Stratton Lawrence

Travel and Feature Writer | Managing Editor

Folly Beach, SC

Living the good life and writing it down

Stratton Lawrence

Travel and Feature Writer | Managing Editor

Folly Beach, SC

Living the good life and writing it down

Featured
Destination: Powder
Stoked in Revelstoke: An easy traverse from the top of the British Columbia resort’s highest lift yields a vast mountainside of fluffy snow bowls and inviting forested trails. I don’t fly in my dreams: I float through narrow trails of snow. My meditation is a clean S-curve carved into powder, weaving through white woods of hemlocks and firs.
Charleston Magazine
Adventure and Travel Lifestyle
Featured
Ode to an Oyster Roast
Having lived several winters of my adult life in the great north country (North Carolina, that is), I’m able to commiserate with our poor cousins across the Midwest and New England who suffer from seasonal depression. Even in the relatively balmy environs of Davidson, the freezing evenings of January and February are hardly a time to gather outdoors with friends.
Charleston Magazine
Food Lifestyle
The Perfect Weekend Getaway to Greenville, SC
This South Carolina city is growing in all the right ways, while staying true to itself. Come to enjoy fast cars, slow bike rides, and inspired eats.
AFAR Magazine
Food Lifestyle Adventure and Travel
Hilton Head Island Travel Guide
Hilton Head's 12 miles of beaches and slow pace of life have drawn families and travelers for decades. Two dozen golf courses weave through the island's 25,000 acres, including the internationally renowned Harbour Town Golf Links. Balmy, breezy weather makes it a haven for world-class tennis and excellent inshore fishing, while an island-wide network of paved trails makes it possible to travel the island from end to end via bicycle.
Travel + Leisure
Adventure and Travel Lifestyle Food
How to Build a Man-Sized Slip-‘n-Slide
Before reading another word of an article about how to build a man-sized slip-‘n-slide, it’s important that you, Sir Reader, acknowledge something. A slip-‘n-slide is an invitation to get cantaloupe-sized bruises on your hips, shoulders, etc. When you run at full speed and then hurl yourself onto the ground, there’s going to be some collateral damage.
The Art of Manliness
Adventure and Travel Lifestyle
What Happened When I Only Drank NA Beer For 40 Days
Non-alcoholic beer can be gross. My first, an Imperial Cero in Costa Rica, was no exception. It tasted like Sweet'N Low-flavored seltzer water with a hint of week-old keg beer.
Thrillist
Lifestyle Food Health
Everything to Know About Moving to the South
In partnership with the National Association of Realtors
Thrillist
Lifestyle Adventure and Travel Music
The Best Bars in Charleston
With lots of locally brewed beers and bartenders famous for their finely concocted cocktails on every corner, rooftop lounges, candlelit bistros, and deliciously divey bars, you'll never be far from a drink in Charleston. The Thoroughbred Club is in the lobby of Charleston Place hotel, right in the middle of downtown Charleston.
AFAR Magazine
Food Lifestyle
Charleston Bachelor Party: The 72 Hour Guide
Charleston’s nickname may be the Holy City, but these days, there’s more action on King Street on Saturday night than on Sunday morning. The city still balances the pious with the party— Sunday brunch features a colorful mix of seersucker-clad sophisticates and bleary-eyed frat boys nursing a breakfast stout.
The Plunge
Adventure and Travel Lifestyle Food
Cover Story: Charleston Summer Guide
Where to play, swim, eat and cool off this summer, from downtown to the beaches to the 'burbs
Charleston Magazine
Lifestyle News Features Adventure and Travel
Ranky Tanky: Gullah Revival
After wowing audiences the world over with their soulful, get-up-and-dance versions of Sea Island spirituals and work songs, Charleston's own Ranky Tanky returns home to celebrate the music of the Lowcountry.
Charleston Magazine
Lifestyle Music
Charleston: Where the Living's Easy
Once a slow-paced city by the sea, Charleston has transformed from regional secret to international sensation. including a 2016 nod from Travel & Leisure as the “No. 1 City in the World”—are well deserved. An intrepid foodie could book a month’s worth of memorable dinner reservations. Or, visit during Spoleto Festival USA (May-June), Charleston Wine + Food fest (March), or Charleston Fashion Week (March), and you’ll experience a cultural scene that rivals New York City’s, minus the hectic pace.
WNC Magazine
Lifestyle Food Adventure and Travel
Fodor’s Go List 2018
Charleston, SC: #26 on Fodor's 2018 Go List
Fodors.com
Lifestyle Adventure and Travel
A Visitor's Guide to South Carolina's Best Beaches
Most beach vacationers in South Carolina opt for the putt-putt and pancake houses of Myrtle Beach or the golf-and-family-bike-rides feel of Hilton Head. In other words, no matter what kind of vibe you're after, there's a stretch of sandy shore perfect for you. From shag dancing, to rich fisheries, to hanging ten on a wave, South Carolina’s beaches shape and embody the state’s culture.
Thrillist
Adventure and Travel Lifestyle
Installing Gutters: How the Right Drainage System Saved a Seaside Cottage
When it rains on our home, the roof works like a raincoat and the gutters act as an umbrella. The roof and exterior walls keep water out, but installing gutters will make them even more efficient, by actively funneling water away from the house. Gutters are a simple yet powerful tool that a professional can quickly design and install to accommodate your home.
The Home Depot
News Features Lifestyle
The Best Beaches for a Day Trip from Charleston
It’s a testament to Charleston’s rich history and food culture that its beaches are rarely the main draw for out-of-state visitors. That said, one of the East Coast’s longest protected stretches of coastline (Cape Romain) is just 30 minutes north of the city, and communities like Sullivan’s Island have been retreats for Charlestonians for centuries.
Thrillist
Adventure and Travel Lifestyle

About

Stratton Lawrence

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Current roles:

Managing Editor at Perficient Digital - hire and manage a team of editors and writers generating SEO-optimized web copy for corporate clients (Home Depot, Backcountry.com, eBay)

Active freelance writer for AFAR, Fodor's, Thrillist, Travel + Leisure

I'm the author of the books Images of America: Folly Beach and Fodor's InFocus Charleston, and co-author of Fodor's The Carolinas and Georgia and Fodor's The National Parks of the U.S.

Get in touch at strattonlawrence@gmail.com or 843.452.7429