We arrived at the Heartbreak Hotel in Graceland late on a Monday evening after driving across from Nashville. We had booked a package deal of one night in the hotel with a full tour of the famous mansion and grounds the following day. Walking into the lobby of the hotel feels like you've walked into a bizarre cartoon of some type. With the walls painted purple (and in need of a touch up) and an old style TV set showing programs from the 1950's, you know this cert...

We flew from JFK to Nashville, a short early morning flight on Sunday 28th October. The weather was noticably warmer than in New York as it's further south. And speaking of south, we were now indeed in the "good ol' southern states" far from the madding crowd of New York City. My first encounter with "southern hospitality" was in Nashville Airport when I enquired on purchasing 2 one way tickets to the city. The middle-aged lady behind the desk...

We left the fair city of Dublin on the morning of Tuesday 23rd October 2007 and flew west arriving in New York City for the first five nights of our trip around the world. We were fortunate enough to be able to stay with my aunt who lives in a really nice apartment overlooking the East River in midtown Manhattan. This was our second time to New York so we had some of the main "touristy" attractions of the city already seen, as well as having drank many ...