Although the hotel we are staying in is only a short drive to the downtown area, we were advised to take the shuttle as parking was so expensive. I’m pleased that we did as many of the city’s roads were … Read More
On the Road Again.
Leaving our hotel after breakfast we headed north through Mississippi to our first stop, the Shiloh National Military Park just over the border in Tennessee. The park is the site of the April 1862 Battle of Shiloh, one of the … Read More
Home Sweet Home.
The small city of Tupelo has a population of only 38,000 but every year some 100,000 visitors make a pilgrimage to visit the birthplace of the King, Elvis Aaron Presley.
The birthplace museum occupies a site of some 15 acres … Read More
“I Went Down to the Crossroads…”
Today marked the end of our stay in Memphis as we took the first stage of our road trip to Clarksdale. Having let the rush hour traffic die down we loaded the car and commenced our drive south.
The route … Read More
All the Way From Memphis.
Memphis is the home of the blues, the birthplace of rock and roll, the city of soul and centre of so much civil rights history but every day hundreds of people gather in the city’s most exclusive hotel to see … Read More