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Follow aMemphisTraveler Blog at the New Address

2011-03-08T14:00:00.000-06:00

Remember, if you haven't already, be sure to follow aMemphisTraveler at it's new address: www.amemphistraveler.blogspot.com so you won't miss any of the travel tips and ideas as well as any other ramblings I come up with along the way. Such as this one passing along some survival tips and inspirational thoughts from Bear Grylls.

Thanks,
aMemphisTraveler

New Year - New Web Address

2011-01-01T00:01:00.003-06:00

This will actually be my last post. I just wanted to post one more reminder that the blog is moving.

Thank you so much for visiting.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2010-12-29T17:35:00.010-06:00

Merry Christmas Travelers!

I hope everyone had a good one. I got to see a very rare White Christmas, which was exciting. I'm just glad it didn't cause me the headaches it is causing other travelers this week.

I just got a chance to look through my newest National Geographic magazine (always a good source of new 'life-list" destinations) and found this great photo of people dressed up as St. Nicholas leading Krampus, a "mythical Alpine mischief maker" in Bavaria (Germany).

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Sports Analogy - Man Up!

2010-12-27T22:20:00.013-06:00

Many sources have been discussing the recent "wussification" of America. In the arenas of movies; the male lead recently has become the meek indecisive lead; and there is a recent trend of always blaming problems on someone else instead of taking responsibility and fixing them.

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Back From New York and Christmas Party Time

2010-12-15T17:41:00.003-06:00

First - The Parties:

Its Christmas party season and if you haven't been to one already, you most likely have one coming.

If you are throwing a party and want to avoid the slightly played out "tacky sweater" theme, just go the traditional route and stay classy with this quick party plan.

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Christmas Gifts For The Adventurous Gent - 2010

2010-11-14T19:18:00.023-06:00

Ok, Christmas is coming and the inevitable what should I get my Dad, Uncle, Brother, Nephew, Son, Grandfather, Husband, Boyfriend, etc. Well don't worry, I have done the work for you.

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Movies For Guys - Christmas 2010

2010-11-11T23:15:00.020-06:00

Photo by Igor Maloratsky via nycinsiderguide.com

Yes, it is time to start shopping for Christmas. This is a public service announcement to help all you last minute people get a jump on it this year. I'm starting with movies because they are just generic enough to be a good gift for almost anyone and I'm listing movies guys like because I know what I like/what is good.

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Six Flags New Orleans, Still Abandoned

2010-11-09T19:38:00.000-06:00

And still standing, but not for much longer.

First off, New Orleans is always a good time, and tourism is a great way we can help them since it is one of the main aspects of their economy. We rode the train down from Memphis last year after Christmas, something I always wanted to do, and the views and people on the train were very interesting. It took a little longer than driving, 8 hours, but it is well worth it because you can relax, listen to music, read or have some wine instead of worrying about driving the car. My pictures can be seen here.

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Halloween Week Roundup

2010-10-27T18:21:00.006-05:00

I've wanted to experiment with my own burning pumpkins since I discovered these pictures a couple years ago. Maybe I will get a chance this weekend. The above picture if from the collection of the best burning pumpkin pics on the Web.

Chilean Miners Could Be Coming To Memphis

2010-10-14T19:07:00.003-05:00

Chili

One of the countries in the world that is at the top of my personal life list to visit is Chili, and it was recently the setting to the big mine worker rescue. If you haven't heard about it, you must have been very unplugged for the past few weeks. The country has a wide variety of climates and landforms, which are all displayed beautifully in the southern region of Patagonia.

a Dapper Gent's Travel Tips

2010-10-13T13:15:00.002-05:00

I have noticed this the past few times I have been at the airport or the train station. People dress to "be comfortable", in their "juicy" sweatpants, but they end up looking like the just rolled out of bed. A rule I like to follow is to dress like you want to be treated and the author of the article below seems to agree and says that dressing up a few notches will get you better attention from flight attendants and security personnel on your travels.

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End of Summer 2010

2010-10-11T18:31:00.000-05:00

I have to continue a personal tradition that I just realized I started two years ago with the first post on this blog.

Even though it is still not feeling like it outside; the tradition that I have come to adopt is to recognize the last day of Summer 2010 with a drink and remember all the great things that happened. Even though it was a couple weeks ago; I'm going to once again have a Dark 'n Stormy to toast the Summer that was and look forward to more great travels near and far in the upcoming seasons.

Thanks for reading.

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Shelby Farms Greenline Opening Celebration

2010-10-07T10:42:00.001-05:00

It's officially open!

And there will be a celebration Saturday with block parties, a fun run, and concerts at Shelby Farms that night.

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Travel Inspirations

2010-09-20T21:08:00.002-05:00

Quick roundup of some pictures and videos to trigger your travel imagination:

First, an incredible time lapse video taken in Tokyo, Japan.
The newest one can be found here. The rest of the artists videos are found here.

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A Republic, If You Can Keep It

2010-09-16T10:07:00.005-05:00

Benjamin Franklin spoke the above words when asked what kind of government they had created for America. Truer words have not been spoken. We are still fighting to keep our constitutional republic today, and I am sure it will be a fight that is never ending.

Constitution Day, September 17th, 2010

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South Front Antiques - Memphis, TN

2010-09-07T10:28:00.005-05:00

For many of us its pretty hard to get away and do any traveling even if just around your own city. But it is good to at least get out of your normal home-to-work routine and check out something new, even if it is in your own city.

I got a chance to visit some of our local spots one Saturday morning this spring and finally was able to get the pictures up.

It is one of the places I've been wanting to check out in Memphis since hearing about it in a newspaper article last year. South Front Antiques in Downtown Memphis, on Front Street conveniently, became the main goal on this day.

Hurricane Earl From Space 9/1/10

2010-09-01T09:48:00.000-05:00

As much as we hear about Hurricanes; it is not often that we actually realize how big they are. Hurricanes are the largest storms on the planet and an astronaut recenlty took this incredible picture of Earl that reminds us what kind of power we are dealing with.

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What book to read next?

2010-07-30T15:15:00.003-05:00

I'm trying to decide which book to get to read next.

I just finished Pursuit of Honor(Mitch Rapp, No. 10) by Vince Flynn, which I really enjoyed. Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, Daniel Silva, and Andrew Klavan are prolific authors who are writing modern, relevant and very engrossing spy and political thrillers that are far beyond anything in the Bourne series and it amazes me that none of them are movies yet.

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YouTube - Guy Walks Across America

2010-07-26T15:05:00.003-05:00

This is a cool stop motion video appropriately named "Guy walks across america"

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The Border: A Dirty War (Part 1)

2010-07-26T14:33:00.001-05:00

As is my current personal policy toward Aruba, I will not be spending any of my hard-earned tourism dollars in Mexico until they at least start to act like they care what is coming across our border.

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Man Drinks

2010-06-18T15:27:00.001-05:00

Some man drinks for Father's Day or any day:

3 Father's Day Cocktails: BA Daily: Blog : bonappetit.com

If I'm not drinking Scotch, a Manhattan is one of my favorites.

A lot more drink recipes can be found here.

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Rudyard Kipling

2010-06-11T10:34:00.000-05:00

Rudyard Kipling wrote a very strong and stirring poem that is the basis of a new book The Overton Window.

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Southern Legends

2010-06-10T15:15:00.001-05:00

Found great article in Garden&Gun about a Legendary Southern Shotgun with roots in Memphis.

It is called The Legend of Bo Whoop.

"More than sixty years ago, the South's most famous shotgun went missing. Here's the story of how it was found"

The A-Team

2010-06-04T09:19:00.003-05:00

This was probably my favorite TV show as a kid. That and Dukes of Hazard are in a close race for the top spot. But since the Dukes have already been ruined with a terrible movie; I'm hoping The A-Team doesn't suffer the same fate.

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Little Known American History Should Be More Emphasized in Memphis

2010-06-01T10:14:00.013-05:00

Very interesting History lesson. Apparently he does a show on Founding Fathers every Friday.
It seems that some facts about American History and Black History in America as related to our founding have been erased, or at least marginalized, over time. If children knew there were more figures involved in the Founding of America that they might be able to identify with; maybe they would be more inclined to learn about it....

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