventures from the road, plus a monthly postcard from wherever I am.