Silicon Valley California
Palo Alto and Menlo Park are two beautiful towns adjacent to each other in Silicon Valley, just south of San Francisco. I've been to this area many times because two of my close friends moved...
Monterey California
Monterey
“Monterey,” the song by Eric Burdon and The Animals, was set on auto play in Jimmy’s mind while we were there: "down in Monterey...", so naturally I couldn’t get it out of my mind...
Detroit Michigan
Detroit, Motor City, is alive and well, at least when it comes to tourism. Downtown is hopping on the weekend. It has some great hotels, excellent restaurants, and the people are super friendly. We...
Washington DC
Washington DC perhaps not quite as magnificent as Rome, and not surrounded by 7 hills, but this is where the current world power lies. In Rome, Capitoline Hill was the symbolic center of the ancient...
Southern Blues Road Trip
We travelled across the Southern USA to experience authentic Blues, southern hospitality, great food and amazing scenery. It was a truly awesome trip!
Below are some photos and music clips from this great experience. For...
Mississippi River Plantations
Nottoway Plantation, near White Castle Louisiana, is one of the great plantations on the Mississippi River. We spent two nights at Nottoway in one of their lovely cottages and made a brief visit to...
Clarksdale Mississippi
Visit Mississippi for a taste of the Blues! As the sign states, it is the birthplace of America's music. Mississippi, the Magnolia state, has also been a defining force in the world of pottery, most...
Nashville Tennessee
This blog focuses on the Nashville portion of our Southern US road trip. Great music, food and people can be found in Nashville!
Please see the related blog that has live music video clips: Southern...
Atlanta & Savannah Georgia
Georgia, home of the perfect peach, was another state I have always wanted to visit. Atlanta and Savannah are the two cities we went to.
This was part of a Southern US road trip that...
New Orleans Louisiana
If you want great music and art, excellent food and unbelievable scenery, New Orleans is it. It has a vibe, unlike any other city in the US.
For more about the music scene in NOLA...