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Birmingham Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Birmingham, United States
Accordion country!
This is a top pick! ... me of one couchsurfing experience where she let a girl from Australia come stay in her old apartment, who had met a guy from Birmingham through a social music website. They both ended up staying with Carrie for a week, he moved to Australia and they got ...
Kamikaze seagulls
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ...
Sick in Alabama
As most of you know I have been sick since my last blog and yesterday was pretty much a write off. I arrived in Birmingham at 11.45am after taking a 4 hour ride on a Amtrak train. The train ride was quite comfortable. I was able to get two seats to myself ...
Day 9
... Today was a bit emotional - partially because we are tired and partially because of all of our lasts for this year. We got to Birmingham in time for a quick lunch and then on to a retirement home to share our musical one more time. I wish all of ...
'Cause I went thru Alabama with a banjo on my knee
... of that stretch). Unfortunately, no evidence of this life lesson was obtained...... A couple (namely 5) hours later, we arrived in Birmingham, stuffed our faces and started on this sweet little blog. Tune in tomorrow. We should have some pretty good ...
Digester Conference and more NASCAR
... ;car out in Huntsville though because the one I had been given smelled way too much like smoke. Then I drove down to Birmingham the next day for the conference. The conference was informative and good for me to network at. And, as ...
Memphis and More
... driving. We left Oklahoma, drove across the entire state of Arkansas, the northeast section of Mississippi and ended the night in Birmingham, Alabama. The only thing we did in Arkansas was stop at a rest area for a break, eat lunch at a Waffle House ...
Breezing Through Birmingham
... was hyped up in our travel guide as having great, free, live music 7 nights a week and seemed like the hipster spot to go in Birmingham. Since it was early in the evening – maybe 5 or 6 – we thought it would be good to check out since it was ...
Escape to Birmingham
... a potential place to live once we're done with this job. Coincidentally, Kelsey's parents were also driving through and staying in Birmingham that same weekend as they were en route to Florida for spring break. But, as if five people crammed into a ...
Birmingham
I think of Birmingham as my home town. My family moved there before I started attending school. At that time Birmingham was an industrial city filled with blast furnaces, foundries, pipe and cement producers. It was a dirty, gritty, dismal place. Over the ...
We don't fit in here.
... city was pretty modest, and from what we learned later, solely made up of businesses and office buildings. No one actually lives in Birmingham (well, maybe a couple people, but we didn't meet anyone who knew them). We decided to head straight to The Nick, ...
Sweet Home Alabama!
... almost identical to Campbeltown. For those that do not know Campbeltown. Its referred to as Campberhole, or Shambletown. I arrived in Birmingham and checked into the cheapest motel i could find. I was so tired and was in agony with an infected ...
South we go
... . It ends up the starter that Jeremy just replaced went bad. Luckily we were able to push start our way to Birmingham (as we had a concert here last night) and found a Bosch mechanic. The whole thing was fully warrantied by Bosch so it ...
Day Six!
Great drive down to Birmingham from Chattanooga. Sunny all day and the temp got up to 91. The venue today at Regions Park was nicely spread out and they had an autocross track set up and sponsored by Air Ride Technologies, which was very popular. ...
First entry...check one, two, check check....
Hello to everyone I think will want to know what I'm doing in Europe! I love you all! And I hope this blog is interesting. I'm bringing a computer with me so I will be able to write entries often, I hope. Don't worry, all my ...
Running through Birmingham
... . For some reason he gives me more respect for the city. Contrary to popular belief (well maybe not, but I had not a clue) Birmingham is a damn hilly town. I mean it is in the Southeast, where did all these hills come from? It definitely made for nice ...
visiting family
On the 10th, we went to Joy Well's home in Birmingham, Al, where Aunt Gail is living. Joy’s husband was out of town, but their daughter Tiffany was a sweet hostess and showed us her lovely room. Ken & Margie Lee and their daughter Jennifer ...
Pre-Trip Trial
Hello Everyone! This is a test entry to make sure the blog works correctly!!! Less than one month till the trip...I'm getting excited now!! ...
BEAUTY WAS JUST ADDED TO THE BIRMINGHAM ZOO, TODAY
WHAT A DAY WE HAD AT THE BIRMINGHAM ZOO. WE TOOK OUR OWN CHILDREN AND NOW WE ADDED NEW BEAUTY TO THE ZOO... THIS VERY DAY! YES, WE TOOK OUR LITTLE GRAND-DAUGHTER WITH US FOR THE 1ST TIME. WHAT A GRANDE DAY IT WAS.ONE THING, I GOT TO ...
ME...NEED EXERCISE?
WE LOVE TO GO TO THE BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL GARDENS. IT IS A BIG AND BEAUTIFUL PLACE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO SEE. THEY HAVE WALKING TRAILS ONE IS LONGER THAN THE OTHER. ACTUALLY I DO NOT KNOW THIS FOR SURE BUT I BELIEVE IT IS ONE TRAIL THAT THEY HAVE ...
Pre-Trip 2
Hello, this is another pre-trip test!!! We got our train tickets in the mail this week. We have one pass for England and one pass for Europe. We also booked hostels for London and Paris. We are getting everything ready to ...
IS LOVE MAGICAL AT THE ZOO ?
... of the very most memorable trips. Since it was Christmas I wanted to go see a lot of Christmas lights. So, I found that Birmingham Zoo had special lights up during Christmas. It is called the ZooLight Safari. We knew there was a Holiday Inn in the ...
HUBBY, GARDENS, THE ZOO, FOOD, AND GIN RUMY?
THIS IS A TIME OF GOODNESS FROM THE LORD...ALL IS WELL AND THE KIDS ARE FINE. AGAIN, JUST GETTING AWAY BY OURSELVES... AWAY FROM THE NORM. WE CHECKED IN THE HOTEL. THEN WENT TO THE U CHINA BUFFET TO EAT ...
Golden Oldies
Go with me? We're headed down the freeway for a little relaxation and a lot of dazzle at the Birmingham Art Museum. It's a "just for grownups" weekend so pack something nice and plan to dress for dinner after the show. The show is a stunner; a superb ...
Birmingham
Thanks, Jeremy and Libby! (and congratulations on the engagement). Your house was wonderful, and I think that may have been the most comfortable couch... ...
a day to remember
... fell in front of the whole town on Main Street- we spoke on the town square to totally disinterested townsfolk. We then rode to Birmingham which is a beautiful city. The local chapter of the Lifesouth treated us to a picnic at a park for dinner- we had ...
Day One Visiting
I flew in to the Birmingham airport Monday night. Casey was there to pick me up, and Gayle and Rita were with her! That was a nice surprise. We had a supper of some delicious chicken, homemade macaroni and cheese with breadcrumbs, and ...