On the way to Peru- a day in London

After a very long wait and two rescheduled holiday dates due to Covid, it was finally time for our Perusian Holiday! We always enjoy a day in London prior to long haul trips and so on Tuesday morning we left home bright and early and made our way to Heathrow T5. Our accommodation for the […]

Tracks of the Deep South; A DIY roadtrip- Part 8 Pensacola Beach

Pensacola Beach We were up early at New Orleans, ready to check out of our hotel and retrieve the car- hopefully loading would be less stressful than unloading. It was and by 9am we were on our way. Our next and final for this trip stop was Pensacola Beach, Florida. To get here we travelled […]

Tracks of the Deep South; A DIY roadtrip- Part 7 New Orleans

New Orleans We were sad to leave the state of Mississippi. The people here were exceptionally friendly, the food was great. But, it was time to move onto our next stage— Louisiana. We crossed the border whilst on route 61 as we headed towards Baton Rouge and beyond. Our first Louisiana stop was Oak Valley […]

Tracks of the Deep South; A DIY roadtrip- Part 6, Mississippi

Mississippi Following our whistlestop tour of Memphis, it was time to move on. We were essentially following the Mississippi River south along route 61, ‘The Blues Highway’ to Clarkesdale, the ‘Home of the Blues’. We travelled for about 60 miles- across the Mississippi Delta which is miles upon miles of farm land. The wind was […]

Tracks of the Deep South; A DIY roadtrip- Part 5, Memphis

Walking in Memphis… Our drive to Memphis was just over 3 hours long, and we were pleased to arrive at our hotel, on the outskirts of Memphis early, yet be able to check into our room. We had a quick change and got a cab into town. We only had one day afternoon/evening in Memphis […]