22nd June – 29th June 2017 As driving from Nashville to Chicago would take over 7 hours, we decided to stay somewhere about halfway to break up the journey. We chose St. Louis, famous for baseball, the Gateway Arch and Budweiser.  We went on a tour of the Anhueser-Busch Brewery, which brews Budweiser. It was … More Chicago is our kind of town – USA Part 3

16th – 22nd June 2017 We picked up our car from New Orleans airport and headed north. The journey was long and fairly uneventful, until we closed in on our destination of Clarksdale. About 10 miles out, a truly ferocious storm came in from over the horizon.  The rain was beyond belief; I could barely … More Looking for Elvis – USA Part 2

6th – 16th June 2017 Our first stop in the USA was Seattle. It’s famous for quite a surprising amount of stuff; the Space Needle, Frasier, grunge music (Nirvana hail from near here), the movie ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ (according to Em, a “classic” movie I absolutely must watch when we get home…). It’s the birthplace … More USA! USA! – USA Part 1