Category: Travel
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Monday 13 December 1999 Highlights: Running into a former school and cricket team friend We got up early for our longest non-overnight bus ride of 7 hours to Orlando. I should probably say Kissimmee since that was the bus station and hostel’s actual address. Unbelievably we run into Sean Kiley who both Jon and I…
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Sunday 12 December 1999 Highlights: Savannah History Museum We explored beautiful Savannah today, my first impressions from yesterday were right a lovely town, somewhere you could easily live in. Visited the Savannah History Museum which covered the areas past in detail especially interesting was the Wars that Savannah’s citizens have been involved in. There was…
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Saturday 11 December 1999 Highlights: Riverside Walk Our bus arrived into Savannah around 4 am, the comfit of the trip wasn’t helped by a having a really stupid American lady talking non stop though the night 😦 We waited at the bus station until the hostel opened at 7 am. It turned out we were…
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Friday 10 December 1999 Highlights: Purchasing warmer clothes Jon and I spent most of the today exploring the city. I purchased a Nashville jumper and thermal under-shirt as it is getting a lot colder now. We visited the local city library for their free internet access to check out Greyhound bus schedules and answer e-mails. …
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Thursday 9 December 1999 Highlights: National Football League match, Country and Western Music I attended my first ever American sports game today, the National Football League match between the Tennessee Titans and Oakland Raiders. The home team won 21-14 after a slow first half which had no scores. We bought the tickets from a scalper…
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Wednesday 8 December 1999 Highlights: Elvis Presley Graceland visit Luckily today we got to visit Graceland and visit the home of the King. The tour was different to what I expected in that you only heard of all the good things in Elvis’ life, his records, awards, movies and army career. However despite not getting…
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Tuesday 7 December 1999 Highlights: Economic despair of the area 😦 The overnight Greyhound bus got in around 7 am and we had to walk to the cheapest motel we could find in the area since there are no hostels in Memphis for some reason. We ended up staying at the Admiral Benbow Inn which…
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Monday 6 December 1999 Highlights: Voodoo and New Orleans Crypts A late start to the day getting up around 9.30 am. Today we went on the Voodoo / Cemetery walking tour. Our guide explained how voodoo developed in New Orleans and how it has partially merged with Christian briefs to ensure local acceptance or at…
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Sunday 5 December 1999 Highlights: Louisiana State Museum, Jazz. The 10 people in our dorm certainly made a lot of noise last night, I wonder if I’ll ever get used to this way of sleeping being woken up several times each night. We started the day with a walking tour of the French Quarter. The…
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Saturday 4 December 1999 Highlights: Street Car, French Quarter, Classic Jazz We got in around 9 am after a 12 hour bus trip from Dallas. It appears that in general Americans can be a little short tempered with bad attitudes, at least on long bus rides. They are definitely more assertive standing up for what…
