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Monday, December 29th, 2008
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The Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) is apparently part of the United States "border" and is staffed with border agents... even for domestic flights!
After getting my boarding pass, I headed over to security only to find two border patrol agents standing in front of the standard security screening.
They ask to ...
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
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Traveling during the holidays fucking sucks. :P
With all the delayed and canceled flights the SFO domestic terminal was in chaos. At the United counters where I was, people were dismayed, swearing, and a few were actually weeping. For some unknown reason, United had only six agents running all counters with ...
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Friday, December 5th, 2008
It's peculiar looking back on the posts and relating it to my perceived passage of time during the trip—I didn't feel rushed at all but in the course of just over a week I was all over the South.
While I'm not going to start listening to Toby Keith or visiting ...
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Friday, December 5th, 2008
French Quarter, New Orleans
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After touring the city I spent the next couple days in the French Quarter of New Orleans exploring. Most of the time I only carried my pocket camera but on my last night I broke out the big-boy complete with tripod and started wandering.
Walking around with my ...
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Alabama and Mississippi
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After leaving the Smoky Mountains I spent ten hours crossing Arkansas and Mississippi to get to New Orleans at a decent time.
I didn't get a chance to check out much on the way, but I did run across an odd sight, a towing caravan.
While filling up I saw ...
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
Great Smoky Mountains
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The Smoky Mountains is an interesting mix; it's part Yosemite, part family amusement park, and part romantic destination.
The rolling layers of mountain tops is amazing in-person and pictures really don't do it justice but every possible entrance is surround by hotels, restaurants, and shops; all with there own Southern ...
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Kentucky is one of the few states that actually matched the concept implanted in my head by books and movies: wide-open spaces with small horse farms on rolling hills covered in bluegrass... and nothing else to do.
Louisville
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
Nashville
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Definitely not a country music fan, but like Graceland in Memphis, the Grand Ole Opry was only a few minutes from my hotel so I felt somewhat compelled to at least check it out. So my last night in Nashville I decided to make the drive. And I have to ...
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Jack Daniels Distillery
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With a full tank of rare Nashvillian gas, I hit the road again to check out a town in the middle of nowhere and with a population of only 361... Lynchburg, Tennessee.
The tourist center was packed with an eclectic crowd: Harley biker gangs, families, and international tourists from ...
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Natchez Trace State Park
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After being stuck in a rainstorm for a couple days, I finally out ran the clouds when I left Arkansas and headed back into Tennessee.
While heading to Nashville, I stopped in Natchez Trace State Park for a couple hours. It was a cute little park but it ...
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