Memphis was a beautiful old town though slightly run down that has the infamous 'Beale St' and of course Graceland. Our accommodation in Memphis was right beside the Mississippi river (though under a bridge and near a highway thus its budget status), it was a slightly scary location with all the surrounding buildings closed down but it is run by a lovely Indian family who drove us anywhere we wanted for a fee and will pick you up late at night so it was good be...

As New Orleans was so awesome we thought any place would struggle to follow and when driving into Jackson it looked run down with old buildings and broken up streets, our cab ride from the bus station through the city and to our hotel also didn't give us much confidence as the city is small and unimpressive. Our opinions started to change though when we arrived at the 'Jackson Hotel and Suits' to find our room was massive with 2 tv's and a seperate lounge roo...

New Orleans is my absolute favourite place so far, we have fluked being here at Mardi Gras time and the streets are filled with people enjoying themselves which creates a great atmosphere. There are so many tourist activities and different things to see and do around New Orleans. We are staying in a great location which is central to everything and makes it easy to get to different things. The weather on our first day was freezing and raining and we hired a c...

After Dallas we caught a bus to Houston, Texas which took about 5 hours and we both really enjoyed the trip as we got great seats because as usual we were there early. It was good to see some countryside and Greyhound have a baggage system where you have to show your tickets to be able to pick up your bags so we didn't have to worry about anyone stealing our bags. We only spent one day in Houston so didn't get much of a chance to explore especially because it...

Our whole experience of Dallas can pretty much be summed up by the number 13. There was a man on our flight from Denver who was determined to talk to us the whole way and who told us that Texas is rough and that we would have to watch ourselves and stay safe. Upon arrival we got a cab to our hotel and got overcharged by a dodgy cabdriver but just paid it to avoid confrontation. We checked in and were given room 113 which automatically sent alarm bells ringing...