On January 21, 2007 we started our official Countdown to Savannah. Each Sunday until March 30, 2008 we're posting a different topic about this special city where we'll meet for our first Great Slow Travel Gathering. We will all be Savannah experts when we meet there on Friday, April 4, 2008!

Here's a complete list of all our posts with links:

The Top 10 Reasons to Go to Savannah (posted over 10 days beginning 3/25/07)

1. The Waving Girl (Welcome to Savannah) 1/21/07
2. Established 1733 (The Founding of Savannah) 1/28/07
3. America's First Planned City 2/4/07
4. Hey Y'All (Savannah's Paula Deen) 2/11/07
5. Haunted Savannah 2/18/07
6. Savannah's Songwriter (Johnny Mercer) 2/25/07
7. The Book and the Movie (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) 3/4/07
8. The Mansion (The Mansion at Forsyth Park) 3/11/07
9. Shopping in Savannah (Part I) 3/18/07
10. Low Country Cooking 3/25/07
11. Savannah's Squares 4/1/07
12. Places of Worship (the first African Baptist Church) 4/8/07
13. The Salzburg Connection 4/15/07
14. The Bird Girl 4/22/07
15. Get the Scoop on SCAD (The Savannah School of Art and Design) 4/29/07
16. Shopping in Savannah (Part II) 5/6/07
17. A Musical Gumbo (the music scene in Savannah) 5/13/07
18. Savannah is Best Viewed from Your Feet 5/20/07
19. Savannah's First War (Savannah & the Revolutionary War) 5/27/07
20. Savannah on the Big Screen 6/3/07
21. Tybee Island (Savannah's Beach) 6/10/07
22. Telfair Museum of Art 6/17/07
23. The Nitty Gritty (All About Grits) 6/24/07
24. Bonaventure Cemetery! 7/1/07
25. Golf in Savannah 7/8/07
26. Eating Out in Savannah 7/15/07
27. Clary's Cafe and Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room 7/22/07
28. City Market 7/29/07
29. Literary Connections I (Flannery O'Connor) 8/5/07
30. Off the Beaten Track in Savannah 8/12/07
31. The Gingerbread House and the Victorian District 8/19/07
32. Got Your Guidebook? 8/26/07
33. A Labor Day Look at Savannah's Economy 9/2/07
34. Sweet Savannah 9/9/07
35. What is it like to go to a GTG? 9/16/07
36. The Grand Synagogue of Savannah 9/23/07
37. African Americans and Savannah (A Troubled Past, A Hopeful Future) 10/1/07
38. An American Heroine from Savannah (Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts) 10/7/07
39. Two Historic Homes (Juliette Low birthplace & Andrew Low House) 10/14/07
40. Low Country Boil 10/21/07
41. Washington Square 10/28/07
42. Old Fort Jackson (Another Night in History) 11/4/07
43. Any Time is Party Time in Savannah! 11/11/07
44. Forsyth Park 11/18/07
45. A Day Away in Beaufort SC 11/25/07
46. Speakin Southern 12/2/07
47. Savannah's Waterfront - River Street 12/9/07
48. Savannah's Oldest Squares 12/16/07
49. Jingle Bells! 12/24/07
50. Test Your Knowledge of Savannah 12/30/07
51. John Wesley and Savannah 1/6/08
52. Savannah and the Civil War 1/13/08
53. Springtime Flowers and Festivals 1/20/08
54. 10 Things to Bring Back from Savannah and 10 Things to Bring Back from Savannah - Part II 1/27/08
55. Conrad Aiken 2/3/08
56. Fun for Kids in Savannah (adults allowed too!) 2/10/08
57. Wormsloe State Park 2/17/08
58. Spanish Moss 2/24/08
59. Monuments, Statues and Fountains 3/2/08
60. Southern Barbecue 3/9/08
61. St. Patrick's Day 3/16/08
62. Historic Preservation in Savannah 3/23/08
63. The Final Countdown: Looking forward to Savannah! 3/30/08

A big, big thank you to everyone who has contributed to the weekly Countdown!

Join us for The Great Slow Travel Gathering - Savannah, Georgia - April 4 to 6, 2008.

Kathy

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