from magnificent natural wonders to iconic city images - I may capture the odd, possibly in focus, photo. Or, it may just be pics of restaurants in which we forget to take photos of the food.
inevitably, there will be lots of foodie pics… whether it’s a humble burger or a fine dining experience - possibly it will be half eaten before I remember to take a photo.
Dollywood is in Pigeon Forge, a twenty minute drive from Gatlinburg. So, checking out of Margaritaville by 11 would mean we are too early to check in at the Dream More Resort. Our plan was to check in to get our park tickets and leave the luggage in the car or with bell services. However, we were surprised to be […]
God bless Jimmy Buffet. We tried several – and beer as it’s important to keep hydrated! Pretty generic – hell, I cannot tell them apart from the pictures. All tasted fine and were decent pours of quality liquor. We spent a relaxed evening pottering. The late lunch meant we couldn’t face a proper meal. However, the quick serve food options […]
Headed out to find a very late lunch. Hyper busy… seemingly endless entertainment possibilities. It is not “us” but it is for a lot of people. Actually, I kind of wish we had a couple of days here as I suspect there is more to the place than candy shops and Ripleys Believe it or Not. We found a Guy […]
Not sure what we were expecting…we descended from relative quiet, scenic, expanse into something quite the opposite! I think I was expecting a sort of pre-Disney family entertainment. Ie, independent stores and entertainment options. Which in some ways is what it is. It’s Vegas for teenagers. Blackpool turned up to 11. An entire mall selling ins, gifts, guns and miscellaneous […]
Headed out of Ashville and picked up the Blue Ridge Parkway for the final section. We gradually descended. The scenery gently changing from high country to leafy glades. Quite punishing for the car brakes! As soon as you leave the parkway, you enter the Great Smokey Mountains NP. We stopped off at a very busy Visitor Center. I think we […]
20m from the hotel lobby… chain food, but not bad. Calorific comfort food.. So, I set the aircon to max and we went out. Figured we’d chill the room down so we wouldn’t need to run the aircon and suffer the noise later. We shared a molten cheese, meat, onion thing with tortilla chips. Moorish and salty – so large […]
Just a stop over so I booked a chain hotel with restaurant options nearby and close to the parkway. It’s an IHG Holiday Inn Express Suites. Room is nice, spacious , inexpensive and turns out to have VERY noisy air con. Have already complained but hotel is full so cannot move room. At least I can console myself with the […]
The parkway is a scenic drive from Virginia to Tennessee – we picked it up around the half way point. Every few miles there is an overlook (large lay-by) with varied, but amazing views. The road winds through the mountains, hundreds of miles. Some sections tunnel through the rock, others are concrete bridges tethered to the side of the mountains. […]
Morning coffee from local independent coffee shop “Bald Guy Coffee” – they were neither bald nor a guy. Coffee was decent Loaded up car and headed to The Blowing Rock. It’s amazing the sort of advice you have provide the general public with nowadays Like all good tourist attractions this one forced you to leave via a shop and we […]
Coffee, but no bagels. Pack luggage. Check out. Try and look casual and calm when signing off the bill! Uber’d to the airport. Uber works so well in the USA and our driver was great. Dropped us by the elevator to the rental car desks and we headed straight to the garage… I’m not sure when, but the car categories […]