.kiawah island.

.kiawah island.

.one of the

nicest beaches

we've ever visited.

.upsides.

.family beach.

.plenty of space.

.beautiful boardwalk.

.shower space.

.quiet.

.downsides.

.have to pay to enter.

.cost $7 per car.

.long walk to beach on hot sand.

.expensive area with

very few food options.

.sesame burger.

.what do you get

when you mix

burgers and uniqueness?.

.sesame burgers.

.from the menu

we tried the

fried pickles,

the arizona burger,

three burger sliders,

(southwestern, hawaiian, and memphis)

and

a crunch berry shake.

.a word on the memphis burger.

.the history is that

elvis presley took his burgers

this way.

.it is a burger

with bananas, peanut butter, and bacon.

.gross right?.

.wrong.

.it atleast needs to

be tried.

.seriously.

.with 2 locations in

west ashley and north charleston.

.you have to hit them up.

.folly beach.

.folly beach

isn't known as the

party beach

for no reason

but

to say it is overpopulated

by collegiates is

an overstatement.

.we went to folly

today and it reminded

us of a more quiet

myrtle beach.

.if that helps at all.

.i will say we heard

a few more

f words

than i cared for

and

obviously it is the

only beach

in charleston where

drinking is allowed.

.but all in all,

we enjoyed

folly beach

and

will definitely

be returning. 

.living social -- barre fusion.

.my absolute favorite

living social deal 

we've found

in charleston so far.

.three barre fusion classes

in mount pleasant.

.and after

you've worked out

those hidden muscles

you could take advantage of 

this deal for giuseppi's pizza.

.groupon -- barbers, art, and yoga.

.groupon

has some impressive

specials going on.

.you can treat

your man to a barber shop

or

get five art classes

until tomorrow.

.if you're looking

for a workout you

can check out the 

charleston power yoga

deal until thursday.

.happy grouponing.

.mellow mushroom -- $$.

.we went to downtown to the

mellow mushroom

last night

and

it was fantastic.

.we had 

the spinach and artichoke dip

to munch on.

.(which was the best we ever had).

.and no we are not joking.

.for our main

meal we had the

 buffalo pizza.

.we highly recommend

this joint.

.living social -- boat rental.

.living social 

has a deal available

until tomorrow, sunday, june 5

for a celebration cruise boat rental.

.the rental is based out

of folly beach

and 

has a savings of 57%

from the regular price.

.groupon -- charleston museums.

.groupon

has a deal going on

until sunday

for 'three-site' adult tickets 

for 10 bucks.

.you can go visit 

the charleston museum,

the joseph manigault house,

and

the heyward washington house

for 10 bucks.

.downtown.

.photo credit. .city-data.

.access to everything.

.great shopping and restaurants.

.central location.

.expensive rent.

.close to all universities.

.sense of history.

.limited parking.

.west ashley.

.photo credit. .charleston real estate.

.heavy social scene.

.shopping.

.cheap/affordable rent.

.mild commute to downtown.

.moderate crime rate.

.closest beach is 20 to 30 min away.

.easy access to freeways.

.ideal for students and newlyweds.

.north charleston.

.photo credit. .charleston iraq news.

.cheap rent.

.new developments.

.close proximity to 

airforce base and navy school

boeing and airport.

.higher crime rate.

.further distance to beaches.

.multiple shopping centers.

.quick commute to downtown.

.access to all freeways for travel.

.ideal for newlyweds.

.central location.

.more than 95k people.

.cleaning up.

.james island.

.photo credit. .charleston real estate.

.quick commute to downtown.

.ideal for students.

.beach is known as the party beach.

.historically made and feeling.

.affordable housing.

.close to folly beach.

.charming restaurants.

.small town.

.necessities in proximity.

.bad traffic on main road.

.moderate crime rate.

.mount pleasant.

.photo credit. .town of mount pleasant.

.family atmosphere.

.great social life.

.abundance of recreation and activities.

.beach for families.

.low crime rate.

.great schools.

.maintains historic feel with

a more modern flare.

.scenic landscapes.

.heavily populated.

.not ideal for students.

.long commute to downtown.

.currently under construction.

.expensive housing.