Tag Archives: Greenville North Carolina

Blackbeard’s Wake | Weighing Anchor

Posted on 2018-10-02 by tikichris

Hey folks. I’m weighing anchor and sailing on to cover other topics, but I hope you enjoyed reading about my Blackbeard-based tour of the Carolina and Georgia coast and that you had a chance to listen to my two related podcast episodes. Continue reading →

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Greenville, North Carolina | Blackbeard’s Wake

Posted on 2018-09-24 by tikichris

As much as I savoured reacquainting myself with such a tasty town, I was primarily there to take a peek into the East Carolina University lab where artefacts from Blackbeard’s sunken flagship are being preserved and studied for a more accurate record of North Carolina’s coastal heritage. Continue reading →

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In Blackbeard’s Wake

Posted on 2018-09-22 by tikichris

Ahoy, y’all! I’m back in London and starting to sift through the notes from my latest road trip. This one was along the US Atlantic coast of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia on the trail of fact and fiction pertaining to one of the world’s most notorious pirates: Blackbeard. Continue reading →

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Best BBQ of 2015

Posted on 2015-12-19 by tikichris

To kick off my Best of 2015 series of yearend posts, I’d like to start with a roundup of the 25 best BBQ restaurants visited during my BBQ Bound road trip through the American South in October. Continue reading →

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#BBQbound: South in the Mouth Success!

Posted on 2015-12-10 by tikichris

My BBQ Bound miniseries chronicling my three-week quest for the best BBQ in the American South has now come to a burnt end. Ready for the recap? Continue reading →

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#BBQbound: Pitt County, North Carolina

Posted on 2015-11-19 by tikichris

An epicentre of epicurean wonder (as long as you love whole hog BBQ), Pitt County is a prime destination for some of the best tasting meat in America. I had no idea so much good BBQ could come from such a concentrated and largely rural area. Continue reading →