Blogs from Nashville, Tennessee, United States, North America
Converting the yet to be Converted
Published: January 18th 2012North America » United States » Tennessee » Nashville
November 28th 2011
My best friends sister, now a weekend DJ on local radio in Australia, dedicates here 4-hour show each week to strictly country music. I couldn’t understand it? How could a city slicker girl spend a few years in an Australian country town to study and come back? Then hate the city life enough to move north of Sydney and go on radio to promote country music… By making people listen to it? Country and Western music is a niche genre in world terms; there are only a few countries, which give it time enough to produce. Australia is one but it has rarely seen complete nationwide success. Instead city folk more so ridicule it. I was one of them and probably still was until I reached the home of Country, Nashville, Tennessee. Timing would have it ... read more
November 12th 2011
So.. I have been doing a little more travel research. I can't help it. I am one of those people whom likes to be prepared and makes sure that I have the best knowledge for when I do something. I have been reading Nomadic Matt's blog and travel tips and discovered one of his recommendations for REI. I can NOT tell you how awesome this company is. If you plan on going backpacking this place is a must for your gear needs. Even if you aren't backpacking.. still check them out. My husband took me there last weekend so that I could look into their shoes, I am planning on walking all over Europe so a good investment in a pair of shoes is a MUST. I walked into the store and had a little sticker ... read more
Not Going Anywhere at the Moment
Published: October 28th 2011North America » United States » Tennessee » Nashville
October 28th 2011
Just checking out the site, the blogs, and the options available to users. I have a blog already, but it isn't about travel...at least most of the time. You can find that blog here: M is for MugPhlute . I have traveled extensively in Central and South America and just this year made my first ever trip to Western Europe with a fantastic week in Italy. Until later, Paul... read more
Day 40 - Nashville, Tennessee
Published: October 22nd 2011North America » United States » Tennessee » Nashville
October 21st 2011
Today I made sure to check out Nashville, now that I had the time to. I ended up heading out late in the afternoon. After grabbing some Greek food, I took a stroll around town. I first went on a small photoshoot, and it was close to sunset by this time, due to the time it took to get to some good spots. Nashville was a lively place alright. Especially at night. That's when all the fun seemed to start. The saloons were decorated with flashy lights, and there were guitarists playing music and singing country out in the street. They don't call this place the musical capital for nothing. I checked out some of the gift shops and saw some interesting souvenirs. I saw a framed picture of Taylor Swift, and I just had to ... read more
October 20th 2011
So, Today is day one of my blog.. I have to have something to document my travels.. perhaps it will help someone else plan their get away from life. I am a little behind on my blog, where as I started planning my trip about a month ago, so a lot has happened but not really that much that I can't catch you up. I have decided to get out from behind the hotel desk and run off and see the world that I so frequently hear about. I am a world savvy woman, I can tell you all about how to get around where the best tours are and best places to eat are, in my own city. I want to be that wondering lost tourist for once and get to see things too. Don't ... read more
Day 4 & 5 - Great Smoky Mountains NC and Nashville TN
Published: October 12th 2011North America » United States » Tennessee » Nashville
October 11th 2011
We drove to the Great Smoky Mountains and stopped at Cherokee lndian Reservation Park for a picnic. We took a stroll through dense bamboo trees along the river. Then we drove to the top of Clingmans Dome which is 6643 feet of elevation. It’s the Smokies’ highest peak and third highest mountain east of the Mississippi. We hiked the last half a mile at the summit to the observatory tower and had spectacular 360-degree views. It’s peak foliage right now and looks just like Maine. We descended and arrived at Gatlinburg, an extremely busy resort area, with people everywhere on the street. Then we drove through Pigeon Forge, a 10 miles strip, which resembled OOB on steroids x 100!!!! Joe had another adventure tonight at dinner at the Chop Shop restaurant. While sipping on his appletini, ... read more
October 7th 2011
Just a quick preview from Nashville, couldn't wipe the smiles from our faces if you tried! Sending Love Matt & Kerry P.S We love reading and receiving your comments and messages, so don't be lazy and send us more.... we really do live for them!!!!... read more
October 7th 2011
A visit to the South was always high on the list of places we needed to get to in our trip around the USA. The history is interesting, the people are said to be different but most of all the music that comes out of this part of the world is very much to our taste. We wanted very much to get to see and hear some Appalachian mountain music. A bit of bluegrass would be acceptable if we could find some, some good country would be good too and, of course, if halfway reasonable blues is about, then that is where we'll end up. So we needed to get to where the 'South' is. The Mason Dixon line was where it started when I was at school but the internet informed us that the 'other ... read more
Nashvillle & Memphis
Published: October 25th 2011North America » United States » Tennessee » Nashville
October 2nd 2011
I’ve got to say that from the start of my plans to go travelling in the US, Nashville was pretty much my number one place to go – therefore expect about as much objectivity as asking Liam Gallagher ‘which band were better out of Oasis or Blur?’. So as Beth left off, we dropped the car off at Nashville Airport; the second in what would become a long running trend of going to airports without actually flying anywhere. You could tell straight away that this place had no plans of relinquishing its title as ‘Music City’ any time soon, with the airport littered with music memorabilia and giant model guitars. We got a taxi to our hostel, the aptly named, Music City Hostel. On first impression the place looked a little bit like some kind of ... read more
