Hampton Inn Birmingham I-65/Lakeshore Drive

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Packing - Pripreme

A travel blog entry by ekres56

... for both passengers that covers a lots of stuff: like if we have any medical issues, ticket problems etc. it is good to know that there is insurance on it.

Companies are very restricted with how many bags we can take so we are packing a medium bag, plus a carry on and a backpack to avoid additional charges. They are outrages. For a second bag it is $75 and all additional bags are $200... insane.

Now it is packing ...

Civil rights advovated for African Americans

A travel blog entry by 14trobaughl

... the African Americans in a southern state was very controversial. Major take an away from this is to speak what’s on your mind and for what is right. Warren G Harding stood up for the Africans Americans in a place that was not open to the thought of racial equality. He spoke up because it was the right thing to do. Also he spoke his mind, not really being a puppet. What Obama and Romney can ...

Day One Visiting

A travel blog entry by karenandcasey

... it isn't. But I am one of his grammas, and that is how I am going to read it. And Gayle's Papillon, Dudley, seemed glad to be getting rid of Zeus. He is wearing the wounds from Zeus' greeting with as much grace as he can muster.

We sat up and visited until there was nearly as much yawning as conversation. Thanks, Gayle, for opening your home to me, and to Rita for helping me feel welcome!
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Visit to Montevallo

A travel blog entry by nludwig

I make the quick drive from Birmingham to Montevallo, Alabama, to visit the Lambda Chi Alpha chapter at the University of Montevallo. This school is unique as the only public liberal arts university in the state, and one of the handful in the nation.
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Memphis and More

A travel blog entry by tchester

... and walked to the Peabody hotel to watch the infamous duck parade through the hotel lobby. The tradition began in the 1950s when two friends that owned the Peabody Hotels in Memphis and Little Rock went hunting and thought it would be funny to put some of the ducks in the hotel lobby's fountain. Their funny idea attracted people from everywhere. They flocked to the hotels daily to watch the ducks prance down the red carpet twice a day. ...

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