>>>>>Knoel, my cousin was a Staff Sargent in Stuttgart. He loved it there, but he did get homesick around the holidays~Happy Holidays to you! <<<<<<

Scarlett (love your name)...what a coincidence: my husband is a Staff Sergeant in Wiesbaden (well, currently Baghdad)- Stuttgart is not far from us...thanks for the well wishes....Seasons Greetings to you and yours! :)

GoTravel, those turtles have good taste when it comes to beaches, don't they? Next to my own Gulf coast, I think yours in SC are probably some of the best beaches around.

Yikes. I hope I don't ignite a flame fire here. Let me add -- IMHO.