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RE: Nashville Memphis New Orleans road trip

by mrpenney 21 March 2012

Besides what's been mentioned so far, there's also: -Natchez, MS (prosperous before the civil war and a total backwater afterwards, which…
RE: Oxford

by laketraveller 07 March 2012

Oxford, Ohio - Miami University Oxford, Mississippi - University of Mississippi Oxford, England - Oxford University Which Oxford? …
RE: From Atlanta to New Orleans - recommendations

by clarkcoan 10 February 2012

Natchez, Mississippi is a great antebellum town with many historic houses and buildings. Go down the Natchez Trace Parkway. Oxford, Miss.…
College Town, USA

by kotagiri_tea_planter 15 November 2011

Every couple of summers, I get to spend a week at some conference on some topic at some institute of higher learning. Usually I base it…
RE: Most over-rated + your substitute

by bzookaj 17 June 2011

New York City is overrated. The alternative is... New York City. So much of the place is simply overlooked while the masses are taking…
RE: USA Sports Tour

by shelemm 07 October 2010

By far the best sports experience in the US is seeing an intense rivalry in college basketball. There's nothing quite like it for the…
Re: US roadtrip - the south

by BlueRusso 04 July 2010

Birmingham might be more interesting than Montgomery. It's become a major educational and medical center. Vicksburg is definitely interes…
RE: 1 month road trip in Deep South - itinerary any good?

by itinerant_lindsey 18 November 2009

Mary_Mac , Jackson is a good stop in between New Orleans in Memphis. The Fondren area houses a lot of galleries and independent shops,…
RE: Southern Road Trip

by Texan 19 March 2009

The post above gives very good advice. Vicksburg, MS is a nice little town on a bluff overlooking the river. Natchez, MS is a must…
Re: Southern nature and music...

by LeSaboteur 21 November 2008

Rent has increased exponentially in the South over the past few years; a lot of the so-called Border States have rents approaching what…
Re: Southern road trip

by mrpenney 21 November 2008

Your first problem is that in between Dallas and New Orleans, almost everything is either something you've already seen or something boring.…
RE: Road Trip USA 2009- ADVICE...

by LeSaboteur 12 November 2008

Do take a gander at a map: to do a "no-rush" trip would take you approximately 120-days, and you would still miss a great swath of the…
RE: Deep South - Off the Beaten Track

by mrpenney 28 March 2008

I don't have time to be as wordy as usual, but head for some of the following places: Lafayette, LA, and around (that'll be Cajun country…
college town

by shongelo 01 May 2007

Oxford, MS
Deep South

by shongelo 20 April 2007

I agree with lovemydogs about Ft Walton/Santa Rosa as opposed to Panama City (unless you're looking for maximum kitsch/tourist-trodden…
Travelling across the south east USA for two weeks

by opoponax 11 April 2007

oh, i'm not by any means saying they should avoid staying in college towns. and i think bypassing Oxford, MS, would be a crime. just…
Road trip USA & My Itinerary

by onthecheaptraveldude 07 February 2007

Another awesomely verbose sample itinerary from the on the cheap travel dude!

I’ve set up a sample itinerary below that will probab…
4 weeks in the South

by Texan 15 January 2007

Recommendations:
New Orleans
Natchez, Mississippi
Vicksburg, Miss.
A swamp tour in Louisiana
Some beach time in Alabama…
Devastation

by Sonora 15 June 2006

I never did drive across Nebraska, but during our holiday weekend at the end of May, Mississippi graciously volunteered to substitute…
The Quintessential American Small Town.

by Texan 26 July 2005

BlinxTwice - Haddonfield, NJ is just a 'burb of Philly.

LostInCT - Tiburon is one of the most expensive places to live in the…
Where are you from?

by Ye Olde Thorn Tree 16 December 2002

USA
Oxford, Mississippi
(jennhawks@hotmail.com)
Where are you from?

by Ye Olde Thorn Tree 16 December 2002

Estados Unidos
Oxford, Mississippi to be exact, a college town about 1 hour south of Memphis, Tn.