Now this sounds like an amazing nature experience we want to take part in. Tours de Sandy Island offers nature buffs the chance to search for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker and a variety of other songbirds. Depending on the season, such raptors as bald eagles, ospreys, swallow-tailed kites and great-horned owls are also a possibility. Seriously, that is some amazing bird watching! Visitors make their way to Sandy Island via a pontoon boat and then a private bus or van. In addition to keeping an eye out for those beauties of the sky, you…

It's beginning to look - and feel - a lot like Christmas. Seriously, these cold temperatures as of late have us letting our cars warm up for a few minutes before getting in and driving to work in the mornings. But hey, that's Old Man Winter for you, and it just gets us even more in the holiday spirit. Two of the Myrtle Beach area's most popular dinner shows - Medieval Times and Pirates Voyage - have been in a Christmas state of mind for several weeks now, and their holiday-themed shows are not to be missed. Pirates Voyage tells the story…

One of the Myrtle Beach area's most popular holiday displays is back and bigger than ever this year. Brookgreen Gardens' Nights of a Thousand Candles has been expanded to nine nights this year due to popular demand. The dates are: Dec. 5 through Dec. 7; Dec. 12 through Dec. 14; and Dec. 19 through Dec. 21. The gardens come to life this holiday season amid the soft glow of over 5,500 hand-lit candles and countless sparkling lights from 3 to 10 p.m. each night. We can't think of anything more festive during this magical time of year than…