A new look for an old favorite

Holiday Inn is re-branding, with a new look for the hotel chain, which started right here in Memphis.   As a kid, my favorite part of staying at a Holiday Inn was the pool; we always seemed to stay at one of the Holiday Inns that had the dome over the pool. That was a very cool [...]

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A-maze the kids this fall on little money

It’s fall in the Mid-South and the weather is painfully beautiful. If talk of pumpkins and hayrides turn your little ones upside down from excitement, the perfect cure exists just 90-minutes from Memphis. Throw everyone in the car and head to The Garden District, just east Batesville, MS on Hyw [...]

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Day 2 - Summer Trip

Sunday, August 5 Departed Hollow Flats around 10am and drove to Bryce National Park. Now’s a good time to say that if you are planning a trip where you’ll be visiting lots of national parks, to go ahead and order a 1-year national park pass. You can order online and it’s only $80. [...]

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Western Trip 2007

Each year, my friend Nick and I spend a week out west camping, hiking and motoring around. In years past, we’ve been to the Yellowstone, Glacier and Olympic Peninsula areas. This year, we flew into Vegas and did a loop through Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. We keep a little journal along the way [...]

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Pigeon Forge’s Great Gas Giveaway - the sequal

Even though gas prices have moderated and even come down in the last few weeks, the high price of a full tank means an added expense for summer vacationers. Just in time for the 4th of July, Pigeon Forge is reviving last summer’s gas giveaway promotion to help ease the pain of filling up. Random visitors [...]

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