Originally Posted by Rete (Post 12055734)

Hey, forget Meridian. What about Tupelo home of Elvis or Oxford home of Ole Miss or Kosciusko, MS birthplace of Oprah Winfred. Or my city of Hattiesburg which is home to the University of Southern Miss, Carey University and Camp Shelby military base. Pass Christian, Gulfport, Long Beach, Biloxi all great coastal cities.

Originally Posted by Colin Robinson (Post 12055209)

...finally, the last 3 days in a Motel in Orlando to repack all my stuff so I don't have liquids in my hand luggage and sharp things only in the hold bag and so on.....

Originally Posted by zzrmark (Post 12055831)

That strikes me as a missed opportunity for, at least, two and a half days. How long does it take to empty a car into a motel room and jam stuff into a few bags?

Originally Posted by Colin Robinson (Post 12055835)

I agree, but I intended to go back down through the Keys if I had time, but I don't - so I thought I'd just chill out, catch up on all the paperwork I've missed doing in the last three months (and getting in touch with friends and family I've neglected) and just laze around in the pool in the (hopefully?) Florida sunshine before going back to the UK.... Have you ever been to the UK??? If you have, you'll know why the thought of going back fills me with dread!

Originally Posted by Colin Robinson (Post 12055835)

I agree, but I intended to go back down through the Keys if I had time, but I don't - so I thought I'd just chill out, catch up on all the paperwork I've missed doing in the last three months (and getting in touch with friends and family I've neglected) and just laze around in the pool in the (hopefully?) Florida sunshine before going back to the UK.... Have you ever been to the UK??? If you have, you'll know why the thought of going back fills me with dread!

Originally Posted by Colin Robinson (Post 12055835)

I agree, but I intended to go back down through the Keys if I had time, but I don't - so I thought I'd just chill out, catch up on all the paperwork I've missed doing in the last three months (and getting in touch with friends and family I've neglected) and just laze around in the pool in the (hopefully?) Florida sunshine before going back to the UK.... Have you ever been to the UK??? If you have, you'll know why the thought of going back fills me with dread!

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 12055855)

Errr...this is a forum for BRITISH expats. :lol:

Originally Posted by Sugarmooma (Post 12055864)

Well I don't know how long you spent in Texas but quite honestly I would trade places with you and take your ticket back to the UK. This heat and humidity is killing me, and it seems to get worse every year!

Originally Posted by Colin Robinson (Post 12055909)

Yes it's been pretty grim since Texas but worse in Louisiana and now Mississippi but I still prefer the humidity and occasional torrential rain to the drab, drizzly, bone-wearying cold of the UK!

Originally Posted by Sugarmooma (Post 12056117)

It's different when you have to live with it probably 10 months of the year though.

Drizzle and drab sound good to me;)

Originally Posted by scot47 (Post 12056253)

Meridian - birthplace of this singer -


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie...country_singer)


Died in 1933 but is still crisp, fresh and meaningful. Try the track that made him famous.Soldier's Sweetheart. Best Anti-war song ever !

Originally Posted by Colin Robinson (Post 11965348)

Hi

I don’t know if I’m allowed to post this on here as I am not able to LIVE in the US (sigh!) but I am coming for 3 months and hope to be able to meet up with some nice people?

I tried a different forum to this one and wasted a large part of my life arguing with two very aggressive, sarcastic people (one of whom was a moderator!) about visas – which I didn’t even ask about! - so I’m hoping this might be the forum for me?

I am landing in Orlando on the 5th. July 2016 and have a rough “Itinerary” for my road trip which I give below. I am not a history buff, nor a “Must see every wonderful Park possible” person but do love people so I am “looking” for small-town America? What I am hoping to find on this forum is:-

* People who live somewhere near my route who may be willing to meet up for my offered “Tea and Bun”?
* Suggestions for “Things I should see” and “Places I should go” that aren’t already on my plans?
* Any offers or suggestions (beyond Airbnb who are already at the top of my “Favourites” list!) for cheap places I could stay for a night or two on my travels?

The route at the moment is:-

OUT:- Jacksonville (Sally Corp Animatronic Factory, the Federal Reserve Bank and Budweiser), Georgia (Savannah), South Carolina (Coast to Charleston), North Carolina, Tennessee (Nashville), Arkansas, Missouri (South), Kansas (South), Colorado (South), Utah (South, Zion Park), (North) Arizona (Grand Canyon), Nevada (Central/North), California (Coast Highway 101)
back (sigh!):- California (Yosemite), Nevada (Las Vegas) Arizona (Grand Canyon), New Mexico (Santa Fe), Oklahoma (Oklahoma City), Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia

Thank you – and I hope to meet some of you soon?

Colin