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Tupelo Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Tupelo, United States
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Dinner in Boomtown
... . Sis, we called her then. Her real name and my Mom's the same, Mother's namesake, Sis to me. I finally get to Tupelo, but I am tired, and tense. Too little sleep, and barometric pressure dropping fast. The rain begins, the thunder cracks, and rolls. I ...
Where it all began...
... on 'the wrong side of the tracks' it was repossessed when he fell behind with the repayments. The family moved around Tupelo, until finally selling their furniture and moving to Memphis in search of a better life. Looking back at this time in ...
Tupelo --birthplace of the King of Rock 'n Roll
... , the first school Elvis attended. - Milam Jr. High, last school Elvis attended before moving to Memphis. - Tupelo Fairgrounds, where Elvis performed concerts in 1956 and 1957. The land has mostly been developed into municipal offices. ...
SC, GA, AL, MS - 4 states in 1 day!!!
~1150 miles on odometer Bright blue skies until 8pm, then it started raining Left the hostel this morning around 9am. Went to John's Island to see the Angel Oak Tree. It is about 400 years old, but the myth is it is really 1400 years ...
Elvis Was a Good Old Boy
... here's the thing I love. Elvis was a good old boy. Plain and simple, that's the bottom line. Elvis was a small-town boy, roamed Tupelo in overalls, bare feet. His life began in 1935. The new year's January cold, two boys were born, one lived, and one did ...
Breakfast With Morrie
... he ushers us into the guitar room, where a couple of cheapo Johnsons are propped up for sale above T-shirts that read, "Tupelo Hardware: where Gladys bought her son his first guitar", cleverly avoiding mention of The King’s name, thereby skipping ...
Hunk of Burning Loaf
... , for as we pull into the timber-lined streets of Mississippi all fresh and clean and full of life, we choose to stop in Tupelo for a bite to eat. I'm thinking, "oh, Tupelo, famous for honey and Van Morrison!" I throw the VM album on the speakers and we ...
Natchez Trace Parkway to Tupelo, Mississippi
... a population of 34,000 and is best known as the birth place of one Elvis Arron Presley. Despite it's long history, Tupelo seems content to showcase everything Elvis. Normally I'm not one to become lured into tourist traps but I did have two ...
Our tour of Tupelo
... – a lady whose grandfather was the brother of Elvis’ grandfather; there are still many Presleys living in Tupelo. The Chapel, a place of contemplation for Elvis, is a modern building with beautiful stained-glass windows and sits surrounded ...
Stop #30
... ...." Do these words sound familiar? They were sung by no one other than Elvis Presley. Today's first skype was with Mr. Lochridge in Tupelo, Mississippi. This is the hometown of Elvis...in fact, he was born in a small and modest two-room house. Mr. ...
Dixie Heat
... screen. I sit with legs akimbo in my tent. AT&T even reaches here, a remote Mississippi sate campground outside of Tupelo. Temperature was near 100 today. Still now over 85 as sweat drips down my nose. Today was a ride through the Alabama ...
Fixes and Forests
... to watch the wildlife, particularly the birds around the Lake. Watched the Kingfishers for ages. The Park was near a place called Tupelo and guess who was born there? – old blue suede shoes himself. Had to be done, we visited the house ...
Getter stronger
... in the last step of the day. Anyway, we are now enjoying the pool and relaxation. we will be doing more promotions in the next weeks so we are going to be more busy after the rides from now on. No, I have not seen Elvis- Tupelo is the birthplace of ...
Elvis Presley's Birthplace
... store where Elvis' mom brought him his first guitar. It was Sunday, so it was closed. We also checked out the Tupelo Automobile Museum where they have some very rare cars and at least one car from the early 1900's to the mid 80's. ...
Tupelo By Way of Nashville and the Sheister!
... bother with the guy, but live and learn. I will do a better job in the future. On a positive note, I left Jeff's and went into Tupelo to the Elvis Birthplace Museum. I got a couple of tourists to take a pic of me next to Elvis' childhood home. It is ...
Long Drive
... and put in a super long drive to get to Tupelo, MS. We decided that we would pick up the Natchez Trace Parkway close to Tupelo. We got to Tombigbee State Park just as it was getting dark. The office was closed but we were able to just pick a ...
Elvis's birthplace
27th Oct. cont. We arrived into Tupelo around 5.30pm and began the hunt for a campsite again. As is becoming a habit, we pulled into Walmart and made camp. After dinner and a wash we watched an episode of Being Human and then wrapped up in our duvet, went ...
Day 2
8 AM - Natchez Trace Pkwy Visitor Center Tupelo National Battlefield Brice's Crossroads NB 9:30 - 10:30 - drive to Corinth Approx 50 ...
Day 1
Checked into the La Quinta in Tupelo about 9:30 PM. We then headed to the IHOP for dinner. We were all grimey and tired from a long day on the road. The food was good, but the service left something to be desired. The waitress was ...
Day Two--(MP 350 to south of Tupelo, MS (MP 253)
Day Two (Milepost 350 to Milepost 253) You may be wondering why there is a gap between the end of yesterday's ride and the start of this one. The reason is the first of two detours (due to bridge repairs) that you will encounter on the Natchez Trace ...
The king is dead, long live the king
... and seems to be used to grow vegetables. The farm equipment is huge. We were off the bikes before 5pm and were in the pool cooling down not long after. Hopefully in the morning we will find the birthplace of Elvis, which is Tupelo's claim to fame. ...
Arkansas roads have not changed.
... bath houses were very interesting. It is amazing how hot the spring water was. We started the trip home to ATL and I was reminded about how bad the Arkansas highways were. We may have worn out a pair of shocks. We stopped for the night in Tupelo, ...
Tornado watch
Finally it was time to leave Nashville. Two lovely days were coming to an end, but not before we got to go to a tour of the Grand Ole Opry. For those of you who are not familiar with this wonderful place, it is the heart of Country and a stage where ...
Tupelo
... ' life. Stopping was not part of the plan, but we could not just pass by without saying howdy. Leaving Tupelo, we drove to Brice's Cross Roads National Battlefield Site. Here are some photos of a very neglected and desecrated ...
Summer trip
Got a chance to see Becky and Mark's new home just outside of Tupelo. The house is great with large open spaces. We got to see lots of friends and relatives. She served great food and is the ultimate hostess! ...
Day Two on the Trace Parkway - Wednesday
Tonight Scooter and I are camped at Davis Lake, a US Forest Service campground not very far south of Tupelo, MS. We drove all day through mostly mixed forest areas with some cultivated fields and some pastures. The posted speed limit is 50 mph, and not ...
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