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Charleston
Alone

Name: Charleston Alone
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Author: Jennifer Brandt

A solo travel guide for women 50 and over
By Jennifer Brandt

Mornings in Charleston bring the rattle of a carriage on stone-paved streets and the hiss of an espresso machine. Look slowly at the Gibbes and the architecture, and remember the enslaved labor behind the city's wealth.

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Where you might stay

Mid-rangeKings Courtyard Inninterior courtyards and breakfast delivered to rooms
A treatFrench Quarter Innincluded breakfast and attentive service

Two places to eat alone

F.I.G.Seasonal cooking with bar seating.
HuskCommunal tables are an option for a solo meal.

SAMPLE

Charleston Awaits

A particular kind of quiet settles over Charleston’s streets in the early morning. It is not the silence of absence, because Charleston is never empty. It is more like a pause: a moment before the day calls you into its rhythms. The hiss of an espresso machine. The rattle of a carriage on stone-paved streets.
I came to Charleston without much expectation and found a city that knows itself without needing to advertise. The buildings sit back from the sidewalk as if offering space rather than dominating it.
This guide is written for women traveling alone, 50 and over. The restaurants do not treat you as a logistical problem because you are eating alone. The Gibbes rewards slow looking. The pace is slow enough that you absorb the neighborhoods instead of collecting them.

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PRACTICAL SAMPLE

Eating Alone Here

Charleston’s restaurants treat a table of one as a normal guest. Bar seating is a normal option, not a consolation, and meals stretch across two hours; the communal tables at F.I.G. and Husk are another option.
Give it time. Allow two to three hours for fine dining and an hour and a half to two for mid-range. Clean jeans are fine at most restaurants.
Arrive with ease. Give your name, smile, and take your seat. It becomes unremarkable within moments.
Consider the bar. Bar seating is a different experience, not a secondhand one. You can watch the preparation, talk to the staff, and observe the restaurant’s rhythm.
Ask. Read the menu without hurrying, and ask what the kitchen suggests with seafood at Fleet Landing. Asking for wine guidance is a conversation, not an admission of ignorance. “I’m interested in something white, with good acidity, perhaps from France” is a perfectly good request.

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Inside this book

Charleston Awaits
A City Shaped by History
Planning Your Trip
The Solo Woman’s Charleston
Where to Stay
Neighborhood by Neighborhood

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Charleston Awaits
A City Shaped by History
Planning Your Trip
The Solo Woman’s Charleston
Where to Stay
Neighborhood by Neighborhood
Days in Charleston
Talking to Charleston
Art, Culture & Creativity
The Pleasures of the Table
Evening & After Dark
Retail Therapy
Beyond the City: Day Trips
Practical Matters

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