I had a fantastic time on my 10 day road trip through Tennessee (and Mississippi and Virginia). I hadn’t taken a real road trip in about 7 years, so it was nice to get back to the freedom of the open road! Everything worked out perfectly, although I do wish I would have videoed my trip but I [continue reading]
I’ve made it to the halfway mark of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. Today’s topic begins with ‘M,’ and in Elvis’ world that means Memphis! Now I could have written about Mississippi, where Elvis was born, or Minnie, Elvis’ grandmother, or any of the great songs [continue reading]
I was torn on this one on whether to pick Graceland or Gladys, Elvis’ mother, for my ‘G’ Elvis topic for my A to Z Blogging Challenge. But in the end I went with Graceland as it is the happiest place on earth to me. While Elvis, I am sure would have went with his most favorite [continue reading]
This extended weekend trip to Memphis was truly one of the best I have ever had. The reason for this trip to Memphis was for the opening of the new Guest House at Graceland, a beautiful new resort next to Graceland. It was more like a mini Elvis Week with two Grizzlies game, rather than my normal [continue reading]
One week ago today I returned home after five great days in Memphis. For this year’s annual pilgrimage to my favorite city, I played tour guide to my friend Allyssa on her first trip to the Bluff City. We had an amazing time and a lot of laughs. We ate all the fabulous Memphis food, talked [continue reading]
I had the best time on my annual trip to Memphis, although this year it was more like my Memphis/Tunica vacation. I did everything I wanted to do and each of the five days went exactly as I had planned them, with the exception of Saturday. I went to Grizzlies game 6, hung out on Beale Street, ate [continue reading]
Tomorrow I leave for my annual Memphis vacation. That’s Memphis, Tennessee for those of you who have never ventured to the mid-South. By the way, it is not Nashville. Memphis is three hours west of Nashville. There is no country music in Memphis, just blues, soul and rock n roll. I have been [continue reading]
