Travel Blogs from Memphis, United States
Memphis - Graceland
... for security purposes after there were some problems with the hoards of fans visiting his gravesite in the local cemetery. The Memphis City Council gave special permission to bury them in the Meditation Garden of the estate, don’t try to bury ...
Walking in Memphis
Arrived in Memphis and went to BB King's Blues Club for dinner. Great cocktails and live band. Then we went down Beale Street where you can wander the streets with a drink in your hand! Went to Coyote Ugly and everyone danced on the bar. ...
Jenni's metamorphosis into a Wyatt
It's the final countdown. 2 more days and my sister is no longer a Brown. Or a hyphenated Brown. Or mostly a Wyatt. Something. Today was spent picking up my tux, shopping around a bit, getting ready for the rehearsal dinner, and eating. Not an incredibly ...
The day before Jenni's big day
... kinds of good stuff to enjoy. I am pretty sure she turned red a few times. We headed to a little Mexican joint in downtown Memphis for food. It was really good and we had a great crowd present. After dinner we headed to Beale Street. We headed to Cowboy ...
Walking in Memphis....
... BBQ and this meal was fantastic - good call Amanda! We waddled back to our hotel and called it a night. Today we explored Memphis. First stop was the National Civil Rights Museum located on the site where MLK was killed. Even though it was shut (a lot of ...
Knoxville/Nashville/Memphis/Graceland, Tennessee
... is 1,500K away, I guess that it will take 2 more days to get there... Debating whether I will go see Graceland today, while I am in Memphis.. It doesn`t open until 10:00am so it would delay my leaving Memphis, so I don`t know if I will or will not go. I ...
9,400 Miles to Graceland
... 40 eastbound and headed into Arkansas, but it started to get dark before I even made it to Little Rock. Was doubting that I'd make Memphis, and at one point, my headlights actually winked off (not very cool at night), so I made a point of trying to ...
Gospel, Blues and Southern Fried Chicken
An interesting start to our stay in Memphis, pulled over by an extremely large African American Policeman as we drove down a one way street the wrong way. Lights and siren blaring. He was very understanding and did not book us. We then stumbled ...
Visiting the King (both of them)
... to drive 8-10 hours a day without stopping to do something fun, I took a break in the morning to visit the two Kings of Memphis (at least in my mind)-- I swung by Graceland, getting a quick view of the outside, and then went into the city to visit the ...
The First Day; Memphis/ Detour to Little Rock
... start. We made good time passing through Knoxville where I took over the driving soon after and got us through Nashville into Memphis at around 3pm- just around 10 hours given we gained an hour in the time change. Tons of cops/state troopers ...
The begining of a new Adventure
... together due to the jet lag and sleeping pills. Here I go! This is the list of events from the itinerary. Leaving the states to travel the continent of Africa! A group of 25 young adults from New Life Church partnered with Bridge 2 Rwanda to deliver ...
The only cure for the blues is the Blues
... (big woman's CD) but refused to pay it. $20 for a CD of an unsigned singer? I could've bought an Elvis album for that. Really ridiculous. Memphis has swallowed too much money from us, but I look forwards to seeing more tomorrow - hopefully for ...
Leaving Bowling Green
... fenced in such a way that it was impossible to get a good picture. I tried then gave up and we continued west on I-40 to Memphis. After dinner at a Cracker Barrel we found a Bank of America with a drive up ATM. Mary and I each needed cash so I ...
The world's thickest waitress
... of it seemed to slow down or swerve to dodge the creature. We spent a while looking at the accommodation board at Memphis Greyhound Station, and eventually decided on a place called the Memphis Inn, after calling them and finding out that they had a ...
The Protomen
... of wasted time. Good thing there's not much to do in Memphis! We caught a cab straight to Pilgrim House, the only hostel in Memphis. It's actually run out of the third floor of a church - not run by anyone in the church though - and filled with really ...
Home of the Blues, Birthplace of Rock 'n Roll
Today we sept the night in West Memphis, Arkansas, and did a little touing around Memphis, Tenessee, the "Home of the Blues, and the birthplace of Rock 'n Roll". We vistited Beale Street, famous for its Blues night life and neon signs; and the ...
Storming Memphis Blues
Having found myself considerabley outside of downtown Memphis, I had planned to spend a day in Memphis, get the bus down, hang around then go to Beale Street in the evening and get a cab back. I had found a walking tour to do, knew of a couple of places, ...
Walking in Memphis
Nach 500 Meilen (800 km) sind wir um 23 Uhr in Memphis angekommen. Dort gings dann gleich in die Innenstadt. Dort wird abends die Beale St in eine Fussgaengerzone umgewandelt, indem die Zufahrtsstrassen durch die Polizei abgesperrt werden. Dort herrschte ...
Memphis
... , it was half the price of the hotels in town, and it helped us to keep on budget for once. Katie and I were unimpressed with Memphis in the daytime, but at night, we came to appreciate and love the place. Beale Street, which is known as the home of ...
Memphis Blues
Most people get the blues in Memphis, I get the shits. I'm blaming a dodgy sushi, but Patch hasn't got it so might just be unlucky. Going to the Motel where MLK was shot today and possibly Graceland. Had a huge sleep in this morning so ...
Staff Retreat
A time to reconnect with the Lambda Chi Alpha headquarters staff in Memphis, Tennessee. ...
Memphis!
... 'e. Par la suite, Rock & Soul Museum. Une bonne façon de s’initier à l’histoire de la musique à Memphis. Un beau musée, surtout avec le support audio. Ils avaient même un cartable en français! Le blues est à ...
Day 14
... , lounge, dinner table and even the seat belts where made from 24 carat gold! After our tour round Graceland we head into Memphis and specifically Beale Street. On the way we stopped off at Sun Studios where Elvis and many other big artists recorded there ...
Lazy Sunday
Left Nashville after some French Toast (Eggy Bread) with Scott and Anita Big ass drive to Memphis, however too hungover to do anything Plan to see all the sights in the morning ...
Memphis – The coldest place on earth!
... in the heart of the city and is closed off to traffic. There are heaps of restaurants and Blues Bands playing 24 hours day. Memphis has been the coldest place so far. I was still cold after wearing stockings, jeans, long sleeve top, Jumper and two ...

