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Explore Georgia: Tybee Island Tips No One Tells You About

Ever wonder how can you maximize your visit to Tybee Island? We have gathered the best insider tips so you can plan a dream trip to one of the most unique places you'll ever visit. BEST PLACE TO LAY DOWN YOUR TOWEL Park near the Tybee Beach Beach and Pavilion ( Tybrisa St, Tybee Island, GA 31328) use the bridge  in front of the Tybee Island Marine Center  turn right and walk towards the rock formation close to the sand dunes. This portion of the beach has a smoother sand, lots of shallow areas that are perfect for little kids to bathe safely, is less crowded, and because it's close to the sand dunes you will see a large variety of seaside birds.

Simple Meals: Tomato-Florentine Turmeric Rice

When you only have less than 20 minutes to make dinner what do you do? Rice and pork chops!  Rice and pork chops is a popular dinner dish in Puerto Rico. They key to a 20 minute meal is to always try to make something ahead. In this case I had left-over rub that I saved and re-used it to season my pork chops.  For the rice, really all is left to do is to sautee the onions, add the rest of the ingredients, then the broth and cover until the liquid is absorbed. Is really that simple ;) Tomato-Florentine Turmeric Rice 11/2  Cups of rice (long grain) 2 Cups of Chopped Fresh Spinach 1/2 Cup Chopped Kalamata olives 1 Can of Diced Tomatoes (you can also use fresh tomatoes)  1 Small Carrot ( coarsely grated) 1 Medium Onion diced 3 Minced Garlic cloves  Chicken broth (don't ask me how much. I always eyeball it..) 2 Teaspoons Turmeric (if you want your rice less yellow use 1 teaspoon instead) 1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder (Optional) 1 Teaspoon Tomato paste   ...