So after the joys of Fayetteville, Charlotte and I head north, towards Louisville, KY and the start of the Kentucky Bourbon trail. I’m salivating. 9 official distilleries, a handful of craft ones, all for the visiting and tasting over the coming week. Mmmmmmm. But first things first. Tonight is a big night on the UFC calendar […]
Author: Valdis
Tennesse Whiskey and a humbling experience
Lynchburg, Tennessee. A town made famous by Jack Daniels. A place no self-respecting drinker would miss on a tour of Tennessee. And I’m a self-respecting drinker. So I headed south from Nashville, to the hometown of one of the great alcoholic drinks in the world. Dawdling I got there mid-afternoon after a lateish start, so […]
Now Nashville is cool
So after leaving Memphis a little disappointed, Charlotte and I headed east to Nashville. Renowned for its music scene, I was looking forward with anticipation. I’m not really sure why, but I had always imagined Nashville as a type of Old West town, with saloons everywhere. I suspect I thought there would plenty of buskers on […]
Memphis – home of the blues??
Legend has it that Memphis, TN is the home of the blues. Many a word has been written about it’s soul, what a funky town it is and so on. So I was a little excited as I drove in from the South. First impressions were not great, the weather was a bit crappy, but more […]