Our first main destination on our road trip was Nashville, and we were all very excited to visit here and check out some music! Hotel Edge Midtown Apartment It was a bit of an ordeal getting into this building. You needed to arrive, call a number on the door, which apparently rings a cell phone … Continue reading Nashville
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Atlanta and Birmingham
Atlanta was the first stop on our 10 day road trip across the southern states of the US. We flew Delta direct to Atlanta and settled in with some prosecco and the nicest air-plane food I've had before (risotto, Caesar salad and lily O'Brien's). After 8 hours and three prosecco's we arrived in Atlanta Airport and … Continue reading Atlanta and Birmingham
Memphis
We decided to do some outlet shopping before checking in to our apartment in Memphis so I got to pick up a couple of things, yay! En route to the apartment in downtown we drove past Graceland but unfortunately couldn't see it from the road (it was way too expensive to go into). The area … Continue reading Memphis
New Orleans
About an hour outside of New Orleans the stunning scenery started to appear - as we drove along the extremely long bridge, we got to look out at the surrounding swap that goes on as far as the eye can see. Hotel St. James New Orleans We arrived at our hotel, St James just outside … Continue reading New Orleans
Charleston
The last stop on our road trip was Charleston, South Carolina just a short drive north of Savannah Hotel Barksdale House We stayed in this beautiful old house in central Charleston just off King Street. The rooms were pretty large and one of the most comfortable sleeps I had all holiday (especially after the haunted … Continue reading Charleston
Savannah
We checked out of our hotel in New Orleans at 6am, and away we set on our 10 hour drive across the state of Florida. The only time we stopped was for a cheeky Five Guys in Tallahassee and took in 5 states before we hit Savannah. Planters Inn As we checked into our hotel … Continue reading Savannah
New York
In early June, Sean and I went to New York for 5 nights on a bit of a last minute trip. We booked into Yotel in Hell's Kitchen which was a really funky hotels with cabin like rooms. The price was a lot cheaper than hotels in the city, and we weren't planning on spending … Continue reading New York
Route 66 (Part 1): Illinois, Missouri, Kansas & Oklahoma
One day in early 2014 while chatting about our holidays one of us said "lets rent a car and drive across the US", and two hours later we had our flights booked. We were only going for two weeks so we spend a few days in Chicago and the rest of the time driving to … Continue reading Route 66 (Part 1): Illinois, Missouri, Kansas & Oklahoma
Boston: The Freedom Trail & Sam Adams
Our beautifully scenic walk along the Freedom Trail and our trip to the Sam Adams Brewery On Tuesday, 2nd Feb we set out for four nights in Boston (the most important of which was to see Bruuuuuuce play in the TD Garden). I was in Boston briefly in 2010 but only to see a friend in … Continue reading Boston: The Freedom Trail & Sam Adams
The Cocktail Tourist 