We drove new highways, wore out nearly every country song on Sirius radio and learned a bit more about the history of our country. …
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Tootsies, plantations & jewelry boutiques
I first visited Nashville, Tennessee this past summer as part of a Midwest road trip with my brother, Dan. We visited the city in mid-August when the near-100-degree temperatures and humidity index left us…
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While we planned our trip around some of the city’s top attractions, St. Louis’s red brick buildings and clusters of restaurants also caught my attention. …
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Wednesday morning, my sister, Julie, and I woke up in South Bend, Indiana only 95 miles from Chicago, Illinois. Though we grew up in Rochester, New York, Chicago has been the next closest city…
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This week, my sister, Julie, and I decided to tour this land while kicking off our road trip South. What I learned? Ohio impressed me.…
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Because of the detours and lack of road signs, we found ourselves driving down a wooded backroad with not a soul, car or house in sight…not a soul, that is, besides a brown, mid-sized…
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Sorry, officer, we’re not from around here
We had hoped to make it farther on the Natchez Trace Parkway than the 30-mile marker, where a park ranger waited with a warning to exit and promise to fine us if we did…
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A day in Nashville’s touristy hotspots
When standing among the visibly older buildings along Lower Broadway, the modern developments of the city’s surrounding high rises becomes apparent. Nashville continues to develop, but history shines from the heart of it. …
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It’s official. I no longer live in Chicago. My brother, Dan, and I set off for our road trip south from Chicago to New Orleans. …