Posts about the USA excluding California
On a recent visit to Memphis, Tennessee, I couldn’t resist stopping by Elvis Presley’s Graceland home for a visit. My mom was a huge Elvis fan, and his music always played in our house, especially at Christmas time. I’d actually visited once before while on a business trip to Memphis in the 1990’s. I took…
Here is a list and a map of the California Zephyr’s station stops. This list shows the Eastbound route from Emeryville, CA to Chicago, IL.
Las Vegas is constantly evolving and reinventing itself. Even if you’ve been there in the past few years chances are you’re not aware of all of the latest best things! I have rounded up some of the coolest Las Vegas sights for you here! Shows / Exhibits The Beatles Love – Cirque Du Soleil OK,…
The Encore Hotel is the sister hotel of the Wynn Hotel, and shows up near the top of ranked Vegas Hotels. I checked it out on a recent trip to get the low down! Is it actually any good? Read on to find out! Encore vs. Wynn My first question was “What’s the difference between…
Caesars Place Hotel in Las Vegas opened in 1966, the same year I was born! When I was about 5 years old my family took a road trip there and stayed a night. My older brothers were sooo impressed with it! That stuck in my mind, as I don’t actually remember specifics about the visit….
When Princess Diana got married in the “wedding of the century” I was about 14, and my friends and I stayed up all night to watch! It was a wedding we’d never forget. What a true-life fairy tale! Ever since then, I’ve followed her and the Royal Family with interest. After high school graduation, a…
A quick internet search brings up these words to describe Savannah, Georgia: To me it is the definition of Charming! I can’t think of another place where I’ve felt so gol-darned charmed! I think it was mainly the architecture, historic homes, street layout (22 parklike squares) and, oh, those Live Oak trees dripping with Spanish…
Due to a last minute change in plans I found myself with about 16 hours in Chicago between arriving on the California Zephyr Train and flying to Washington DC. I knew I’d only have a few hours of daylight to see something on a Sunday late afternoon so I scanned the internet looking for something…
As an American, Washington DC was always on “the bucket list” of places I should take my kids. Somehow that hasn’t happened. Now they are older, living their own busy lives, and I realized that I really wanted to visit for myself! So I booked myself a nice solo trip, looked through all of the…
The Amtrak California Zephyr train ride is on the bucket list for many of us! It is a 52 hour ride from Emeryville, California to Chicago, Illinois. It is often called the most beautiful train trip in the US. The route has stops in Reno, Salt Lake City, Denver, and Omaha (along with 30+ other…
Are you flying into Nashville on your way to Memphis or another city to which you couldn’t get a direct flight? Is a one day, two night visit to Nashville worth it? You bet your boots it is! Here is all we managed to pack in during our short stay. Where to Stay Hyatt Centric…
New Orleans was always on my list to visit, but never #1 until recently! I’m so glad that I went. It’s very cool and different than anyplace else I’ve been. Kind of a combo Las Vegas / Disneyland / loud jazz club outside all the time / poorly ventilated laundromat…in a good way! We did…