http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Mississippi en-us Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:26:55 +0000 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:26:55 +0000 Tunica MSPickup points in Flint Lansing Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Come Join the Fun399.00 Per Person 5 Days 4 NightsIncludesRound Trip TransportationOvernight stay at Casino Azatar Sams Town and Belterra February 2125 2010VisitHollywood Casino Resort Casino Fitz Casino Gold Strike Lakeside Charter8888531223 Visit our Website www.lakesidecharter.com http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Tunica/blog-463529.html Okay we are 34 of the way there....We have driven 1 324 miles since leaving the island....Last night was the worst driving...We spent some time in Chattanooga TN to go to the aquarium there. Cameron was BEGGING me to go and I couldn't deny the poor child. It was totally amazing The exhibits were awesome we touched stingrays sturgeon and other creatures in special tanks. We even had stingra http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Hattiesburg/blog-458144.html Gulfport Mississippi is a beautiful city full of history. It is one of the largest cities in Mississippi and has turned into quite the casino town along with nearby Biloxi.No matter what you reason for traveling to Gulfport there are a number of things that you can see and do for free. You can visit the beaches of course. But in addition visit this page to find more things to do when visiti http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Gulfport/blog-453179.html Oct 21 Day 4 on the waterWe woke up to another cool crisp day. We planned on leaving early but were enticed to stay for complementary fresh warm cinnamon rolls. Glad we did for they were delicious. We fueled up with 3 gals diesel and pumped out the holding tank and headed out on the river. We managed to sail for about 1 hour but with light winds from the south we motored most of the day. We cr http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/blog-447943.html So here are my conditions before I leave to go to Tokyo I've decided that I'm only going to bring one suitcase it's really big so that I can purchase another suitcase in which to bring back all of my goodies from Japan. It requires a lot of planning that even one week prior to my departure I have yet to do... I still have to fix some of my issues with financial aid but I can't get a hol http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Gulf-Coast/blog-434706.html Well day 9 was a blah day as for the riding. I left the Memphis area eager to see Austin and ran straight down the highway. It was about half divided and half local through small towns. The one thing that was a bit peculiar was that all the rest stops have armed security 24x7 and it is advertised on the signs. I did not stop. I arrived in the Gulfport Biloxi area and saw Austin for the first http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Gulfport/blog-433669.html Just the past week we spent a couple of days in Columbus MSgt Columbus is a decent looking little city right on the border of Alabama. We spent two nights at the Holiday Inn in Columbus located on Highway 45 North. Did a little shopping at the Leigh Mall a huge WalMart there antique shopping and plenty to choose from in the way of restaurants. Something worth seeing in Columbus are t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Gulf-Coast/blog-432726.html The day started in Vicksburg with a stop by the Cedar hill cemetery. We came upon it quite by accident and it was interesting.Cedar Hill Cemetery is one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in the United States that is still in use today. It is also the final resting place for the Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War. A section in the Cedar Hill Vicksburg City Cemetery was set aside to provid http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Vicksburg/blog-431746.html Today we left Baton Rouge at 915am and headed back to Scenic route 61. A quick stop for gas ...2.37 a gallon. We rejoined route 61 at St Francesville. The road was once again forested and we passed many logging trucks all heading east. We saw a few lovely smaller homes set back quite a way from the road plus a few antebellum plantations. Their driveways were lined with massive oak trees th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Vicksburg/blog-431458.html Local Television Producer ldquoTerri Lynnrdquo Host of the Terri Lynn Show features theentire team of Watkins Development the developers of the Farish Street Projectthe King Edward Hotel and the Standard Life projects.David Watkins CEO of Watkins development reveals to Terri Lynn theenormous number of jobs expected to be created by the Farish Street Project.He also reveals the shockin http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Jackson/blog-415583.html Well since I showed you the pictures of Biloxi in one of her worst moments I though it only fair that I show her thriving also These pictures are from my trip back to Biloxi in August 2007. I was only there for 2 weeks this time but that was enough time to enjoy the city. The change was astonishing Some things were still being repaired but this time there was at least something to do Th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Biloxi/blog-412872.html In August of 2006 I changed career fields and had to go to Biloxi Mississippi for my Tech School. We were stationed in Utah at the time. It was a 4 week school so I decided to drive. I crossed 7 states each way and a lot of them were new to me so I was pretty excited. It had only been a year since Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. I don't know what I was expecting...I guess I figured tha http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Biloxi/blog-412306.html Hello from Vicksburg MS. The last three days have zoomed by. I sure packed a lot into Saturday and Sunday in the DFW area. I explored Fort Worth on Saturday before going up to the evening activities at the Gaylord Texan. The highlight of my evening was a ride along in Elvis. Elvis is a 2002 Miata owned by Flyinrsquo Miata. Elvis is powered by a Corvette engine Yes you read correctly a M http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Vicksburg/blog-402145.html A lot of people cannot afford to buy a new vehicle because of the high cost. And so prefer buying an older model and that too through a private party probably because you can talk to the owner face to face while finding out about how the vehicle was maintained and can find a better deal. For that you may need a private party car finance to buy your vehicle from an individual seller Nondealer a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Natchez/blog-396070.html This is day 3 4 of my 4 day trip to see the Natchez Trace on my 883 Sportster.Saturday 11 April 2009Well the original plan had me in Paducah KY tonight and that is where I am. Tomorrow is going to be a burger. KC high is supposed to be 48F. Its supposed to be in the 41F here in Paducah in the morning and similar all the way to KC.. It is going to suck riding that 400 miles home tomorrow. I http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Natchez-Trace/blog-392888.html Friday 10 April 2009This is the second day of 4 day trip I took over Easter from KC to see the Natchez Trace.I forgot to set the alarm for this morning. So my watch woke me up at 805 am it goes off every morning about half the time I will hear it. Not a drop of rain overnight but Effie was as snug as a bug in this cave outside my door. I would highly recommend this motel if anyone needs one http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Natchez-Trace/blog-392598.html Here are pictures of my stop in the National Cemetary in Vickburg National Park. Vicksburg was a big civil war battleground. Its not a huge cemetary like the other National Cemetaries I have been to and it is to worst kept one I have seen.A blog on the rest of the park can be found here The trip blog starts here http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Vicksburg/blog-392326.html On the 2nd day of a 4 day trip to see the Natchez Trace I spent time at the Vicksburg National Military Park. Because there were so many pictures of the park I decided to have a separate blog for them. I thought that it might take me an hour or hour and half to go through the park. I am pretty fast at such things. I read all the stuff but don't usually dwell at any one spot for long. I had ove http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Vicksburg/blog-392303.html This is the first day of 4 day trip I took over Easter from KC to see the Natchez Trace. Day 1 was divided in to 2 blogs because my plan changed at the last minute and I had the opportunity ride for a couple hours the night before my trip was supposed to start. The forecast is for rain and thunderstorms all the way to Little Rock. The thunderstorms were supposed to start in the afternoon so I http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Vicksburg/blog-392284.html March 9 MondayA late sleepin and up packed and on the road by 1230. Deb mailed another package home to B.C. and we took gorgeous beach roads until Pensacola then back to the beach roads again. We rode the ferry from Fort Morgan AL over to Dauphin Island then a long bridge to the mainland. We crossed into Mississippi and stopped to check the price for a night at Super 8. 69 I said nuts http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Gautier/Shepard-State-Park/blog-380407.html