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Tag: USA

  • World Trip 1999-2000: Day 30 –Nashville, USA

    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…

  • World Trip 1999-2000: Day 29 – Memphis to Nashville, USA

    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…

  • World Trip 1999-2000: Day 28 – Memphis, USA

    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…

  • World Trip 1999-2000: Day 27 – New Orleans to Memphis, USA

    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…

  • World Trip 1999-2000: Day 26 – New Orleans, USA

    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…