Blogs from Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, North America - page 2

Hi guys: We have finally kicked off our 2018 Great America Road Trip. We conceived this idea back in January when I closed the purchased of a new Acura RDX. We have a tradition of breaking in our new vehicles with a fun and exciting road trip. The first two were in Europe followed by trip to Massachusetts in 2016 in my new Nissan Rogue. I had many ideas for this trip including a drive all the way to Yellowstone and Mount Rushmore. Finally we decided that if we drove too far the return trip would be difficult. So, we decided on a North-South drive estimated to be approximately 2800 miles with visits to cities which we have yet to visit together in the past. Plus, our next door neighbors in Atlanta, Charlie and Sharon Trense, ... read more

Fear and consternation surged across my skin like a tingling rash. I stared forward, barely noticing the red light through the bug scarred windshield. I was frozen, like a deer in the headlights as I rode out the long silence with a self-lamenting panic. Frank and I had been together only a matter of weeks when he asked if I would be his mountaineering partner. For him, alpine climbing was a fantastic childhood dream that was now within reach. He grew up reading about Mallory and Irvine, fantasizing of scaling remote peaks, imagining what it would be like to stand where so few humans have dared to go. Hoping to one day have a partner to grow with, to explore with, and to share that intimate journey and process with. From the driver seat, I sensed ... read more

Here we are after a whirlwind (by that I mean tornado) few weeks, having safely arrived on February 17th. We’ve been made very welcome so far in the land of big fridges, big trucks, big cars, correspondingly big car parking spaces, big portions and big friendly southern Tennessee accents. In fact, everything is supersized apart from the bathtubs, which are all really, really small. The discovery was treated by Tom with almost the same disdain as when he realised that they don't sell Shreddies in America ("Can we go home now??"). No time to be jetlagged when we got here, we spent the first five days on a lengthy apartment hunt. Along the way we fell into some of those lovely interminable administrative loops which crop up every time I move countries. It is, as far ... read more

Bonjour à tous Aujourd'hui petite journée bucolique. Comme je vous l'avais dit hier, à Somerset il y avait un rassemblement, principalement de Corvette. Les propriétaires devaient avoir une soirée, car à partir de 23h30 jusqu'à 3h, un bruit pas possible dans l'hôtel, et plus l'heure avançait, plus ils étaient bruyants, normal plus de bières. Et pas des jeunes. C'est la troisième nuit successive. Les deux à Nashville pareils. Les gens rentraient tard dans la nuit, du centre ville, plein de musique et de bière, ce qui fait qu'aujourd'hui je ressens un bon coup de pompe. Aujourd'hui retours dans le Tennessee, ce matin drôle de surprise au départ, plein de brouillard. Mais ce n'est pas ce qui m'a fait rater la route que je voulais prendre. Je voulais passer par la forêt de Cumberland, et commencer à ... read more

This place seemed to be the best of Tennessee for real estate investments. Great neighborhoods, fair prices, great family feel, good upside potential. Time to pick something out and make some offers.... read more