Miley Cyrus and real life beau Liam Hemsworth spent most of last summer filming The Last Song in Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. The movie, which is currently in theaters, is based on the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name about a teen who is shipped off to live with her father after having difficulty with her parents' divorce. Miley's performance didn't win over any critics, but the movie's location did win us.

Here's a tour of Georgia inspired by The Last Song:

Where to Stay:

In the film, Miley's character lives in the Adams Cottage on the southern end of Tybee Island. For those who aren't lucky enough to have an island home, DeSoto Beach Hotel on Tybee is the next best thing. DeSoto is the only beachfront hotel on the island. Every room has free WiFi, a balcony, in suite kitchettes with a microwave, refrigerator and a coffee maker. DeSoto Beach Hotel opens for the season on May 26, with rates starting at $129. ]]> cmb 2010-04-02T13:15:16-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/10/26/111944/25

It's a good time to be a pretend pirate. Spurred by the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise, historical pirate re-enactments and festivals have proliferated, with almost 130 different re-enactment groups staging attacks, plunderings, and mutinies at beach towns around the USA, compared with just nine such groups fifteen years ago. But, as an amusing article in the New York Times points out, all is not peaceful in pirate-land. It turns out that the original pretend pirates - those who predate Johnny Depp's swishy celluloid portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow - resent that their attempts at authenticity are being upstaged by a swelling legion of prêt-à-porter pirates who do little more than say "arrgh" a lot and wouldn't know a schooner from a brigantine. The newbies, however, are the ones driving the explosion in pirate-themed events, such as the recent Tybee Island Pirate Festival in Georgia, which featured an "invasion," a costume contest, and plenty of grog - quaffed by old and new school alike. We think the issue will resolve itself over time as the insincere drift away from the movement for the next big role-playing trend, while die-hards of all stripes consolidate their pirate crews. In the meantime, we'll be perusing the pages of a pirate journal called No Quarter Given for a good deal on a new tricorn hat to wear to the next festival.

[Photo: The New York Times]

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